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CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY 

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JHE greatest of English historians, Macaulay, and one of the most brilliant writers ot 
the present century, has said : "The history of a country is best told in a record of the 
lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Portrait and Memorial 
Keiorii of this county has *:oen prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and 
taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our 
corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by then 
enterprise and industry, brought the county to rank second to none among those 
comprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life 
struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- 
gent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the 
imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by 
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
1; influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very 
many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the 
anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country's 
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace 
once more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not 
be lost upon those who follow after. 

Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be 
inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible 
given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- 
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograpb 
ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. 

The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the 
publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the 
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of 
the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested 
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
at their residence or place of business. 

September, 1894. Record Publishing Co. 




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PORTRAITS 



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GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



y HE Father of our Country was born in West- 
f C moreland County, Va., February 22, 1732. 
\2) His parents were Augustine and Mary (Ballj 
Washington. The family to which he belonged 
has not been satisfactorily traced in England. 
His great-grandfather, John Washington, emi- 
grated to Virginia about 1657, and became a 
prosperous planter. He had two sons, Lawrence 
and John. The former married Mildred Warner, 
and had three children, John, Augustine and 
Mildred. Augustine, the father of George, first 
married Jane Butler, who bore him four children, 
two of whom, Lawrence and Augustine, reached 
maturity. Of six children by his second mar- 
riage, George was the eldest, the others being 
Betty, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles and 
Mildred. 

Augustine Washington, the father of George, 
died in 1743, leaving a large landed property. 
To his eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an 
estate on the Potomac, afterwards known as Mt. 
Vernon, and to George he left the parental resi- 
dence. George received only such education as 
the neighborhood schools afforded, save for a 
short time after he left school, when he received 
private instruction in mathematics. His spelling 
was rather defective. Remarkable stories are 
told of his great physical strength and develop- 
ment at an early age. He was an acknowledged 
leader among his companions, and was early 
noted for that nobleness of character, fairness and 
veracity which characterized his whole life. 

When George was fourteen years old he had a 
desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant 
was secured for him, but through the opposition 
of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two 



years later he was appointed surveyor to the im- 
mense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business 
he spent three years in a rough frontier life, 
gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
essential to him. In 1751, though only nineteen 
years of age, he was appointed Adjutant, with the 
rank of Major, in the Virginia militia, then being 
trained for active service against the French and 
Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West 
Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there 
to restore his health. They soon returned, and 
in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a 
large fortune to an infant daughter, who did not 
long survive him. On her demise the estate of 
Mt. Vernon was given to George. 

Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddie as Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia 
was reorganized, and the province divided into 
four military districts, of which the northern was 
assigned to Washington as Adjutant-General. 
Shortly after this a very' perilous mission, which 
others had refused, was assigned him and ac- 
cepted. This was to proceed to the French post 
near Lake Erie, in northwestern Pennsylvania. 
The distance to be traversed was about six hun- 
dred miles. Winter was at hand, and the journey 
was to be made without military escort, through 
a territory occupied by Indians. The trip was a 
perilous one, and several times he nearly lost his 
life, but he returned in safety and furnished a full 
and useful report of his expedition. A regiment 
of three hundred men was raised in Virginia and 
put in command of Col. Joshua Fry, and Maj. 
Washington was commissioned Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel. Active war was then begun against the 
French and Indians, in which Washington took 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



a most important part. In the memorable event 
of July 9, 1755, known as "Braddoek's defeat," 
Washington was almost the only officer of dis- 
tinction who escaped from the calamities of the 
day with life and honor. 

Having been for five years in the military serv- 
ice, and having vainly sought promotion in the 
royal army, he took advantage of the fall of Ft. Du- 
quesne and the expulsion of the French from the 
valley of the Ohio to resign his commission. Soon 
after he entered the Legislature, where, although 
not a leader, he took an active and important 
part. January 17, 1759, he married Mrs. Martha 
(Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy widow of John 
Parke Custis. 

When the British Parliament had closed the 
port of Boston, the cry went up throughout the 
provinces, ' ' The cause ot Boston is the cause of 
us all! " It was then, at the suggestion of Vir- 
ginia, that a congress of all the colonies was 
called to meet at Philadelphia September 5, 
1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably 
if possible. To this congress Col. Washington 
was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the 
congress re-assembled, when the hostile inten- 
tions of England were plainly apparent. The 
battles of Concord and Lexington had been fought, 
and among the first acts of this congress was the 
election of a commander-in-chief of the Colonial 
forces. This high and responsible office was con- 
ferred upon Washington, who was still a member 
of the congress. He accepted it on June 19, but 
upon the express condition that he receive no sal- 
ary. He would keep an exact account of ex- 
penses, and expect congress to pay them and 
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch 
to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom 
the fortunes and liberties of the people of this 
country were so long confided. The war was 
conducted by him under every possible disadvan- 
tage; and while his forces often met with reverses, 
yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven 
years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he 
gained liberty for the greatest nation of earth. 
On December 23, 1783, Washington, in a parting 
address of surpassing beauty, resigned his com- 
mission as Commander-in-Chief of the army to the 



Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He 
retired immediately to Mt. Vernon and resumed 
his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning 
all connection with public life. 

In February, 1789, Washington was unani- 
mously elected President, and at the expiration 
of his first term he was unanimously re-elected. 
At the end of this term many were anxious that he 
be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third 
nomination. On March 4, 1797, at the expiration 
of his second term as President, he returned to his 
home, hoping to pass there his few remaining 
years free from the annoyances of public life. 
Later in the year, however, his repose seemed 
likely to be interrupted by war with France. At 
the prospect of such a war he was again urged to 
take command of the army, but he chose his sub- 
ordinate officers and left them the charge of mat- 
ters in the field, which he superintended from his 
home. In accepting the command, he made the 
reservation that he was not to be in the field until 
it was necessary. In the midst of these prepara- 
tions his life was suddenly cut off. December 1 2 
he took a severe cold from a ride in the rain, 
which, settling in his throat, produced inflamma- 
tion, and terminated fatally on the night of the 
14th. On the 1 8th his body was borne with mili- 
tary honors to its final resting-place, and interred 
in the family vault at Mt. Vernon. 

Of the character of Washington it is impossible 
to speak but in terms of the highest respect and 
admiration. The more we see of the operations 
of our government, and the more deeply we feel 
the difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common 
interest, the more highly we must estimate the 
force of his talent and character, which have been 
able to challenge the reverence of all parties, 
and principles, and nations, and to win a fame as 
extended as the limits of the globe, and which we 
cannot but believe will be as lasting as the exist- 
ence of man. 

In person, Washington was unusually tall, erect 
and well proportioned, and his muscular strength 
was great. His features were of a beausiful sym- 
metry. He commanded respect without any ap- 
pearance of haughtiness, and was ever serious 
without being dull. 




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JOHN ADAMS. 



(JOHN ADAMS, the second President and the 
I first Vice-President of the United States, was 
V2/ born in Braintree (now Quincy) Mass., and 
about ten miles from Boston, October 19, 1735. 
His great-grandfather, Henry Adams, emigrated 
from England about 1640, with a family of eight 
sons, and settled at Braintree. The parents of 
John were John and Susannah (Boylston) 
Adams. His father, who was a farmer of limited 
means, also engaged in the business of shoe- 
making. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical 
education at Harvard College. John graduated 
in 1755, and at once took charge of the school at 
Worcester, Mass. This he found but a ' ' school 
of affliction," from which he endeavored to gain 
relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
study of law. For this purpose he placed himself 
under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. 
He had thought seriously of the clerical profes- 
sion, but seems to have been turned from this by 
what he termed ' ' the frightful engines of ecclesi- 
astical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvin- 
istic good nature, ' ' of the operations of which he 
had been a witness in his native town. He was 
well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a 
clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of 
speech, and having quick perceptive powers. He 
gradually gained a practice, and in 1764 married 
Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a 
lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
marriage, in 1765, the attempt at parliamentary 
taxation turned him from law to politics. He 
took initial steps toward holding a town meeting, 
and the resolutions he offered on the subject be- 
came very popular throughout the province, and 
were adopted word for word by over forty differ- 
ent towns. He moved to Boston in 1768, and 
became one of the most courageous and promi- 
nent advocates of the popular cause, and was 
chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
islature) in 1770. 

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first dele- 



gates from Massachusetts to the first Continent- 
al Congress, which met in 1774. Here he dis- 
tinguished himself by his capacity for business 
and for debate, and advocated the movement for 
independence against the majority of the mem- 
bers. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a res- 
olution in Congress that the Colonies should 
assume the duties of self-government. He was a 
prominent member of the committee of five ap- 
pointed June 1 1 to prepare a declaration of inde- 
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, 
but on Adams devolved the task of battling it 
through Congress in a three-days debate. 

On the day after the Declaration of Independ- 
ence was passed, while his soul was yet warm 
with the glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter 
to his wife, which, as we read it now, seems to 
have been dictated by the spirit of prophecy. 
" Yesterday," he says, "the greatest question 
was decided that ever was debated in America; 
and greater, perhaps, never was or will be de- 
cided among men. A resolution was passed 
without one dissenting colony, 'that these United 
States are, and of right ought to be, free and in- 
dependent states.' The day is passed. The 
Fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch 
in the history of America. I am apt to believe it 
will be celebrated by succeeding generations as 
the great anniversary festival. It ought to be 
commemorated as the day of deliverance by 
solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It 
ought to be solemnized with pomp, shows, games, 
sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations 
from one end of the continent to the other, from 
this time forward forever. You will think me 
transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I 
am well aware of the toil and blood and treas- 
ure that it will cost to maintain this declaration 
and support and defend these States; yet, through 
all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and 
glory. I can see that the end is worth more than 
all the means, and that posterity will triumph, 



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JOHN ADAMS. 



although you and I may rue, which I hope we 
shall not." 

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed 
a delegate to France, and to co-operate with Ben- 
jamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then 
in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in 
arms and money from the French government. 
This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it 
separated him from his home, compelled him to 
cross the ocean in winter, and exposed him to 
great peril of capture by the British cruisers, who 
were seeking him. He left France June 17, 
1779. In September of the same year he was 
again chosen to go to Paris, and there hold him- 
self in readiness to negotiate a treaty of peace and 
of commerce with Great Britain, as soon as the 
British cabinet might be found willing to listen 
to such proposals. He sailed for France in No- 
vember, and from there he went to Holland, where 
he negotiated important loans and formed im- 
portant commercial treaties. 

Finally, a treaty of peace with England was 
signed, January 21, 1783. The re-action from the 
excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. 
Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After 
suffering from a continued fever and becoming 
feeble and emaciated, he was advised to go to 
England to drink the waters of Bath. While in 
England, still drooping and desponding, he re- 
ceived dispatches from his own government urg- 
ing the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health 
was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and 
through storm, on sea, on horseback and foot, he 
made the trip. 

February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. 
Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here 
he met face to face the King of England, who 
had so long regarded him as a traitor. As Eng- 
land did not condescend to appoint a minister to 
the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he 
was accomplishing but little, he sought permis- 
sion to return to his own country, where he ar- 
rived in June, 1788. 

When Washington was first chosen President, 
John Adams, rendered illustrious by his signal 
services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice- 



President. Again, at the second election of Wash- 
ington as President, Adams was chosen Vice- 
President. In 1796, Washington retired from 
public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President, 
though not without much opposition. Serving 
in this office four years, he was succeeded by Mr. 
Jefferson, his opponent in politics. 

While Mr. Adams was Vice-President the 
great French Revolution shook the continent of 
Europe, and it was upon this point that he was 
at issue with the majority of his countrymen, led 
by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy 
with the French people in their struggle, for he 
had no confidence in their power of self-govern- 
ment, and he utterly abhorred the class of atheist 
philosophers who, he claimed, caused it. On the 
other hand, Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence 
originated the alienation between these distin- 
tinguished men, and the two powerful parties were 
thus soon organized, with Adams at the head of 
the one whose sympathies were with England, 
and Jefferson leading the other in sympathy with 
France. 

The Fourth of July, 1826, which completed the 
half-century since the signing of the Declaration 
of Independence, arrived, and there were but 
three of the signers of that immortal instrument 
left upon the earth to hail its morning light. 
And, as it is well known, on that day two of 
these finished their earthly pilgrimage, a coinci- 
dence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For 
a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly 
failing, and on the morning of the Fourth he 
found himself too weak to rise from his bed. On 
being requested to name a toast for the cus- 
tomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed 
"Independence forever!" When the day was 
ushered in by the ringing of bells and the firing 
of cannons, he was asked by one of his attend- 
ants if he knew what day it was ? He replied, 
"O yes, it is the glorious Fourth of July — God 
bless it — God bless you all!" In the course of 
the day he said, "It is a great and glorious 
day." The last words he uttered were, "Jeffer- 
son survives." But he had, at one o'clock, 
resigned his spirit into the hands of his God. 



THOMAS JEFFERSON. 



^"HOMAS JEFFERSON was born April 2, 
I C 1743, at Shadwell, Albemarle County, Va. 
vJ/ His parents were Peter and Jane (Ran- 
dolph) Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, 
and the latter born in Eondon. To them were 
born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas 
was the elder. When fourteen years of age his 
father died. He received a most liberal educa- 
tion, having been kept diligently at school from 
the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he 
entered William and Mary College. Williams- 
burg was then the seat of the Colonial court, and 
it was the abode of fashion and splendor. Young 
Jefferson, who was then seventeen years old, lived 
somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and 
going much into gay society; yet he was ear- 
nestly devoted to his studies, and irreproachable in 
his morals. In the second year of his college 
course, moved by some unexplained impulse, he 
discarded his old companions and pursuits, and 
often devoted fifteen hours a day to hard study. 
He thus attained very high intellectual culture, 
and a like excellence in philosophy and the lan- 
guages. 

Immediately upon leaving college he began the 
study of law. For the short time he continued 
in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly, 
and distinguished himself by his energy and 
acuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for 
greater action. The policy of England had awak- 
ened the spirit of resistance in the American Col- 
onies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had 
ever entertained soon led him into active politi- 
cal life. In 1 769 he was chosen a member of the 
Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1772 he mar- 



ried Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beautiful, 
wealthy, and highly accomplished young widow. 

In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress, 
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
writer and a reason er soon become known, and he 
was placed upon a number of important com- 
mittees, and was chairman of the one appointed 
for the drawing up of a declaration of independ- 
ence. This committee consisted of Thomas Jef- 
ferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger 
Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, 
as chairman, was appointed to draw up the paper. 
Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal 
changes before it was submitted to Congress. On 
June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by 
Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 
1776. 

In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
Patrick Henry as Governor of Virginia. At one 
time the British officer Tarleton sent a secret 
expedition to Monticello to capture the Governor. 
Scarcely five minutes elapsed after the hurried 
escape of Mr. Jefferson and his family ere his 
mansion was in possession of the British troops. 
His wife's health, never very good, was much 
injured by this excitement, and in the summer 
of 1782 she died. 

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
Two years later he was appointed Minister Pleni- 
potentiary to France. Returning to the United 
States in September, 1789, he became Secretary 
of State in Washington's cabinet. This position 
he resigned January 1, 1794. In 1797, he was 
chosen Vice-President, and four years later was 
elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron 



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THOMAS JEFFERSON. 



Burr as Vice-President. In 1804 he was re- 
elected with wonderful unanimity, George Clin- 
ton being elected Vice-President. 

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second ad- 
ministration was disturbed by an event which 
threatened the tranquillity and peace of the Union; 
this was the conspiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated 
in the late election to the Vice-Presidency, and 
led on by an unprincipled ambition, this extraor- 
dinary man formed the plan of a military ex- 
pedition into the Spanish territories on our south- 
western frontier, for the purpose of forming there 
a new republic. This was generally supposed 
to have been a mere pretext; and although it has 
not been generally known what his real plans 
were, there is no doubt that they were of a far 
more dangerous character. 

In 1809, at the expiration of the second term 
for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he de- 
termined to retire from political life. For a period 
of nearly forty years he had been continually be- 
fore the public, and all that time had been em- 
ployed in offices of the greatest trust and respon- 
sibility. Having thus devoted the best part of 
his life to the service of his country, he now felt 
desirous of that rest which his declining years re- 
quired, and upon the organization of the new ad- 
ministration, in March, 1809, he bade farewell for- 
wer to public life and retired to Monticello, his 
famous country home, which, next to Mt. Vernon, 
was the most distinguished residence in the land. 

The Fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth an- 
niversary of the Declaration of American Inde- 
pendence, great preparations were made in every 
part of the Union for its celebration as the nation's 
jubilee, and the citizens of Washington, to add to 
the solemnity of the occasion, invited Mr. Jeffer- 
son, as the framer and one of the few surviving 
signers of the Declaration, to participate in their 
festivities. But an illness, which had been of 
several weeks' duration and had been continually 
increasing, compelled him to decline the invita- 
tion. 

On the 2d of July the disease under which he 
was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
state that his medical attendants entertained no 
hope of his recovery. From this time he was 



perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. 
On the next day, which was Monday, he asked 
of those around him the day of the month, and 
on being told it was the 3d of July, he ex- 
pressed the earnest wish that he might be per- 
mitted to breathe the air of the fiftieth anniver- 
sary. His prayer was heard — that day whose 
dawn was hailed with such rapture through our 
land burst upon his eyes, and then they were 
closed forever. And what a noble consummation 
of a noble life! To die on that day — the birth- 
day of a nation — the day which his own name 
and his own act had rendered glorious, to die 
amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole 
nation, who looked up to him as the author, un- 
der God, of their greatest blessings, was all that 
was wanting to fill up the record of his life. 

Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
him company, left the sceneof his earthly honors. 
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the cham- 
pions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark 
and desperate struggle of the Revolution, they 
had cheered and animated their desponding coun- 
trymen; for half a century they had labored to- 
gether for the good of the country, and now hand 
in hand they departed. In their lives they had 
been united in the same great cause of liberty, 
and in their deaths they were not divided. 

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
were light, his hair, originally red, in after life be- 
came white and silvery, his complexion was fair, 
his forehead broad, and his whole countenance 
intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great 
fortitude of mind as well as personal courage, and 
his command of temper was such that his oldest 
and most intimate friends never recollected to 
have seen him in a passion. His manners, though 
dignified, were simple and unaffected, and his 
hospitality was so unbounded that all found at 
his house a ready welcome. In conversation he 
was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic, and his 
language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
was a finished classical scholar, and in hi. tf writ- 
ings is discernible the care with which lie lormed 
his style upon the best models of antiquity. 



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JAMES MADISON. 



(TAMES MADISON, "Father of the Consti- 

I tution," and fourth President of the United 
G/ States, was born March 16, 1757, and died 
at his home in Virginia June 28, 1836. The 
name of James Madison is inseparably connected 
with most of the important events in that heroic 
period of our country during which the founda- 
tions of this great republic were laid. He was 
the last of the founders of the Constitution of the 
United States to be called to his eternal reward. 

The Madison family were among the early emi- 
grants to the New World, landing upon the shores 
of the Chesapeake but fifteen years after the settle- 
ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison 
was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine 
estate called Montpelier, in Orange County, Va. 
It was but twenty-five miles fr »m the home of Jef- 
ferson at Monticello, and the closest personal and 
political attachment existed between these illustri- 
ous men from their early youth until death. 

The early education of Mr. Madison was con- 
ducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At 
the age of eighteen he was sent to Princeton Col- 
lege, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to 
study with the most imprudent zeal, allowing him- 
self for months but three hours' sleep out of the 
twenty-four. His health thus became so seriously 
impaired that he never recovered any vigor of 
constitution. He graduated in 1 77 1 , with a feeble 
body, but with a character of utmost purity, and 
a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with 
learning, which embellished and gave efficiency 
to his subsequent career. 

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study 
of law and a course of extensive and systematic 
reading. This educational course, the spirit of 
the times in which he lived, and the society with 
which he associated, all combined to inspire him 
with a strong love of liberty, and to train hiin for 
his life-work as a statesman. 

In the spring of 1776, when twenty-six years of 



age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Con- 
vention to frame the constitution of the State. The 
next year (1777), he was a candidate for the Gen- 
eral Assembly. He refused to treat the whisky -lov- 
ing voters, and consequently lost his election; but 
those who had witnessed the talent, energy and 
public spirit of the modest young man enlisted 
themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to 
the Executive Council. 

Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were 
Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison re- 
mained member of the Council, and their apprecia- 
tion of his intellectual, social and moral worth 
contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. 
In the year 1780 he was elected a member of the 
Continental Congress. Here he met the most il- 
lustrious men in our land, and he was immediately 
assigned to one of the most conspicuous positions 
among them. For three years he continued in Con- 
gress, one of its most active and influential mem- 
bers. In 1784, his term having expired, he was 
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. 

No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the 
utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no 
national government, and no power to form trea- 
ties which would be binding, or to enforce law. 
There was not any State more prominent than 
Virginia in the declaration that an efficient na- 
tional government must be formed. In January, 
1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through 
the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the 
other States to appoint commissioners to meet in 
convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. 
Five States only were represented. The conven- 
tion, however, issued another call, drawn up by 
Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their 
delegates to Philadelphia in May, 1787, to draft 
a Constitution for the United States, to take the 
place of the Confederate League. The delegates 
met at the time appointed. Every Stale but 
Rhode Island was represented. George Washing- 



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JAMES MADISON. 



ton was chosen president of the convention, and the 
present Constitution of the United States was then 
and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind 
and no pen more active in framing this immortal 
document than the mind and the pen of James 
Madison. 
The Constitution, adopted by a vote of eighty-one 
to seventy-nine, was to be presented to the several 
States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was 
felt. Should it be rejected, we should be left but a 
conglomeration of independent States, with but 
little power at home and little respect abroad. Mr. 
Madison was elected by the convention to draw up 
an address to the people of the United States, ex- 
pounding the principles of the Constitution, and 
urging its adoption. There was great opposition 
to it at first, but at length it triumphed over all, 
and went into effect in 1789. 

Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became 
the avowed leader of the Republican party. While 
in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. 
Todd, a young widow of remarkable power of fas- 
cination, whom he married. She was in person 
and character queenly, and probaby no lady has 
thus far occupied so prominent a position in the 
very peculiar society which has constituted our 
republican court as did Mrs. Madison. 

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under 
Jefferson, and at the close of his administration 
was chosen President. At this time the encroach- 
ments of England had brought us to the verge of 
war. British orders in council destroyed our com- 
merce, and our flag was exposed to constant insult. 
Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in 
his taste, retiring in his disposition, war had no 
charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be 
roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to 
think of an American ship brought to upon the 
ocean by the guns of an English cruiser. A 
young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
crew to be paraded before him. With great non- 
chalance he selects any number whom he may 
please to designate as British subjects, orders them 
down the ship's side into his boat, and places them 
on the gundeck of his man-of-war, to fight, by 
compulsion, the battles of England. This right 



of search and impressment no efforts of our Gov- 
ernment could induce the British cabinet to re- 
linquish. 

On the 18th of June, 1812, President Madison 
gave his approval to an act of Congress declaring 
war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the 
bitter hostility of the Federal party to the war, the 
country in general approved; and Mr. Madison, 
on the 4th of March, 18 13, was re-elected by a 
large majority, and entered upon his second term 
of office. This is not the place to describe the 
various adventures of this war on the land and on 
the water. Our infant navy then laid the found- 
ations of its renown in grappling with the most 
formidable power which ever swept the seas. The 
contest commenced in earnest by the appearance 
of. a British fleet, early in February, 18 13, in 
Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast 
of the United States under blockade. 

The Emperor of Russia offered his services as 
mediator. America accepted; England refused. 
A British force of five thousand men landed on the 
banks of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into 
Chesapeake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of 
Bladensburg, upon Washington. 

The straggling little city of Washington was 
thrown into consternation. The cannon of the 
brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed through the 
streets of the metropolis. The whole population 
fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. 
Madison in the White House, with her carriage 
drawn up at the door to await his speedy return, 
hurried to meet the officers in a council of war. 
He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not 
go back without danger of being captured. But 
few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, 
the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Wash- 
ington were in flames. 

The war closed after two years of fighting, and 
on February 13, 18 15, the treaty of peace was 
signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 18 17, his 
second term of office expired, and he resigned the 
Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. 
He retired to his beautiful home at Montpelier, and 
there passed the remainder of his days. On June 
28, 1836, at the age of eighty-five years, he fell 
asleep in death. Mrs Madison died July 12, 1849. 



JAMES MONROE. 



(TAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the 
I United States, was born in Westmoreland 
G) County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life 
was passed at the place of his nativity. His an- 
cestors had for many years resided in the province 
in which he was born. When he was seventeen 
years old, and in process of completing his educa- 
tion at William and Mary College, the Colonial 
Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate 
upon the unjust and manifold oppressions of Great 
Britain, declared the separation of the Colonies, 
and promulgated the Declaration of Independence. 
Had he been born ten years before, it is highly 
probable that he would have been one of the 
signers of that celebrated instrument. At this 
time he left school and enlisted among the pa- 
triots. 

He joined the army when everything looked 
hopeless and gloomy. The number of deserters 
increased from day to day. The invading armies 
came pouring in, and the Tories not only favored 
the cause of the mother country, but disheartened 
the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified 
at the prospect of contending with an enemy 
whom they had been taught to deem invincible. 
To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went 
right onward undismayed through difficulty and 
danger, the United States owe their political 
emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks 
and espoused the cause of his injured country, 
with a firm determination to live or die in her 
strife for liberty. Firmly, yet sadly, he shared in 
the melancholy retreat from Harlem Heights 
and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited 
army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. 
In four months after the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, the patriots had been beaten in seven 
battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the van- 
guard, and in the act of charging upon the enemy 
he received a wound in the left shoulder. 



As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was 
promoted to be captain of infantry, and, having re- 
covered from his wounds, he rejoined the army. 
He, however, receded from the line of promotion 
by becoming an officer on the staff of Lord Ster- 
ling. During the campaigns of 1777 and 1778, 
in the actions of Brandywine, Germantown and 
Monmouth, he continued aide-de-camp; but be- 
coming desirous to regain his position in the 
army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for 
the Virginia line. This scheme failed, owing to 
the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this 
failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
that period Governor, and pursued with consid- 
erable ardor the study of common law. He did 
not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for 
the green bag, but on the invasion of the enemy 
served as a volunteer during the two years of his 
legal pursuits. 

In 1782 he was elected from King George 
County a member of the Legislature of Virginia, 
and by that body he was elevated to a seat in the 
Executive Council. He was thus honored with 
the confidence of his fellow-citizens at twenty- 
three years of age, and having at this early period 
displayed some of that ability and aptitude foi 
legislation which were afterward employed with 
unremitting energy for the public good, he was 
in the succeeding year chosen a member of the 
Congress of the United States. 

Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfections of 
the old Confederacy, he was opposed to the new 
Constitution, thinking, with many others of the 
Republican party, that it gave too much power to 
the Central Government, and not enough to the 
individual States. Still he retained the esteem 
of his friends who were its warm supporters, and 
who, notwithstanding his opposition, secured its 
adoption. In 1789 he became a member of the 
United States Senate, which office he held for 



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JAMES MONROE. 



four years. Every month the line of distinction 
between the two great parties which divided the 
nation, the Federal and the Republican, was 
growing more distinct. The differences which 
now separated them lay in the fact that the Repub- 
lican party was in sympathy with France, and 
also in favor of such a strict construction of the 
Constitution as to give the Central Government as 
little power, and the State Governments as much 
power, as the Constitution would warrant; while 
the Federalists sympathized with England, and 
were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
stitution, which would give as much power to the 
Central Government as that document could pos- 
sibly authorize. 

Washington was then President. England had 
espoused the cause of the Bourbons against the 
principles of the French Revolution. All Europe 
was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and 
far away. Washington issued a proclamation of 
neutrality between these contending powers. 
France had helped us in the struggles for our 
liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now 
combined to prevent the French from escaping 
from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that 
which we had endured. Col. Monroe, more mag- 
nanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in 
their extremity. It was the impulse of a gener- 
ous and noble nature, and Washington, who could 
appreciate such a character, showed his calm, se- 
rene, almost divine, greatness, by appointing that 
very James Monroe who was denouncing the pol- 
icy of the Government, as the minister of that 
Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
Monroe was welcomed by the National Conven- 
tion in France with the most enthusiastic dem- 
onstration. 

Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. 
Monroe was elected Governor of Virginia, and 
held the office for three years. He was again 
sent to France to co-operate with Chancellor Liv- 
ingston in obtaining the vast territory then known 
as the province of Louisiana, which France had 
but shortly before obtained from Spain. Their 
united efforts were successful. For the compara- 
tively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the 



entire territory of Orleans and district of Loui- 
siana were added to the United States. This was 
probably the largest transfer of real estate which 
was ever made in all the history of the world. 

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to 
obtain from that country some recognition of our 
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against 
those odious impressments of our seamen. But 
England was unrelenting. He again returned to 
England on the same mission, but could receive 
no redress. He returned to his home and was 
again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon 
resigned to accept the position of Secretary of 
State under Madison. While in this office war 
with England was declared, the Secretary of War 
resigned, and during these trying times the 
duties of the War Department were also put upon 
him. He was truly the armor-bearer of President 
Madison, and the most efficient business man in 
his cabinet. Upon the return of peace he re- 
signed the Department of War, but continued in 
the office of Secretary of State until the expira- 
tion of Mr. Madison's administration. At the 
election held the previous autumn, Mr. Monroe 
himself had been chosen President with but little 
opposition, and upon March 4, 1817, he was in- 
augurated. Four years later he was elected for 
a second term. 

Among the important measures of his Presi- 
dency were the cession of Florida to the United 
States, the Missouri Compromise, and the famous 
" Monroe doctrine." This doctrine was enun- 
ciated by him in 1823, and was as follows: ' ' That 
we should consider any attempt on the part of 
European powers to extend their system to any 
portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our 
peace and safety," and that " we could not view 
any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or 
controlling American governments or provinces 
in any other light than as a manifestation by 
European powers of an unfriendly disposition 
toward the United States." 

At the end of his second term, Mr. Monroe re- 
tired to his home in Virginia, where he lived un- 
til 1830, when he went to New York to live with 
his son-in-law. In that city he died, on the 4th 
of July, 1831. 




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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



(|OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth President 

I of the United States, was born in the rural 
(2) home of his honored father, John Adams, in 
Quincy, Mass., on the nth of July, 1767. His 
mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over 
his childhood during the almost .constant ab- 
sence of his father. When but eight years of 
age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, 
listening to the booming of the great battle on 
Bunker's Hill, and gazing out upon the smoke 
and flames billowing up from the conflagration of 
Charlestown. 

When but eleven years old he took a tearful 
adieu of his mother, to sail with his father for Eu- 
rope, through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. 
The bright, animated boy spent a year and a-half 
in Paris, where his father was associated with 
Franklin and "Lee as Minister Plenipotentiary. 
His intelligence attracted the notice of these dis- 
tinguished men, and he received from them flat- 
tering marks of attention. 

John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
country, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. 
Again John Quincy accompanied his father. At 
Paris he applied himself to study with great dil- 
igence for six months, and then accompanied his 
father to Holland, where he entered first a school 
in Amsterdam, then the University at Leyden. 
About a year from this time, in 1781, when the 
manly boy was but fourteen years of age, he was 
selected by Mr. Dana, our Minister to the Rus- 
sian court, as his private secretary. 

In this school of incessant labor and of ennobl- 
ing culture he spent fourteen months, and then 
returned to Holland, through Sweden, Denmark, 
Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he 
took alone in the winter, when in his sixteenth 
year. Again he resumed his studies, under a pri- 
vate tutor, at The Hague. Then, in the spring of 
1782, he accompanied his father to Paris, travel- 
ing leisurely, and forming acquaintances with the 
most distinguished men on the continent, examin- 



ing architectural remains, galleries of paintings, 
and all renowned works of art. At Paris he 
again became associated with the most illustrious 
men of all lands in the contemplation of the 
loftiest temporal themes which can engross the 
human mind. After a short visit to England he 
returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies 
to study until May, 1785, when he returned to 
America to finish his education. 

Upon leaving Harvard College at the age of 
twenty, he studied law for three years. In June, 
1794, being then but twenty-seven years of age, 
he was appointed by Washington Resident Min- 
ister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in 
July, he reached London in October, where he 
was immediately admitted to the deliberations of 
Messrs. Jay & Pinckney, assisting them in nego- 
tiating a commercial treaty with Great Britain. 
After thus spending a fortnight in London, he 
proceeded to The Hague. 

In July, 1797, he left The Hague to go to Por- 
tugal as Minister Plenipotentiary. On his way to 
Portugal, upon arriving in London, he met with 
despatches directing him to the court of Berlin, but 
requesting him to remain in London until he 
should receive his instructions. While waiting 
he was married to an American lady, to whom he 
had been previously engaged — Miss Louisa Cath- 
erine Johnson, a daughter of Joshua Johnson, 
American Consul in London, and a lady en- 
dowed with that beauty and those accomplish- 
ments which eminently fitted her to move in the 
elevated sphere for which she was destined. He 
reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797, 
where he remained until July, 1799, when, hav- 
ing fulfilled all the purposes of his mission, he so- 
licited his recall. 

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen 
to the Senate of Massachusetts from Boston , and 
then was elected Senator of the United States for 
six years, from the 4th of March, 1S04. His rep- 
utation, his ability and his experience placed 



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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



him immediately among the most prominent and 
influential members of that body. 

In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the 
Presidential chair, and he immediately nominated 
John Quincy Adams Minister to St. Petersburgh. 
Resigning his professorship in Harvard Col- 
lege, he embarked at Boston in August, 1809. 

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense 
student. He devoted his attention to the lan- 
guage and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; 
to the European system of weights, measures and 
coins; to the climate and astronomical observa- 
tions; while he kept up a familiar acquaintance 
with the Greek and L,atin classics. In all the 
universities of Europe, a more accomplished 
scholar could scarcely be found. All through 
life the Bible constituted an important part of his 
studies. It was his rule to read five chapters 
every day. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took 
the Presidential chair, and immediately appointed 
Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of 
his numerous friends in public and private life in 
Europe, he sailed in June, 18 19, for the United 
States. On the 18th of August, he again crossed 
the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the 
eight years of Mr. Monroe's administration, Mr. 
Adams continued Secretary of State. 

Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's 
second term of office, new candidates began to be 
presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. 
Adams brought forward his name. It was an 
exciting campaign, and party spirit was never 
more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral 
votes were cast. Andrew Jackson received ninety- 
nine; John Quincy Adams eighty-four; William 
. H. Crawford forty-one; and Henry Clay thirty - 
seven. As there was no choice by the people, 
the question went to the House of Representa- 
tives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to 
Mr. Adams, and he was elected. 

The friends of all the disappointed candidates 
now combined in a venomous and persistent as- 
sault upon Mr. Adams. There is nothing more 
disgraceful in the past history of our country than 
the abuse which was poured in one uninterrupted 
stream upon this high-minded, upright and pa- 



triotic man. There never was an administration 
more pure in principles, more conscientiously de- 
voted to the best interests of the country, than 
that of John Quincy Adams; and never, perhaps, 
was there an administration more unscrupulously 
and outrageously assailed. 

On the 4th of .March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by An- 
drew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected 
Vice-President. The slavery question now be- 
gan to assume portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams 
returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he 
pursued with unabated zeal. But he was not 
long permitted to remain in retirement. In No- 
vember, 1830, he was elected Representative in 
Congress. For seventeen years, or until his death, 
he occupied the post as Representative, towering 
above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle 
for freedom, and winning the title of "the Old 
Man Eloquent." Upon taking his seat in the 
House, he announced that he should hold him- 
self bound to no party. Probably there never 
was a member more devoted to his duties. He 
was usually the first in his place in the morning, 
and the last to leave his seat in the evening. 
Not a measure could be brought forward and es- 
cape his scrutiny. The battle which Mr. Adams 
fought, almost singly, against the pro-slavery 
party in the Government was sublime in its 
moral daring and heroism. For persisting in 
presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, 
he was threatened with indictment by the grand 
jury, with expulsion from the House, with assas- 
sination; but no threats could intimidate him, and 
his final triumph was complete. 

On the 21st of February, 1848, he rose on the 
floor of Congress with a paper in his hand, to 
address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again 
stricken by paralysis, and was caught in the arms 
of those around him. For a time he was sense- 
less, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the ro- 
tunda. With reviving consciousness, he opened 
his eyes, looked calmly around and said "This 
is the end of earth;" then after a moment's pause 
he added, " I am content." These were the last 
words of the grand ' ' Old Man Eloquent. ' ' 



ANDREW JACKSON. 



(31 NDREW JACKSON, the seventh President 
J 1 of the United States, was born in Waxhaw 
/ I settlement, N. C, March 15, 1767, a few 
days after his father's death. His parents were 
poor emigrants from Ireland, and took up their 
abode in Waxhaw settlement, where they lived 
in deepest poverty. 

Andrew, or Andy, as he was universally called, 
grew up a very rough, rude, turbulent boy. His 
features were coarse, his form ungainly, and there 
was but very little in his character made visible 
which was attractive. 

When only thirteen years old he joined the 
volunteers of Carolina against the British invasion. 
In 1 78 1, he and his brother Robert were captured 
and imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British 
officer ordered him to brush his mud-spattered 
boots. "lam a prisoner of war, not your serv- 
ant, ' ' was the reply of the dauntless boy. 

Andrew supported himself in various ways, such 
as working at the saddler's trade, teaching school, 
and clerking in a general store, until 1784, when 
he entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, 
however, gave more attention to the wild amuse- 
ments of the times than to his studies. In 1788, 
he was appointed solicitor for the Western District 
of North Carolina, of which Tennessee was then 
a part. This involved many long journeys amid 
dangers of every kind, but Andrew Jackson never 
knew fear, and the Indians had no desire to re- 
peat a skirmish with "Sharp Knife." 

In 1 791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman 
who supposed herself divorced from her former 
husband. Great was the surprise of both parties, 
two years later, to find that the conditions of the 
divorce had just been definitely settled by the 
first husband. The marriage ceremony was per- 
formed a second time, but the occurrence was 
often used by his enemies to bring Mr. Jackson 
into disfavor. 



In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee 
then containing nearly eighty thousand inhabi- 
tants, the people met in convention at Kuoxville 
to frame a constitution. Five were sent from 
each of the eleven counties. Andrew Jackson 
was one of the delegates. The new State was 
entitled to but one member in the National House 
of Representatives. Andrew Jackson was chosen 
that member. Mounting his horse, he rode to 
Philadelphia, where Congress then held its ses- 
sions, a distance of about eight hundred miles. 

Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo- 
cratic party, and Jefferson was his idol. He ad- 
mired Bonaparte, loved France, and hated Eng- 
land. As Mr. Jackson took his seat, Gen. Wash- 
ington, whose second term of office was then 
expiring, delivered his last speech to Congress. 
A committee drew up a complimentary address in 
reply. Andrew Jackson did not approve of the 
address, and was one of the twelve who voted 
against it. He was not willing to say that Gen. 
Washington's administration had been "wise, 
firm and patriotic. ' ' 

Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned 
home. Soon after he was chosen Judge of the 
Supreme Court of his State, which position he 
held for six years. 

When the War of 1812 with Great Britain com- 
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there 
was an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jack- 
son, who would do credit to a commission if one 
were conferred upon him. Just at that time Gen. 
Jackson offered his sen-ices and those of twenty- 
five hundred volunteers. His offer was accepted, 
and the troops were assembled at Nashville. 

As the British were hourly expected to make 
an attack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wil- 
kinson was in command, he was ordered to de- 



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ANDREW JACKSON. 



seem! the river with fifteen hundred troops to aid 
Wilkinson. The expedition reached Natchez, 
and after a delay of several weeks there without 
accomplishing anything, the men were ordered 
back to their homes. But the energy Gen. Jack- 
son had displayed, and his entire devotion to the 
comfort of his soldiers, won for him golden opin- 
ions, and he became the most popular man in the 
State. It was in this expedition that his tough- 
ness gave him the nickname of "Old Hickory." 

Soon after this, while attempting to horsewhip 
Col. Thomas Benton for a remark that gentleman 
made about his taking part as second in a duel 
in which a younger brother of Benton's was en- 
gaged, he received two severe pistol wounds. 
While he was lingering upon a bed of suffering, 
news came that the Indians, who had combined 
under Tecurnseh from Florida to the Lakes to ex- 
terminate the white settlers, were committing the 
most awful ravages. Decisive action became nec- 
essary. Gen. Jackson, with his fractured bone 
just beginning to heal, his arm in a sling, and 
unable to mount his horse without assistance, 
gave his amazing energies to the raising of an 
army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Ala. 

The Creek Indians had established a strong 
fort on one of the bends of the Tallapoosa River, 
near the center of Alabama, about fifty miles be- 
low Ft. Strother. With an army of two thousand 
men, Gen. Jackson traversed the pathless wilder- 
ness in a march of eleven days. He reached their 
fort, called Tohopeka or Horse-shoe, on the 27th 
of March, 18 14. The bend of the river enclosed 
nearly one hundred acres of tangled forest and 
wild ravine. Across the narrow neck the Indians 
had constructed a formidable breastwork of logs 
and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with 
an ample supply of arms, were assembled. 

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly 
desperate. Not an Indian would accept quarter. 
When bleeding and dying, they would fight those 
who endeavored to spare their lives. From ten 
in the morning until dark the battle raged. The 
carnage was awful and revolting. Some threw 
themselves into the river; but the unerring bul- 
lets struck their heads as they swam. Nearly 
every one of the nine hundred warriors was 



killed. A few, probably, in the night swam 
the river and escaped. This ended the war. 

This closing of the Creek War enabled us to 
concentrate all our militia upon the British, who 
were the allies of the Indians. No man of less 
resolute will than Gen. Jackson could have con- 
ducted this Indian campaign to so successful an 
issue. Immediately he was appointed Major- 
General. 

Late in August, with an army of two thousand 
men on a rushing march, Gen. Jackson went to 
Mobile. A British fleet went from Pensacola, 
landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the 
little fort, and from both ship and shore com- 
menced a furious assault. The battle was long 
and doubtful. At length one of the ships was 
blown up and the rest retired. 

Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his 
little army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
and the battle of New Orleans, which soon ensued, 
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This 
won for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. 
Here his troops, which numbered about four 
thousand men, won a signal victory over the 
British army of about nine thousand. His loss 
was but thirteen, while the loss of the British was 
twenty-six hundred. 

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be 
mentioned in connection with the Presidency, 
but in 1824 he was defeated by Mr. Adams. 
He was, however, successful in the election oi 
1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 
1832. In 1829, just before he assumed the reins 
of government, he met with the most terrible 
affliction of his life in the death of his wife, whom 
he had loved with a devotion which has perhaps 
never been surpassed. From the shock of her 
death he never recovered. 

His administration was one of the most mem- 
orable in the annals of our country — applauded 
by one party, condemned by the other. No man 
had more bitter enemies or warmer friends. At 
the expiration of his two terms of office he retired 
to the Hermitage, where he died JuneS, 1845. The 
last years of Mr. Jackson's life were those of a de- 
voted Christian man. 










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MARTIN VAN BUREN. 



IV A ARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth Presi- 
I Y dent of the United States, was born at Kin- 
Iti derhook, N. Y., December 5, 1782. He 
died at the same place, July 24, 1862. His body 
rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is 
a plain granite shaft, fifteen feet high, bearing a 
simple inscription about half-way up on one face. 
The lot is unfenced, uubordered or unbounded 
by shrub or flower. 

There is but little in the life of Martin Van 
Buren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, 
engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life 
was stormy in political and intellectual conflicts, 
and he gained many signal victories, his days 
passed uneventful in those incidents which give 
zest to biography. His ancestors, as his name indi- 
cates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the 
earliest emigrants from Holland to the banks of 
the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing 
in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also 
of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
ligence and exemplary piety. 

He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing 
unusual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At 
the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic 
studies in his native village, and commenced the 
study of law. As he had not a collegiate educa- 
tion, seven years of study in a law-office were re- 
quired of him before he could be admitted to the 
Bar. Inspired with a lofty ambition, and con- 
scious of his powers, he pursued his studies with 
indefatigable industry. After spending six years 
in an office in his native village, he went to the city 
of New York, and prosecuted his studies for the 
seventh year. 

In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-oue years 



of age, commenced the practice of law in his na- 
tive village. The great conflict between the Federal 
and Republican parties was then at its height. 
Mr. Van Buren was from the beginning a politi- 
cian. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while 
listening to the many discussions which had been 
carried on in his father' s hotel. He was in cordial 
sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and elo- 
quently espoused the cause of State Rights, though 
at that time the Federal party held the supremacy 
both in his town and State. 

His success and increasing reputation led him 
after six years of practice to remove to Hudson, 
the county seat of his county. Here he spent 
seven years, constantly gaining strength by con- 
tending in the courts with some of the ablest men 
who have adorned the Bar of his State. 

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mr. 
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short 
years she sank into the grave, a victim of con- 
sumption, leaving her husband and four sons to 
weep over her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. 
Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous 
lawyer. The record of those years is barren in 
items of public interest. In 1812, when thirty 
years of age, he was chosen to the State Senate, 
and gave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's 
administration. In 18 15, he was appointed At- 
torney-General, and the next year moved to Al- 
bany, the capital of the State. 

While he was acknowledged as one of the most 
prominent leaders of the Democratic party, he had 
the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
not require that "universal suffrage' ' which admits 
the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right 



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of governing the State. In true consistency with 
his democratic principles, he contended that, while 
the path leading to the privilege of voting should 
be open to every man without distinction, no one 
should be invested with that sacred prerogative 
unless he were in some degree qualified for it by 
intelligence, virtue, and some property interests in 
the welfare of the State. 

In 1 82 1 he was elected a member of the United 
States Senate, and in the same year he took a 
seat in the convention to revise the Constitution of 
his native State. His course in this convention 
secured the approval of men of all parties. No 
one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to 
promote the interests of all classes in the com- 
munity. In the Senate of the United States, he 
rose at once to a conspicuous position as an active 
and useful legislator. 

In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the 
Presidential chair, Mr. Van Bureu was re-elected 
to the Senate. He had been from the beginning 
a determined opposer of the administration, adopt- 
ing the "State Rights" view in opposition to what 
was deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 

Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governor 
of the State of New York, and accordingly resigned 
his seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the 
United States contributed so much towards eject- 
ing John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, 
and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin 
Van Bureu. Whether entitled to the reputation 
or not, he certainly was regarded throughout the 
United States as one of the most skillful, sagacious 
and cunning of politicians. It was supposed that 
no one knew so well as he how to touch the secret 
springs of action, how to pull all the wires to 
put his machinery in motion, and how to organize 
a political army which would secretly and stealth- 
ily accomplish the most gigantic results. By these 
powers it is said that he outwitted Mr. Adams, Mr. 
Clay, and Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
Jew then thought could be accomplished. 

When Andrew Jackson was elected President 
he appointed Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. 
This position he resigned in 1831, and was im- 
mediately appointed Minister to England, where 
he went the same autumn. The Senate, however, 



MARTIN VAN BUREN. 



when it met, refused to ratify the nomination, and 
he returned home, apparently untroubled. Later 
he was nominated Vice-President in the place of 
Calhoun, at the re-election of President Jackson, 
and with smiles for all and frowns for none, he 
took his place at the head of that Senate which had 
refused to confirm his nomination as ambassador. 

His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal 
of President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated 
favorite; and this, probably, more than any other 
cause secured his elevation to the chair of the 
Chief Executive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. 
Van Buren received the Democratic nomination 
to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the United 
States. He was elected by a handsome majority, 
to the delight of the retiring President. ' 'Leaving 
New York out of the canvass," says Mr. Parton, 
"the election of Mr. Van Buren to the Presidency 
was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though 
the Constitution had conferred upon him the power 
to appoint a successor. ' ' 

His administration was filled with exciting 
events. The insurrection in Canada, which 
threatened to involve this country in war with 
England, the agitation of the slavery question, 
and finally the great commercial panic which 
spread over the country, all were trials of his wis- 
dom. The financial distress was attributed to 
the management of the Democratic party, and 
brought the President into such disfavor that he 
failed of re-election, and on the 4th of March, 
1 841, he retired from the presidency. 

With the exception of being nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats in 1848, 
Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until 
his death. He had ever been a prudent man, of 
frugal habits, and, living within his income, had 
now fortunately a competence for his declining 
years. From his fine estate at Lindenwald, he 
still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics 
of the country. From this time until his death, 
on the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty 
years, he resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of 
leisure, of culture and wealth, enjoying in a 
healthy old age probably far more happiness than 
he had before experienced amid the stormy scenes 
of his active life. 




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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 



©QlLUAM HENRY HARRISON, the ninth 
\KJ Piesident of the United States, was born 
V Y at Berkeley, Va., February 9, 1773. His 
father, Benjamin Harrison, was in comparatively 
opulent circumstances, and was one of the most 
distinguished men of his day. He was an inti- 
mate friend of George Washington, was early 
elected a member of the Continental Congress, 
and was conspicuous among the patriots of Vir- 
ginia in resisting the encroachments of the British 
crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Ben- 
jamin Harrison and John Hancock were both 
candidates for the office of Speaker. 

Mr. Harrison was subsequently chosen Gov- 
ernor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His 
son William Henry, of course, enjoyed in child- 
hood all the advantages which wealth and intel- 
lectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
ing received a thorough common-school educa- 
tion, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where 
he graduated with honor soon after the death of 
his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to 
study medicine under the instructions of Dr. Rush 
and the guardianship of Robert Morris, both of 
whom were, with his father, signers of the Dec- 
laration of Independence. 

Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and 
notwithstanding the remonstrances of his friends, 
he abandoned his medical studies and entered the 
army, having obtained a commission as Ensign 
from President Washington. He was then but 
nineteen years old. From that time he passed 
gradually upward hi rank until he became aide 
to Gen. Wayne, after whose death he resigned 
his commission. He was then appointed Secre- 
tary of the Northwestern Territory. This Terri- 
tory was then entitled to but one member in Con- 



gress, and Harrison was chosen to fill that position. 
In the spring of 1800 the Northwestern Terri- 
tory was divided by Congress into two portions. 
The eastern portion, comprising the region now 
embraced in the State of Ohio, was called ' ' The 
Territory northwest of the Ohio. ' ' The western 
portion, which included what is now called Indi- 
ana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called "the Indi- 
ana Territory." William Henry Harrison, then 
twenty -seven years of age, was appointed by John 
Adams Governor of the Indiana Territory, and 
immediately after also Governor of Upper Loui- 
siana. He was thus ruler over almost as exten- 
sive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. 
He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and 
was invested with powers nearly dictatorial over 
the then rapidly increasing white population. The 
ability and fidelity with which he discharged 
these responsible duties may be inferred from the 
fact that he was four times appointed to this 
office — first by John Adams, twice by Tbomas 
Jefferson, and afterwards by President Madison. 

When he began his administration there were 
but three white settlements in that almost bound- 
less region, now crowded with cities and resound- 
ing with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. 
One of these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly 
opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the 
Wabash; and the third was a French settlement. 

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrison 
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. 
About the year 1806, two extraordinary men, 
twin brothers of the Shawnee tribe, rose among 
them. One of these was called Tecumseh, or 
"the Crouching Panther;" the other Ollivva- 
checa, or "the Prophet." Tecumseh was not 
only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagac- 



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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 



ity, far-reaching foresight and indomitable perse- 
verance in any enterprise in which he might en- 
gage. His brother, the Prophet, was an orator, 
who could sway the feelings of the untutored In- 
dians as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath 
which they dwelt. With an enthusiasm unsur- 
passed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the 
crusades, he went from tribe to tribe, assuming 
that he was specially sent by the Great Spirit. 

Gov. Harrison made many attempts to con- 
ciliate the Indians, but at last war came, and at 
Tippecanoe the Indians were routed with great 
slaughter. October 28, 1812, his army began its 
march. When near the Prophet's town, three 
Indians of rank made their appearance and in- 
quired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them 
in so hostile an attitude. After a short confer- 
ence, arrangements were made for a meeting the 
next day to agree upon terms of peace. 

But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted 
with the Indian character to be deceived by such 
protestations. Selecting a favorable spot for his 
night's encampment, he took every precaution 
against surprise. His troops were posted in a 
hollow square and slept upon their arms. The 
wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock 
in the morning, had risen, and was sitting 
in conversation with his aides by the embers 
of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning, 
with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the In- 
dians had crept as near as possible, and just then, 
with a savage yell, rushed, with all the despera- 
tion which superstition and passion most highly 
inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the 
little army. The savages had been amply pro- 
vided with guns and ammunition by the English, 
and their war-whoop was accompanied by a 
shower of bullets. 

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as 
the light aided the Indians in their aim, and 
Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as 
the rocks around them until day dawned, when 
they made a simultaneous charge with the bayo- 
net and swept everything before them, completely 
routing the foe. 

Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
to the utmost. The British, descending from the 



Canadas, were of themselves a very formidable 
force, but with their savage allies rushing like 
wolves from the forest, burning, plundering, scalp- 
ing, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into 
a state of consternation which even the most vivid 
imagination can but faintly conceive. Gen. Hull 
had made an ignominious surrender of his forces at 
Detroit. Under these despairing circumstances, 
Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madi- 
son Commander-in-Chief of the Northwestern 
Army, with orders to retake Detroit and to protect 
the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man 
in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity 
and courage, but he was found equal to the 
position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet 
all the responsibilities. 

In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member 
of the National House of Representatives, to rep- 
resent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved 
an active member, and whenever he spoke it was 
with a force of reason and power of eloquence 
which arrested the attention of all the members. 

In 18 1 9, Harrison was elected to the Senate of 
Ohio, and in 1 824, as one of the Presidential Elec- 
tors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry 
Clay. The same year he was chosen to the Uni- 
ted States Senate. In 1836 his friends brought 
him forward as a candidate for the Presidency 
against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the 
close of Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nom- 
inated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unani- 
mously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler 
for the Vice-Presidency. The contest was very 
animated. Gen. Jackson gave all his influence to 
prevent Harrison's election, but his triumph was 
signal. 

The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Web- 
ster at its head as Secretary of State, was one of 
the most brilliant with which any President had 
ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects 
of an administration more flattering, or the hopes 
of the country more sanguine. In the midst of 
these bright and joyous prospects, Gen. Harrison 
was seized by a pleurisy-fever, and after a few 
days of violent sickness died, on the 4th of April, 
just one month after his inauguration as President 
of the United States. 





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JOHN TYLER. 



flOHN TYLER, the tenth President of the 
I United States, and was born in Charles 
G) City County, Va., March 29, 1790. He was 
the favored child of affluence and high social po- 
sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered 
William and Mary College, and graduated with 
much honor when but seventeen years old. After 
graduating, he devoted himself with great assi- 
duity to the study of law, partly with his father 
and partly with Edmund Randolph, one of the 
most distinguished lawyers of Virginia. 

At nineteen years of age, he commenced the 
practice of law. His success was rapid and as- 
tonishing. It is said that three months had not 
elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the 
docket of the court in which he was not retained. 
When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost 
unanimously elected to a seat in the State Legis- 
lature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures 
of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive 
years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving 
nearly the unanimous vote of his county. 

When but twenty-six years of age, he was 
elected a Member of Congress. Here he acted ear- 
nestly and ably with the Democratic party, oppos- 
ing a national bank, internal improvements by 
the General Government, and a protective tariff; 
advocating a strict construction of the Constitu- 
tion and the most careful vigilance over State 
rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous 
that before the close of his second term he found 
it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in 
Charles City County to recruit his health. He, 
however, soon after consented to take his seat in 
the State Legislature, where his influence was 
powerful in promoting public works of great 
utility. With a reputation thus constantly in- 
creasing, he was chosen by a very large majority 
of votes Governor of his native State. His ad- 
ministration was a signally successful one, and his 
popularity secured his re-election. 



John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of 
the United States. A portion of the Democratic 
party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's way- 
ward course, and brought forward John Tyler as 
his opponent, considering him the only man in 
Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed 
against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. 
Tyler was the victor. 

In accordance with his professions, upon tak- 
ing his seat in the Senate he joined the ranks of 
the opposition. He opposed the tariff, and spoke 
against and voted against the bank as unconsti- 
tutional; he strenuously opposed all restrictions 
upon slavery, resisting all projects of internal im- 
provements by the General Government, and 
avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view 
of nullification; he declared that Gen. Jackson, 
by his opposition to the nullifiers, had abandoned 
the principles of the Democratic party. Such 
was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress — a record in 
perfect accordance with the principles which he 
had always avowed. 

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice 
of his profession. There was a split in the Demo- 
cratic party. His friends still regarded him as a 
true Jeffersonian, gave him a dinner, and show- 
ered compliments upon him. He had now at- 
tained the age of forty-six, and his career had been 
very brilliant. In consequence of his devotion to 
public business, his private affairs had fallen into 
some disorder, and it was not without satisfac- 
tion that he resumed the practice of law, and de- 
voted himself to the cultivation of his plantation. 
Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, for 
the better education of his children, and he again 
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 

By the southern Whigs he was sent to the 
national convention at Harrisburg in 1839 to nom- 
inate a President. The majority of votes were 
given to Gen Harrison, a genuine Whig, much 
to the disappointment of the South, which wished 



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JOHN TYLER. 



for Henry Clay. To conciliate the southern 
Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention 
then nominated John Tyler for Vice-President. 
It was well known that he was not in sympathy 
with the Whig party in the North; but the Vice- 
President has very little power in the Govern- 
ment, his main and almost only duty being to 
preside over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it 
happened that a Whig President and, in reality, 
a Democratic Vice-President were chosen. 

In 1841, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice- 
President of the United States. In one short 
month from that time, President Harrison died, 
and Mr. Tyler thus found himself, to his own 
surprise and that of the whole nation, an occu- 
pant of the Presidential chair. Hastening from 
Williamsburg to Washington, on the 6th of 
April he was inaugurated to the high and re- 
sponsible office. He was placed in a position of 
exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long 
life he had been opposed to the main principles of 
the party which had brought him into power. 
He had ever been a consistent, honest man, with 
an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had se- 
lected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, 
and thus surround himself with counselors whose 
views were antagonistic to his own ? or, on the 
other hand, should he turn against the party 
which had elected him, and select a cabinet in 
harmony with himself, and which would oppose 
all those views which the Whigs deemed essen- 
tial to the public welfare ? This was his fearful 
dilemma. He invited the cabinet which Presi- 
dent Harrison had selected to retain their seats, 
and recommended a day of fasting and prayer, 
that God would guide and bless us. 

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for 
the incorporation of a fiscal bank of ;he United 
States. The President, after ten days' delay, re- 
turned it with his veto. He suggested, however, 
that he would approve of a bill drawn up upon 
such a plan as he proposed. Such a bill was ac- 
cordingly prepared, and privately submitted to 
him. He gave it his approval. It was passed 
without alteration, and he sent it back with his 
veto. Here commenced the open rupture. It is 
said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- 



ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who se- 
verely touched the pride of the President. 

The opposition now exultingly received the 
President into their arms. The party which 
elected him denounced him bitterly. All the 
members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, 
resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the 
Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued 
an address to the people of the United States, 
proclaiming that all political alliance between the 
Whigs and President Tyler was at an end. 

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs 
and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong 
party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary 
to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig 
friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's un- 
fortunate administration passed sadly away. No 
one was satisfied. The land was filled with mur- 
murs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats 
alike assailed him. More and more, however, he 
brought himself into sympathy with his old 
friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his 
term he gave his whole influence to the support 
of Mr. Polk, the Democratic candidate for his 
successor. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, President Tyler re- 
tired from the harassments of office, to the regret 
of neither party, and probably to his own unspeak- 
able relief. The remainder of his days were 
passed mainly in the retirement of his beautiful 
home — Sherwood Forest, Charles City County, 
Va. His first wife, Miss Letitia Christian, died 
in Washington in 1842; and in June, 1844, 
he was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia 
Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and 
intellectual accomplishments. 

When the great Rebellion rose, which the 
State Rights and nullifying doctrines of John C. 
Calhoun had inaugurated, President Tyler re- 
nounced his allegiance to the United States, and 
joined the Confederates. He was chosen a mem- 
ber of their Congress, and while engaged in 
active measures to destroy, by force of arms, the 
Government over which he had once presided, he 
was taken sick and soon died. 




(S/^^c-O-? OCL- ^C-^^<L. 



JAMES K. POLK. 



(TAMES K. POLK, the eleventh President of 
I the United States, was born in Meeklenburgh 
(2/ County, N. C, November 2, 1795. His 
parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the 
former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 
at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 
1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and 
soon after followed by most of the members of the 
Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or 
three hundred miles farther west, to the rich val- 
ley of the Duck River. Here, in the midst of the 
wilderness, in a region which was subsequently 
called Maury County, they erected their log huts 
and established their homes. In the hard toil of 
a new farm in the wilderness, James K. Polk 
spent the early years of his childhood and youth. 
His father, adding the pursuit of a surveyor to 
that of a farmer, gradually increased in wealth, 
until he became one of the leading men of the 
region. His mother was a superior woman, of 
strong common sense and earnest piety. 

Very earl}- in life James developed a taste for 
reading, and expressed the strongest desire to ob- 
tain a liberal education. His mother's training 
had made him methodical in his habits, had taught 
him punctuality and industry, and had inspired 
him with lofty principles of morality. His health 
was frail, and his father, fearing that he might not 
be able to endure a sedentary iife, got a situation 
for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for 
commercial pursuits. 

This was to James a bitter disappointment. He 
had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
uncongenial occupation but a few v;eks, when, 
at his earnest solicitation, his father removed 
him and made arrangements for him to pros- 
ecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Mur- 
freesboro Academy. With ardor which could 
scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his 



studies, and in less than two and a-half years, in 
the autumn of 18 15, entered the sophomore class 
in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplar}- of 
scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allow- 
ing himself to be absent from a recitation or a 
religious service. 

Mr. Polk graduated in 18 18, with the highest 
honors, being deemed the best scholar of his class, 
both in mathematics and the classics. He was 
then twenty -three years of age. His health was 
at this time much impaired by the assiduity with 
which he had prosecuted his studies. After a 
short season of relaxation, he went to Nashville, 
and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study 
law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance 
with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his planta- 
tion, the "Hermitage," but a few miles from 
Nashville. They had probably been slightly ac- 
quainted before. 

Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican 
and James K. adhered to the same political faith. 
He was a popular public speaker, and was con- 
stantly called upon to address the meetings of his 
party friends. His skill as a speaker was such 
that he was popularly called the Napoleon of the 
stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, 
genial and courteous in his bearing, and with that 
sympathetic nature in the joys and griefs of oth- 
ers which gave him hosts of friends. In 1823, 
he was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee, 
and gave his strong influence toward the election 
of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of 
the United States. 

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
Childress, of Rutherford County, Tenn. His 
bride was altogether worthy of him — a lady of 
beauty and culture. In the fall of 1825 Mr. Polk 
was chosen a member of Congress, and the satis- 
faction he gave his constituents may be inferred 



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JAMES K. POLK. 



from the fact, that for fourteen successive years, 
or until 1839, he was continued in that office. He 
then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might 
accept the Gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. In 
Congress he was a laborious member, a frequent 
and a popular speaker. He was always in his 
seat, always courteous, and whenever he spoke 
it was always to the point, without any ambitious 
rhetorical display. 

During five sessions of Congress Mr. Polk was 
Speaker of the House. Strong passions were 
roused and stormy scenes were witnessed, but he 
performed his arduous duties to a very general 
satisfaction, and a unanimous vote of thanks to 
him was passed by the House as he withdrew on 
the 4th of March, 1839. 

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, 
as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. 
He was elected by a large majority, and on Octo- 
ber 14, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. 
In 1 841 his term of office expired, and he was 
again the candidate of the Democratic party, but 
was defeated. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was in- 
augurated President of the United States. The 
verdict of the country in favor of the annexation 
of Texas exerted its influence upon Congress, 
and the last act of the administration of President 
Tyler was to affix his signature to a joint resolu- 
tion of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, ap- 
proving of the annexation of Texas to the Union. 
As Mexico still claimed Texas as one of her 
provinces, the Mexican Minister, Almonte, im- 
mediately demanded his passports and left the 
country, declaring the act of the annexation to be 
an act hostile to Mexico. 

In his first message, President Polk urged that 
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be 
received into the Union on the same footing with 
the other States. In the mean time, Gen. Taylor 
was sent with an army into Texas to hold the 
country. He was first sent to Nueces, which the 
Mexicans said was the western boundary of Tex- 
as. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles 
further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected 
batteries which commanded the Mexican city of 
Matamoras, which was situated on the western 



banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, 
and war was declared against Mexico by President 
Polk. The war was pushed forward by his ad- 
ministration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, 
whose army was first called one of ' ' observation, ' ' 
then of "occupation," then of " invasion," was 
sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans 
in every encounter were hopelessly slaughtered. 
The day of judgment alone can reveal the misery 
which this war caused. It was by the ingenuity 
of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was 
brought on. 

' ' To the victors belong the spoils. ' ' Mexico 
was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our 
hands. We now consented to peace upon the 
condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in 
addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of 
Upper and Lower California. This new demand 
embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred 
thousand square miles. This was an extent of 
territory equal to nine States of the size of New 
York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen ma- 
jestic States to be added to the Union. There 
were some Americans who thought it all right; 
there were others who thought it all wrong. In 
the prosecution of this war we expended twenty 
thousand lives and more than $100,000,000. Of 
this money $15,000,000 Were paid to Mexico. 

On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired 
from office, having served one term. The next 
day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was 
inaugurated as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to 
the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Tay- 
lor, and the same evening, with Mrs. Polk, he 
commenced his return to Tennessee. He was 
then but fifty-four years of age. He had always 
been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his 
health was good. With an ample fortune, a 
choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic 
ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though 
long years of tranquillity and happiness were be- 
fore him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge 
— was then sweeping up the Valley of the Missis- 
sippi, and he contracted the disease, dying on the 
15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth year of his 
age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. 



ZACHARY TAYLOR. 



G7ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth President of 
I. the United States, was born on the 24th of 
/y) November, 1784, in Orange County, Va. 
His father, Col. Taylor, was a Virginian of 
note, and a distinguished patriot and soldier of 
the Revolution. When Zachary was an infant, 
his father, with his wife and two children, emi- 
grated to Kentucky, where he settled in the path- 
less wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. In 
this frontier home, away from civilization and all 
its refinements, young Zachary could enjoy but 
few social and educational advantages. When 
six years of age he attended a common school, 
and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of 
character. He was strong, fearless and self-reli- 
ant, and manifested a strong desire to enter the 
army to fight the Indians, who were ravaging the 
frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the 
uneventful years of his childhood on his father's 
large but lonely plantation. 

In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for 
him a commission as Lieutenant in the United 
States arm}-, and he joined the troops which were 
stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. 
Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, 
a young lady from one of the first families of 
Maryland. 

Immediately after the declaration of war with 
England, in 1812, Capt. Taylor (for he had then 
been promoted to that rank) was put in command 
of Ft. Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles 
above Vincennes. This fort had been built in the 
wilderness by Gen. Harrison, on his march tc> 
Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of at- 
tack by the Indians, led by Tecumseh. Its garri- 
son consisted of a broken company of infantry, 
numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. 

Early in the autumn of 181 2, the Indians, 
stealthily, and in large numbers, moved upon the 



fort. Their approach was first indicated by the 
murder of two soldiers just outside of the stockade. 
Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to 
meet the anticipated assault. On the 4th of Sep- 
tember, a band of fort}' painted and plumed sav- 
ages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and 
informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their 
chief would come to have a talk with him. It 
was evident that their object was merely to ascer- 
tain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, 
kept them at a distance. 

The sun went down; the savages disappeared; 
the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour 
before midnight the war-whoop burst from a 
thousand lips in the forest around, followed by 
the discharge of musketry and the rush of the 
foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to his 
post. Every man knew that defeat was not 
merely death, but, in the case of capture, death by 
the most agonizing and prolonged torture. No 
pen can describe, no imagination can conceive, the 
scenes which ensued. The savages succeeded in 
setting fire to one of the block-houses. Until six 
o'clock in the morning this awful conflict con- 
tinued, when the savages, baffled at every point 
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. 
Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defense, was pro- 
moted to the rank of Major by brevet. 

Until the close of the war, Maj. Taylor was 
placed in such situations that he saw but little 
more of active service. He was sent far away 
into the depths of the wilderness to Ft. Craw- 
ford, on Fox River, which empties into Green 
Bay. Here there was little to be done but to 
wear away the tedious hours as one best could. 
There were no books, no society, no intellectual 
stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years 
rolled on. Gradually he rose to the rank of 
Colonel. In the Black Hawk War, which re- 



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suited in the capture of that renowned chieftain, 
Col. Taylor took a subordinate, but a brave and 
efficient, part. 

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged 
in the defense of the frontiers, in scenes so re- 
mote, and in employments so obscure, that his 
name was unknown beyond the limits of his own 
immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he 
was sent to Florida to compel the Seminole Indi- 
ans to vacate that region, and retire beyond the 
Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty had prom- 
ised they should do. The services rendered here 
secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
the Government, and as a reward he was ele- 
vated to the high rank of Brigadier- General by 
brevet, and soon after, in May, 1838, was ap- 
pointed to the chief command of the United 
States troops in Florida. 

After two years of wearisome employment 
amidst the everglades of the Peninsula, Gen. Tay- 
lor obtained, at his own request, a change of 
command, and was stationed over the Department 
of the Southwest. This field embraced Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Establishing 
his headquarters at Ft. Jessup, in Louisiana, he 
removed his family to a plantation which he pur- 
chased near Baton Rouge. Here he remained 
for five years, buried, as it were, from the world, 
but faithfully discharging every duty imposed 
upon him. 

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the 
land between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the 
latter river being the boundary of Texas, which 
was then claimed by the United States. Soon 
the war with Mexico was brought on, and at Palo 
Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won 
brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank 
of Major-General by brevet was then conferred 
upon Gen. Taylor, and his name was received 
with enthusiasm almost everywhere in the na- 
tion. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
Buena Vista, in which he won signal victories 
over forces much larger than he commanded. 

The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena 
Vista spread the wildest enthusiasm over the 
country. The name of Gen. Taylor was on 
every one's lips. The Whig party decided to 



take advantage of this wonderful popularity in 
bringing forward the unpolished, unlettered, hon- 
est soldier as their candidate for the Presidency. 
Gen. Taylor was astonished at the announce- 
ment, and for a time would not listen to it, de- 
claring that he was not at all qualified for such 
an office. So little interest had he taken in poli- 
tics, that for forty years he had not cast a vote. 
It was not without chagrin that several distin- 
guished statesmen, who had been long years in 
the public service, found their claims set aside in 
behalf of one whose name had never been heard 
of, save in connection with Palo Alto, Resaca de 
la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. It is said 
that Daniel Webster, in his haste, remarked, " It 
is a nomination not fit to be made." 

Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a 
fine writer. His friends took possession of him, 
and prepared such few communications as it was 
needful should be presented to the public. The 
popularity of the successful warrior swept the 
land. He was triumphantly elected over two 
opposing candidates, — Gen. Cass and Ex-Presi- 
dent Martin Van Buren. Though he selected an 
excellent cabinet, the good old man found himself 
in a very uncongenial position, and was at times 
sorely perplexed and harassed. His mental suf- 
ferings were very severe, and probably tended to 
hasten his death. The pro-slavery party was 
pushing its claims with tireless energy; expedi- 
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba; California 
was pleading for admission to the Union, while 
slavery stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. 
Taylor found the political conflicts in Washington 
to be far more trying to the nerves than battles 
with Mexicans or Indians. 

In the midst of all these troubles, Gen. Taylor, 
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but 
little over a year, took cold, and after a brief 
sickness of but little over five days, died, on the 
9th of July, 1850. His last words were, "I am 
not afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeav- 
ored to do my duty." He died universally re- 
spected and beloved. An honest, unpretending 
man, he had been steadily growing in the affec- 
tions of the people, and the Nation bitterly la- 
mented his death. 




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MILLARD FILLMORE. 



ILLARD FILLMORE, thirteenth President 
of the United States, was born at Summer 
Hill, Cayuga County, N. Y., on the 7th of 
January, 1800. His father was a farmer, and, owing 
to misfortune, in humble circumstances. Of his 
mother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, of 
Pittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she pos- 
sessed an intellect of a high order, united with 
much personal loveliness, sweetness of disposi- 
tion, graceful manners and exquisite sensibilities. 
She died in 1831, having lived to see her son a 
young man of distinguished promise, though she 
was not permitted to witness the high dignity 
which he finally attained. 

In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender 
advantages for education in his early years. The 
common schools, which he occasionally attended, 
were very imperfect institutions, and books were 
scarce and expensive. There was nothing then 
in his character to indicate the brilliant career 
upon which he was about to enter. He was a 
plain farmer's boy — intelligent, good-looking, 
kind-hearted. The sacred iufluences of home 
had taught him to revere the Bible, and had laid 
the foundations of an upright character. When 
fourteen years of age, his father sent him some 
hundred miles from home to the then wilds of 
Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. 
Near the mill there was a small village, where 
some enterprising man had commenced the col- 
lection of a village library. This proved an in- 
estimable blessing to young Fillmore. His even- 
ings were spent in reading. Soon every leisure 
moment was occupied with books. His thirst for 
knowledge became insatiate, and the selections 
which he made were continually more elevating 
and instructive. He read history, biography, 
orator)', and thus gradually there was enkindled 



in his heart a desire to be something more than a 
mere worker with his hands. 

The young clothier had now attained the age 
of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appear- 
ance and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so hap- 
pened that there was a gentleman in the neigh- 
borhood of ample pecuniary means and of benev- 
olence, — Judge Walter Wood, — who was struck 
with the prepossessing appearance of young Fill- 
more. He made his acquaintance, and was so 
much impressed with his ability and attainments 
that he advised him to abandon his trade and de- 
vote himself to the study of the law. The young 
man replied that he had no means of his own, 
no friends to help him, and that his previous edu- 
cation had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood 
had so much confidence in him that he kindly 
offered to take him into his own office, and to 
lend him such money as he needed. Most grate- 
fully the generous offer was accepted. 

There is in many minds a strange delusion 
about a collegiate education. A young man is 
supposed to be liberally educated if he has gradu- 
ated at some college. But many a boy who loi- 
ters through university halls and then enters a 
law office is by no means as well prepared to 
prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fill- 
more when he graduated at the clothing-mill at 
the end of four years of manual labor, during 
which every leisure moment had been devoted to 
intense mental culture. 

In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he 
was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. 
He then went to the village of Aurora, and com- 
menced the practice of law. In this secluded, 
quiet region, his practice, of course, was limited, 
and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in 
fortune or in fame. Here, in 1826, he married a 
lady of great moral worth, and one capable of 



MILLARD FILLMORE. 



adorning any station she might be called to fill, — 
Miss Abigail Powers. 

His elevation of character, his untiring industry, 
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advo- 
cate, gradually attracted attention, and he was 
invited to enter into partnership, under highly ad- 
vantageous circumstances, with an elder member 
of the Bar in Buffalo. Just before removing to 
Buffalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of 
Assembly of the State of New York, as a Repre- 
sentative from Erie County. Though he had 
never taken a very active part in politics, his vote 
and sympathies were with the Whig party. The 
State was then Democratic, and he found himself 
in a helpless minority in the Legislature; still the 
testimony comes from all parties that his courtesy, 
ability and integrity won, to a very unusual de- 
gree, the respect of his associates. 

In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a 
seat in the United States Congress. He entered 
that troubled arena in the most tumultuous hours 
of our national history, when the great conflict 
respecting the national bank and the removal of 
the deposits was raging. 

His term of two years closed, and he returned 
to his profession, which he pursued with increas- 
ing reputation and success. After a lapse of two 
years he again became a candidate for Congress; 
was re-elected, and took his seat in 1837. His 
past experience as a Representative gave him 
strength and confidence. The first term of service 
in Congress to any man can be but little more 
than an introduction. He was now prepared for 
active duty. All his energies were brought to 
bear upon the public good. Every measure re- 
ceived his impress. 

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, 
and his popularity filled the State. In the year 
1847, when he had attained the age of forty- 
seven years, he was elected Comptroller of the 
State. His labors at the Bar, in the Legisla- 
ture, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given 
him very considerable fame. The Whigs were 
casting about to find suitable candidates for Presi- 
dent and Vice-President at the approaching elec- 
tion. Far away on the waters of the Rio Grande, 
there was a rough old soldier, who had fought 



one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, 
which had caused his name to be proclaimed in 
trumpet-tones all over the land as a candidate for 
the presidency. But it was necessary to associate 
with him on the same ticket some man of repu- 
tation as a statesman. 

Under the influence of these considerations, the 
names of Zaehary Taylor and Millard Fillmore 
became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their 
candidates for President and Vice-President. The 
Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On the 
4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, 
of the United States. 

On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, 
about one year and four months after his inaugura- 
tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the 
Constitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus be- 
came President. He appointed a very able cabi- 
net, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was 
Secretary of State; nevertheless, he had serious 
difficulties to contend with, since the opposition 
had a majority in both Houses. He did all in his 
power to conciliate the South; but the pro-slavery 
party in the South felt the inadequacy of all 
measures of transient conciliation. The popula- 
tion of the free States was so rapidly increasing 
over that of the slave States, that it was inevitable 
that the power of the Government should soon 
pass into the hands of the free States. The fa- 
mous compromise measures were adopted under 
Mr. Fillmore's administration, and the Japan ex- 
pedition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 
1853, he, having served one term, retired. 

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Know-Nothing" party, but 
was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. 
Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terri- 
ble conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It 
was generally supposed that his sympathies were 
rather with those who were endeavoring to over- 
throw our institutions. President Fillmore kept 
aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words 
of cheer to one party or the other. He was thus 
forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, 
and died in Buffalo, N. Y., March 8, 1874. 





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FRANKLIN PIERCE. 



fRANKUN PIERCE, the fourteenth Presi- 
r^ dent of the United States, was born in Hills- 
| * borough, N. H., November 23, 1804. His 
father was a Revolutionary soldier, who with his 
own strong arm hewed out a home in the wilder- 
ness. He was a man of inflexible integrity, of 
strong, though uncultivated, mind, and was an un- 
compromising Democrat. The mother of Frank- 
lin Pierce was all that a son could desire — an in- 
telligent, prudent, affectionate, Christian woman. 

Franklin, who was the sixth of eight children, 
was a remarkably bright and handsome boy, 
generous, warm-hearted and brave. He won 
alike the love of old and young. The boys on 
the play-ground loved him. His teachers loved 
him. The neighbors looked upon him with pride 
and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman, 
always speaking kind words, and doing kind 
deeds, with a peculiar, unstudied tact which 
taught him what was agreeable. Without de- 
veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
devotion to books, he was a good scholar, and in 
body and mind a finely developed boy. 

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, 
he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me. 
He was one of die most popular young men in 
the college. The purity of his moral character, 
the unvarying courtesy of his demeanor, his rank 
as a scholar, and genial nature, rendered him a 
universal favorite. There was something pe- 
culiarly winning in his address, and it was evi- 
dently not in the slightest degree studied — it was 
the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous 
and loving nature. 

Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin 
Pierce commenced the study of law in the office 
of Judge Woodbury, one of the most distinguished 



lawyers of the State, and a man of great private 
worth. The eminent social qualities of the young 
lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, 
and the brilliant political career into which Judge 
Woodbury was entering, all tended to entice Mr. 
Pierce into the fascinating yet perilous path of 
political life. With all the ardor of his nature he 
espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presi- 
dency. He commenced the practice of law in 
Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent 
the town in the State Legislature. Here he 
served for four years. The last two years he was 
chosen Speaker of the House by a very large 
vote. 

In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was 
elected a member of Congress. In 1837, being 
then but thirty-three years old, he was elected to 
the Senate, taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren 
commenced his administration. He was the 
youngest member in the Senate. In the year 
1834, he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a 
lady of rare beauty and accomplishments, and one 
admirably fitted to adorn ever}' station with which 
her husband was honored. Of the three sons who 
were born to them, all now sleep with their par- 
ents in the grave. 

In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing 
fame and increasing business as a lawyer, took up 
his residence in Concord, the capital of New 
Hampshire. President Polk, upon his accession 
to office, appointed Mr. Pierce Attorney-General 
of the United States; but the offer was declined 
in consequence of numerous professional engage- 
ments at home, and the precarious state of Mrs. 
Pierce's health. He also, about the same time, 
declined the nomination for Governor by the 
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called 



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FRANKLIN PIERCE. 



Mr. Pierce into the army. Receiving the appoint- 
ment of Brigadier-General, he embarked with a 
portion of his troops at Newport, R. I., on the 
27th of May, 1847. He took an important part 
in this war, proving himself a brave and true sol- 
dier. 

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his na- 
tive State, he was received enthusiastically by the 
advocates of the Mexican War, and coldly by his 
opponents. He resumed the practice of his pro- 
fession, very frequently taking an active part in 
political questions, giving his cordial support to 
the pro-slavery wing of the Democratic party. 
The compromise measures met cordially with his 
approval, and he strenuously advocated the en- 
forcement of the infamous Fugitive Slave Law, 
which so shocked the religious sensibilities of the 
North. He thus became distinguished as a 
' ' Northern man with Southern principles. ' ' The 
strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
safely trust in office to carry out their plans. 

On the 12th of June, 1852, the Democratic con- 
vention met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate 
for the Presidency. For four days they contin- 
ued in session, and in thirty -five ballotings no one 
had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus 
far had been thrown for Gen. Pierce. Then the 
Virginia delegation brought forward his name. 
There were fourteen more ballotings, during which 
Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at 
the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred 
and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates 
eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig can- 
didate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with great una- 
nimity. Only four States — Vermont, Massachu- 
setts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their elec- 
toral votes against him. Gen. Franklin Pierce 
was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
States on the 4th of March, 1853. 

His administration proved one of the most 
stormy our country had ever experienced. The 
controversy between slavery and freedom was 
then approaching its culminating point. It be- 
came evident that there was to be an irrepressible 
conflict between them, and that this nation 
could not long exist " half slave and half free." 



President Pierce, during the whole of his admin- 
istration, did everything he could to conciliate the 
South; but it was all in vain. The conflict every 
year grew more violent, and threats of the disso- 
lution of the Union were borne to the North on 
every Southern breeze. 

Such was the condition of affairs when Presi- 
dent Pierce approached the close of his four- 
years term of office. The North had become 
thoroughly alienated from him. The anti-slavery 
sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been 
rapidly increasing; all the intellectual ability and 
social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in 
deep reprehension of his administrative acts. The 
slaveholders of the South also, unmindful of the 
fidelity with which he had advocated those meas- 
ures of Government which they approved, and 
perhaps feeling that he had rendered himself 
so unpopular as no longer to be able to accepta- 
bly serve them, ungratefully dropped him, and 
nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- 
turned to his home in Concord. His three chil- 
dren were all dead, his last surviving child hav- 
ing been killed before his eyes in a railroad acci- 
dent; and his wife, one of the most estimable and 
accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in 
consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom soon 
came, and he was left alone in the world without 
wife or child. 

When the terrible Rebellion burst forth which 
divided our country into two parties, and two 
only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the prin- 
ciples which he had always cherished, and gave 
his sympathies to that pro-slavery party with 
which he had ever been allied. He declined to 
do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen 
the hand of the National Government. He con- 
tinued to reside in Concord until the time of his 
death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was 
one of the most genial and social of men, an hon- 
ored communicant of the Episcopal Church, and 
one of the kindest of neighbors. Generous to a 
fault, he contributed liberally toward the allevia- 
tion of suffering and want, and many of his 
towns-people were often gladdened by his material 
bounty. 




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JAMES BUCHANAN. 



(TAMES BUCHANAN, the fifteenth President 
I of the United States, was born in a small 
© frontier town, at the foot of the eastern ridge 
of the Alleghanies, in Franklin County, Pa., on 
the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the 
humble cabin home stood was called Stony Bat- 
ter. His father was a native of the north of Ire- 
land, who had emigrated in 1783, with little prop- 
erty save his own strong arms. Five years after- 
ward he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter 
of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, 
plunged into the wilderness, staked his claim, 
reared his log hut, opened a clearing with his 
axe, and settled down there to perform his obscure 
part in the drama of life. When James was eight 
years of age, his father removed to the village of 
Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, 
and commenced a course of study in English, 
Latin and Greek. His progress was rapid, and 
at the age of fourteen he entered Dickinson Col- 
lege, at Carlisle. Here he developed remarkable 
talent, and took his stand among the first scholars 
in the institution. 

In the year 1809, he graduated with the high- 
est honors of his class. He was then eighteen 
years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, 
fond of athletic sports, an unerring shot, and en- 
livened with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. 
He immediately commenced the study of law in 
the city of Lancaster, and was admitted to the 
Bar in 181 2, when he was but twenty-one years 
of age. 

In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a 
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for 
ten years he remained a member of the Lower 
House. During the vacations of Congress, he 



occasionally tried some important case. In 1831 
he retired altogether from the toils of his profes- 
sion, having acquired an ample fortune. 

Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presi- 
dency, appointed Mr. Buchanan Minister to Rus- 
sia. The duties of his mission he performed 
with ability, and gave satisfaction to all parties. 
Upon his return, in 1833, he was elected to a seat 
in the United States Senate. He there met as 
his associates Webster, Clay, Wright and Cal- 
houn. He advocated the measures proposed by 
President Jackson, of making reprisals against 
France to enforce the payment of our claims 
against that country, and defended the course of 
the President in his unprecedented and wholesale 
removal from office of those who were not the 
supporters of his administration. Upon this 
question he was brought into direct collision with 
Henry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, ad- 
vocated expunging from the journal of the Senate 
the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for re- 
moving the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the 
abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, 
and urged the prohibition of the circulation of 
anti-slavery documents by the United States 
mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, 
he advocated that they should be respectfully re- 
ceived, and that the reply should be returned 
that Congress had no power to legislate upon the 
subject. "Congress," said he, "might as well 
undertake to interfere with slavery under a for- 
eign government as in any of the States where it 
now exists. ' ' 

Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, 
Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as 
such took his share of the responsibility in the 



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JAMES BUCHANAN. 



conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed 
that crossing the Nueces by the American 
troops into the disputed territory was not wrong, 
but for the Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande 
into Texas was a declaration of war. No candid 
man can read with pleasure the account of the 
course our Government pursued in that movement. 
Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly 
with the party devoted to the perpetuation and 
extension of slavery, and brought all the energies 
of his mind to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. 
He gave his cordial approval to the compromise 
measures of 1850, which included the Fugitive 
Slave Law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the 
Presidency, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mis- 
sion to England. 

In the year 1856, a national Democratic Con- 
vention nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presi- 
dency. The political conflict was one of the most 
severe in which our country has ever engaged. 
All the friends of slavery were on one side; all 
the advocates of its restriction and final abolition 
on the other. Mr. Fremont, the candidate of the 
enemies of slavery, received one hundred and 
fourteen electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 
one hundred and seventy-four, and was elected. 
The popular vote stood 1,340,618 for Fremont, 
1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4, 1857, 
the latter was inaugurated. 

Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only 
four years were wanting to fill up his three-score 
years and ten. His own friends, those with 
whom he had been allied in political principles 
and action for years, were seeking the destruc- 
tion of the Government, that they might rear 
upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation 
whose corner-stone should be human slavery. In 
this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly 
bewildered. He could not, with his long-avowed 
principles, consistently oppose the State Rights 
party in their assumptions. As President of the 
United States, bound by his oath faithfully to 
administer the laws, he could not, without per- 
jury of the grossest kind, unite with those en- 
deavoring to overthrow the Republic. He there- 
fore did nothing. 
The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administra- 



tion nominated Abraham Lincoln as their stand- 
ard-bearer in the next Presidential canvass. 
The pro-slavery party declared that if he were 
elected and the control of the Government were 
thus taken from their hands, they would secede 
from the Union, taking with them as they retired 
the National Capitol at Washington and the 
lion's share of the territory of the United States. 

As the storm increased in violence, the slave- 
holders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. 
Buchanan avowing that Congress had no power 
to prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions 
of governmental imbecility was exhibited that the 
world has ever seen. He declared that Congress 
had no power to enforce its laws in any State 
which had withdrawn, or which was attempting 
to withdraw, from the Union. This was not the 
doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand 
upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed: "The Union 
must and shall be preserved!" 

South Carolina seceded in December, i860, 
nearly three months before the inauguration of 
President Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in 
listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in 
Charleston; Ft. Sumter was besieged; our forts, 
navy-yards and arsenals were seized; our depots 
of military stores were plundered, and our cus- 
tom-houses and post-offices were appropriated by 
the rebels. 

The energy of the rebels and the imbecility of 
our Executive were alike marvelous. The na- 
tion looked on in agony, waiting for the slow 
weeks to glide away and close the administration, 
so terrible in its weakness. At length the long- 
looked-for hour of deliverance came, when Abra- 
ham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. 

The administration of President Buchanan was 
certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
perienced. His best friends can not recall it with 
pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his 
fame, that in that dreadful conflict which rolled 
its billows of flame and blood over our whole 
land, no word came from his lips to indicate his 
wish that our country's banner should triumph 
over the flag of the Rebellion. He died at his 
Wheatland retreat, June 1, 1868. 





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ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 



(31 BRAHAM LINCOLN, the sixteenth Presi- 
LA dent of the United States, was born in Hardin 
(1 County, Ky., February 12, 1809. About 
the year 1780, a man by the name of Abraham 
Lincoln left Virginia with his family and moved 
into the then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years 
after this emigration, and while still a young man, 
he was working one day in a field, when an Indian 
stealthily approached and killed him. His widow 
was left in extreme poverty with five little chil- 
dren, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the 
youngest of the boys, and the father of President 
Abraham Lincoln, was four years of age at his 
father's death. 

When twenty-eight years old, Thomas Lincoln 
built a log cabin, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
daughter of another family of poor Kentucky 
emigrants, who had also come from Virginia. 
Their second child was Abraham Lincoln, the sub- 
ject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was 
a noble woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created 
to adorn a palace, but doomed to toil and pine, and 
die in a hovel. " All that I am, or hope to be," 
exclaimed the grateful son, " I owe to my angel- 
mother. ' ' When he was eight years ot age, his 
father sold his cabin and small farm and moved 
to Indiana, where two years later his mother died. 

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly 
family was the usual lot of humanity. There 
were joys and griefs, weddings and funerals. 
Abraham's sister Sarah, to whom he was tenderly 
attached, was married when a child of but four- 
teen years of age, and soon died. The family 
was gradually scattered, and Thomas Lincoln 
sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, and emi- 
grated to Macon County, 111. 

Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years 
of age. With vigorous hands he aided his father 
in rearing another log cabin, and worked quite 
diligently at this until he saw the family com- 
fortably settled, and their small lot of enclosed 
prairie planted with corn, when he announced to 



his father his intention to leave home, and to gc 
out into the world and seek his fortune. LiUk 
did he or his friends imagine how brilliant that 
fortune was to be. He saw the value of educa- 
tion and was intensely earnest to improve his 
mind to the utmost of his power. Religion he 
revered. His morals were pure, and he was un- 
contaminated by a single vice. 

Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired 
laborer among the farmers. Then he went to 
Springfield, where he was employed in building 
a large flat-boat. In this he took a herd of swine, 
floated them down the Sangamon to Illinois, and 
thence by the Mississippi to New Orleans. What- 
ever Abraham Lincoln undertook, he performed 
so faithfully as to give great satisfaction to his 
emplo5 r ers. In this adventure the latter were 
so well pleased, that upon his return they placed 
a store and mill under his care. 

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk 
War, he enlisted and was chosen Captain of a 
company. He returned to Sangamon County, 
and, although only twenty-three years of age, was 
a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. 
He soon after received from Andrew Jackson the 
appointment of Postmaster of New Salem. His 
only post-office was his hat. All the letters he 
received he carried there, ready to deliver to those 
he chanced to meet. He studied sun-eying, and 
soon made this his business. In 1834 he again 
became a candidate for the Legislature and was 
elected. Mr. Stuart, of Springfield, advised him 
to study law. He walked from New Salem to 
Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a load of 
books, carried them back, and began his legal 
studies. When the Legislature assembled, he 
trudged on foot with his pack on his back one 
hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here 
it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 
he removed to Springfield and began the practice 
of law. His success with the jury was so great 



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that lie was soon engaged in almost every noted 
case in the circuit. 

In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. 
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas on the slavery ques- 
tion. In the organization of the Republican party 
in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at 
once became one of the leaders in that party. 
Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator 
Douglas in the contest in 1858 for a seat in the 
Senate, form a most notable part of his history. 
The issue was on the slavery question, and he 
took the broad ground of the Declaration of In- 
dependence, that all men are created equal. Mr. 
Lincoln was defeated in this contest, but won a 
far higher prize. 

The great Republican Convention met at Chi- 
cago on the 1 6th of June, i860. The delegates 
and strangers who crowded the city amounted to 
twenty-five thousand. An immense building 
called " The Wigwam," was reared to accommo- 
date the convention. There were eleven candi- 
dates for whom votes were thrown. William H. 
Seward, a man whose fame as a statesman had 
long filled the land, was the most prominent. It 
was generally supposed he would be the nomi- 
nee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the 
nomination on the third ballot. 

Election day came, and Mr. Lincoln received 
one hundred and eighty electoral votes out of two 
hundred and three cast, and was, therefore, con- 
stitutionally elected President of the United States. 
The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this 
good and merciful man, especially by the slave- 
holders, was greater than upon any other man 
ever elected to this high position. In February, 
1 861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stop- 
ping in all the large cities on his way, making 
speeches. The whole journey was fraught with 
much danger. Many of the Southern States had 
already seceded, and several attempts at assassi- 
nation were afterward brought to light. A gang 
in Baltimore had arranged upon his arrival to 
"get up a row," and in the confusion to make 
sure of his death with revolvers and hand-gren- 
ades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret 
and special train was provided to take him from 
Harrisburg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected 



hour of the night. The train started at half-past 
ten, and to prevent any possible communication 
on the part of the Secessionists with their Con- 
federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train 
had started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. 
Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was 
inaugurated, although great anxiety was felt by 
all loyal people. 

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
to Mr. Seward the Department of State, and to 
other prominent opponents before the convention 
he gave important positions; but during no other 
administration had the duties devolving upon the 
President been so manifold, and the responsibilities 
so great, as those which fell to his lot. Knowing 
this, and feeling his own weakness and inability 
to meet, and in his own strength to cope with, 
the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine 
wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, 
and Divine comfort in all his trials, both personal 
and national. Contrary to his own estimate of 
himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most cour- 
ageous of men. He went directly into the rebel 
capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with 
no guard but a few sailors. From the time he 
had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had 
been made for his assassination, and he at last 
fell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1S65, he, 
with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend 
Ford's Theatre. It was announced that they 
would be present. Gen. Grant, however, left the 
city. President Lincoln, feeling, with his char- 
acteristic kindliness of heart, that it would be a 
disappointment if he should fail them, very re- 
luctantly consented to go. While listening to 
the play, an actor by the name of John Wilkes 
Booth entered the box where the President and 
family were seated, and fired a bullet into his 
brain. He died the next morning at seven 
o'clock. 

Never before in the history of the world was 
a nation plunged into such deep grief by the death 
of its ruler Strong men met in the streets and 
wept in speechless anguish. His was a life which 
will fitly become a model. His name as the 
Savior of his country will live with that of Wash- 
ington's, its Father. 




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ANDREW JOHNSON. 



Gl NDREW JOHNSON, seventeenth President 
LJ of the United States. The early life of An- 
/ I drew Johnson contains but the record of pov- 
erty , destitution and friendlessness. He was born 
December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, N. C. His par- 
ents, belonging to the class of "poor whites" 
of the South, -were in such circumstances that they 
could not confer even the slightest advantages of 
education upon their child. When Andrew was 
five years of age, his father accidentally lost his 
life, while heroically endeavoring to save a friend 
from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew 
was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by 
the labor of his mother, who obtained her living 
with her own hands. 

He then, having never attended a school one 
day, and being unable either to read or write, was 
apprenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gen- 
tleman was in the habit of going to the tailor's 
shop occasionally, and reading to the boys at 
work there. He often read from the speeches of 
distinguished British statesmen. Andrew, who 
was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary 
ability, became much interested in these speeches; 
his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with 
a strong desire to learn to read. 

He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, 
and with the assistance of some of his fellow- 
workmen learned his letters. He then called upon 
the gentleman to borrow the book of speeches. 
The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave 
him the book, but assisted him in learning to com- 
bine the letters into words. Under such difficul- 
ties he pressed onward laboriously, spending usu- 
ally ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and 
then robbing himself of rest and recreation to de- 
vote such time as he could to reading. 

He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at 



Greenville, where he married a young lady who 
possessed some education. Under her instructions 
he learned to write and cipher. He became 
prominent in the village debating society, and a 
favorite with the students of Greenville College. 
In 1828, he organized a working man's party, 
which elected him Alderman, and in 1830 elected 
him Mayor, which position he held three years. 

He now began to take a lively interest in 
political affairs, identifying himself with the work- 
ing-class, to which he belonged. In 1835, he 
was elected a member of the House of Represent- 
atives of Tennessee. He was then just twenty- 
seven years of age. He became a very active 
member of the Legislature, gave his support to 
the Democratic party, and in 1840 "stumped the 
State," advocating Martin Van Buren's claims to 
the Presidency, in opposition to those of Gen. 
Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much 
readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
his reputation. 

In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, 
he was elected a Member of Congress, and by suc- 
cessive elections held that important post for ten 
years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tenn- 
essee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these 
responsible positions, he discharged his duties 
with distinguished ability, and proved himself the 
warm friend of the working classes. In 1857, Mr. 
Johnson was elected United States Senator. 

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
the annexation of Texas, stating, however, as his 
reason, that he thought this annexation would 
probably prove "to be the gateway out of which 
the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage 
to freedom, and become merged in a population 
congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also sup- 
ported the compromise measures, the two essen- 



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ANDREW JOHNSON. 



tial features of which were, that the white people 
of the Territories should be permitted to decide 
for themselves whether they would enslave the 
colored people or not, and that the free States of 
the North should return to the South persons who 
attempted to escape from slavery. 

Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly 
origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in 
avowing that he owed his distinction to his own 
exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the 
Senate, "I do not forget that I am a mechanic; 
neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and 
sewed fig-leaves, and that our Savior was the son 
of a carpenter. ' ' 

In the Charleston-Baltimore convention of i860, 
he was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for 
the Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of 
the Southern Democracy became apparent, he took 
a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held 
that "slavery must be held subordinate to the 
Union at whatever cost. ' ' He returned to Tenn- 
essee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to 
protect the Unionists of that State. Tennessee 
having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, 
on March 4, 1862, appointed him Military Gov- 
ernor of the State, and he established the most 
stringent military rule. His numerous proclama- 
tions attracted w r ide attention. In 1864, he was 
elected Vice-President of the United States, and 
upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, 
became President. In a speech two days later he 
said, "The American people must be taught, if 
they do not already feel, that treason is a crime 
and must be punished; that the Government will 
not always bear with its enemies; that it is strong 
not only to protect, but to punish. * * The 
people must understand that it (treason) is the 
blackest of crimes, and will surely be punished." 
Yet his whole administration, the history of which 
is so well known, was in utter inconsistency with, 
and in the most violent opposition to, the princi- 
ples laid down in that speech. 

In his loose policy of reconstruction and general 
amnesty, he was opposed by Congress, and he 
characterized Congress as a new rebellion, and 
lawlessly defied it in everything possible to the ut- 
most. In the beginning of 1868, on account of 



"High crimes and misdemeanors," the principal 
of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton in 
violation of the Tenure of Office Act, articles of 
impeachment were preferred against him, and the 
trial began March 23. 

It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
months. A test article of the impeachment was 
at length submitted to the court for its action. It 
was certain that as the court voted upon that ar- 
ticle so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices 
pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds 
vote was necessary to his condemnation, he was 
pronounced acquitted, notwithstanding the great 
majority against him. The change of one vote 
from the not guilty side would have sustained the 
impeachment. 

The President, for the remainder of his term, 
was but little regarded. He continued, though 
impotently, his conflict with Congress. His own 
party did not think it expedient to renominate 
him for the Presidency. The Nation rallied with 
enthusiasm, unparalleled since the days of Wash- 
ington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew 
Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin 
introduced him to the President's chair. Not- 
withstanding this, never was there presented to a 
man a better opportunity to immortalize his name, 
and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed 
utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, 
Tenn. , taking no very active part in politics until 
1875. On January 26, after an exciting struggle, 
he was chosen by the Legislature of Tennessee 
United States Senator in the Forty-fourth Congess, 
and took his seat in that body, at the special ses- 
sion convened by President Grant, on the 5th of 
March. On the 27th of Jul}', 1875, the ex-Presi- 
dent made a visit to his daughter's home, near 
Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his 
journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous 
health, but on reaching the residence of his child 
the following day, he was stricken with paralysis, 
which rendered him unconscious. He rallied oc- 
casionally, but finally passed away at 2 a. m., 
July 31 , aged sixty-seven years. His funeral was 
held at Greenville, on the 3d of August, with 
every demonstration of respect. 




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ULYSSES S. GRANT. 



HLYSSES S. GRANT, the eighteenth Presi- 
dent of the United States, was born on the 
29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in 
a humble home at Point Pleasant, on the banks 
of the Ohio. Shortly after, his father moved to 
Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. In this re- 
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common- 
school education. At the age of seventeen, in 
the year 1839, he entered the Military Academy 
at West Point. Here he was regarded as a solid, 
sensible young man, of fair ability, and of sturdy, 
honest character. He took respectable rank as a 
scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated about the 
middle in his class, and was sent as Lieutenant of 
Infantry to one of the distant military posts in the 
Missouri Territory. Two years he passed in these 
dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond Indians. 

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was 
sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His 
first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no 
chance here for the exhibition of either skill or 
heroism, nor at Resaca de la Palma, his second 
battle. At the battle of Monterey, his third en- 
gagement, it is said that he performed a signal 
service of daring and skillful horsemanship. 

At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant 
returned with his regiment to New York, and 
was again sent to one of the military posts on the 
frontier. The discovery of gold in California 
causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to 
the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a 
battalion to Ft. Dallas, in Oregon, for the protec- 
tion of the interests of the immigrants. But life 
was wearisome in those wilds, and he resigned 
his commission and returned to the States. Hav- 
ing married, he entered upon the cultivation of a 
small farm near St, Louis, Mo., but having little 



skill as a farmer, and finding his toil not re- 
munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering 
into the leather business, with a younger brother 
at Galena, 111. This was in the year i860. As 
the tidings of the rebels firing on Ft. Sumter 
reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his counting- 
room, he said: "Uncle Sam has educated me 
for the army; though I have served him through 
one war, I do not feel that I have yet repaid the 
debt. I am still ready to discharge my obliga- 
tions. I shall therefore buckle on my sword and 
see Uncle Sam through this war too. ' ' 

He went into the streets, raised a company of 
volunteers, and led them as their Captain to 
Springfield, the capital of the State, where their 
services were offered to Gov. Yates. The Gov- 
ernor, impressed by the zeal and straightforward 
executive ability of Capt. Grant, gave him a desk 
in his office to assist in the volunteer organiza- 
tion that was being formed in the State in behalf 
of the Government. On the 15th of June, 1861, 
Capt. Grant received a commission as Colonel of 
the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. 
His merits as a West Point graduate, who had 
served for fifteen years in the regular army, were 
such that he was soon promoted to the rank of 
Brigadier-General, and was placed in command at 
Cairo. The rebels raised their banner at Padu- 
cah, near the mouth of the Tennessee River. 
Scarcely had its folds appeared in the breeze ere 
Gen. Grant was there. The rebels fled, their 
banner fell, and the Stars and Stripes were un- 
furled in its stead. 

He entered the service with great determina- 
tion and immediately began active duty. This 
was the beginning, and until the surrender of 
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with great vigor and effectiveness. At Belmont, 
a few days later, he surprised and routed the 
rebels, then at Ft. Henry won another victory. 
Then came the brilliant fight at Ft. Donelson. 
The nation was electrified by the victory, and the 
brave leader of the boys in blue was immediately 
made a Major-General, and the military district 
of Tennessee was assigned to him. 

Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well 
how to secure the results of victory. He imme- 
diately pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then 
came the terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, 
Corinth, and the siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. 
Pemberton made an unconditional surrender of 
the city with over thirty thousand men and one 
hundred and seventy-two cannon. The fall of 
Vicksburg was by far the most severe blow which 
the rebels had thus far encountered, and opened 
up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. 

Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with 
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown 
from his horse, and received severe injuries, from 
which he was laid up for months. He then 
rushed to the aid of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas 
at Chattanooga, and by a wonderful series of 
strategic and technical measures put the Union 
army in fighting condition. Then followed the 
bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout Moun- 
tain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
were routed with great loss. This won for him 
unbounded praise in the North. On the 4th of 
February, 1864, Congress revived the grade of 
lieutenant-general, and the rank was conferred 
on Gen. Grant. He repaired to Washington to 
receive his credentials and enter upon the duties 
of his new office. 

Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge 
of the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed 
National troops for an attack upon Richmond, 
the nominal capital of the rebellion, and endeavor 
there to destroy the rebel armies which would be 
promptly assembled from all quarters for its de- 
fense. The whole continent seemed to tremble 
under the tramp of these majestic armies, rushing 
to the decisive battle-field. Steamers were crowd- 
ed with troops. Railway trains were burdened 



with closely-packed thousands. His plans were 
comprehensive, and involved a series of cam- 
paigns, which were executed with remarkable 
energy and ability, and were consummated at the 
surrender of Lee, April 9, 1865. 

The war was ended. The Union was saved. 
The almost unanimous voice of the nation de- 
clared Gen. Grant to be the most prominept in- 
strument in its salvation. The eminent sendees 
he had thus rendered the country brought him 
conspicuously forward as the Republican candi- 
date for the Presidential chair. 

At the Republican Convention held at Chicago, 
May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated 
for the Presidency, and at the autumn election 
received a majority of the popular vote, and two 
hundred and fourteen out of two hundred and 
ninety-four electoral votes. 

The National Convention of the Republican 
party, which met at Philadelphia on the 5th 01 
June, 1872, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for 
a second term by a unanimous vote. The selec- 
tion was emphatically indorsed by the people five 
months later, two hundred and ninety-two elect- 
oral votes being cast for him. 

Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. 
Grant started upon his famous trip around the 
world. He visited almost every country of the 
civilized world, and was everywhere received 
with such ovations and demonstrations of respect 
and honor, private as well as public and official, 
as were never before bestowed upon any citizen 
of the United States. 

He was the most prominent candidate before 
the Republican National Convention in 1880 for 
a renominatiou for President. He went to New 
York and embarked in the brokerage business 
under the firm name of Grant & Ward. The 
latter proved a villain, wrecked Grant's fortune, 
and for larceny was sent to the penitentiary. 
The General was attacked with cancer in the 
throat, but suffered in his stoic-like manner, never 
complaining. He was re-instated as General of 
the Army, and retired by Congress. The cancer 
soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 1885, 
the nation went in mourning over the death 01 
the illustrious General. 




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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 



RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, the nineteenth 
President of the United States, was born in 
Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822, almost 
three months after the death of his father, Ruther- 
ford Hayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and 
maternal sides was of the most honorable char- 
acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 
1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two 
Scottish chieftains, fighting side by side with 
Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both 
families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive 
estates, and had a large following. Misfortune 
overtaking the family, George Hayes left Scotland 
in 1680, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
George was born in Windsor, and remained there 
during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, 
married Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of 
his marriage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. 
Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was 
a manufacturer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. 
Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel and grandfather 
of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in 
August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and 
tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an 
unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, where he 
established a hotel. Here his son, Rutherford 
Hayes, the father of President Hayes, was born. 
He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia 
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors 
emigrated thither from Connecticut, they having 
been among the wealthiest and best families of 
Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side is 
traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the 
principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grand- 
fathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. 

The father of President Hayes was an industri- 
ous, frugal, yet open-hearted man. He was of a 



mechanical turn of mind, and could mend a plow, 
knit a stocking, or do almost anything else that 
he chose to undertake. He was a member of the 
church, active in all the benevolent enterprises 
of the town, and conducted his business on Chris- 
tian principles. After the close of the War of 
181 2, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he 
resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day, 
when there were no canals, steamers, or rail- 
ways, was a very serious affair. A tour of in- 
spection was first made, occupying four months. 
Mr. Hayes decided to move to Delaware, where 
the family arrived in 181 7. He died July 22, 
1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three 
months before the birth of the son of whom we 
write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore bereavement, 
found the support she so much needed in her 
brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
household from the day of its departure from 
Vermont, and in an orphan girl, whom she had 
adopted some time before as an act of charity. 

Rutherford was seven years old before he went 
to school. His education, however, was not neg- 
lected. He probably learned as much from his 
mother and sister as he would have done at 
school. His sports were almost wholly within 
doors, his playmates being his sister and her asso- 
ciates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to 
foster that gentleness of disposition and that del- 
icate consideration for the feelings of others which 
were marked traits of his character. 

His uncle, Sardis Birchard, took the deepest 
interest in his education; and as the boy's health 
had improved, and he was making good progress 
in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. 
His preparation commenced with a tutor at home; 



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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 



but he was afterwards sent for one year to a pro- 
fessor in the Wesleyan University in Middletown, 
Conn. He entered Kenyon College in 1838, at 
the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head 
of his class in 1842. 

Immediately after his graduation he began the 
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, 
Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities 
for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he de- 
termined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, 
Mass., where he remained two 3^ears. 

In 1845, after graduating at the Law School, he 
was admitted to the Bar at Marietta, Ohio, and 
shortly afterward went into practice as an at- 
torney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fre- 
mont. Here he remained three years, acquiring 
but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious 
of distinction in his profession. 

In 1849 he moved to Cincinnati, where his am- 
bition found a new stimulus. For several years, 
however, his progress was slow. Two events 
occurring at this period had a powerful influence 
upon his subsequent life. One of these was his 
marriage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter 
of Dr. James Webb, of Chillicothe; the other was 
his introduction to the Cincinnati Literary Out}, 
a body embracing among its members such men 
as Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Gen. John 
Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others 
hardly less distinguished in after life. The mar- 
riage was a fortunate one in every respect, as 
everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of 
our Presidents was more universally admired, 
reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and 
no one did more than she to reflect honor upon 
American womanhood. The LiteraryClub brought 
Mr. Hayes into constant association with young 
men of high character and noble aims, and lured 
him to display the qualities so long hidden by his 
bashfulness and modesty. 

In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas, but he declined to 
accept the nomination. Two years later, the of- 
fice of City Solicitor becoming vacant, the City 
Council elected him for the unexpired term. 

In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was 
at the zenith of his professional life. His rank at 



the Bar was among the first. But the news of 
the attack on Ft. Sumter found him eager to 
take up arms for the defense of his country. 

His military record was bright and illustrious. 
In October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel, and in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of 
the Seventy-ninth Ohio Regiment, but he refused 
to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. 
Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of 
his old regiment. At the battle of South Moun- 
tain he received a wound, and while faint and 
bleeding displayed courage and fortitude that 
won admiration from all. 

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, 
after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, 
and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha 
division, and for gallant and meritorious services 
in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and 
Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. 
He was also breveted Major- General, "for gallant 
and distinguished services during the campaigns 
of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his 
arduous services, four horses were shot from un- 
der him, and he was wounded four times. 

In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress 
from the Second Ohio District, which had long 
been Democratic. He was not present during the 
campaign, and after the election was importuned 
to resign his commission in the army; but he fi- 
nally declared, " I shall never come to Washing- 
ton until I can come by way of Richmond." He 
was re-elected in 1866. 

In 1867, Gen. Hayes was elected Governor of 
Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular 
Democrat, and in 1869 was re-elected over George 
H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the 
third term in 1875. 

In 1876 he was the standard-bearer of the Re- 
publican party in the Presidential contest, and 
after a hard, long contest was chosen President, 
and was inaugurated Monday, March 5, 1877. 
He served his full term, not, however, with satis- 
faction to his part}', but his administration was an 
average one. The remaining years of his life 
were passed quietly in his Ohio home, where he 
passed away January 17, 1893. 





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JAMES A. GARFIELD. 



HAMES A. GARFIELD, twentieth President 
I of the United States, was born November 19, 
(2? 1 83 1, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga 
County, Ohio. His parents were Abram and 
Eliza (Ballou) Garfield, both of New England 
ancestry, and from families well known in the 
early history of that section of our country, but 
who had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, 
early in its settlement. 

The house in which James A. was born was 
not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of 
that day. It was about 20 x 30 feet, built of logs, 
with the spaces between the logs filled with clay. 
His father was a hard-working farmer, and he 
soon had his fields cleared, an orchard planted, 
and a log barn built. The household comprised 
the father and mother and their four children, 
Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and James. In May, 
1823, the father died from a cold contracted in 
helping to put out a forest fire. At this time 
James was about eighteen months old, and 
Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, 
can tell how much James was indebted to his 
brother's toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty 
years succeeding his father's death. He now 
lives in Michigan, and the two sisters live in Solon, 
Ohio, near their birthplace. 

The early educational advantages young Gar- 
field enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the 
most of them. He labored at farm work for 
others, did carpenter work, chopped wood, or did 
anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid 
his widowed mother in her struggles to keep the 
little family together. Nor was Gen. Garfield 
ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot 
the friends of his struggling childhood, youth and 
manhood; neither did they ever forget him. 
When in the highest seats of honor, the humblest 
friend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as 
ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sym- 
pathy of one who had known all the bitterness of 



want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, 
plain, modest gentleman. 

The highest ambition of young Garfield until 
he was about sixteen years old was to be cap- 
tain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious 
to go aboard a vessel, but this his mother strongly 
opposed. She finally consented to his going to 
Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that 
he should try to obtain some other kind of em- 
ployment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. 
This was his first visit to the city. After making 
many applications for work, and trying to get 
aboard a lake vessel and not meeting with suc- 
cess, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos 
Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. 
He remained at this work but a short time, when 
he went home, and attended the seminary at 
Chester for about three years. He then entered 
Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few 
terms of school in the mean time, and doing other 
work. This school was started by the Disciples 
of Christ in 1850, of which body he was then a 
member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in 
order to help pay his way. He then became both 
teacher and pupil. Soon " exhausting Hiram," 
and needing a higher education, in the fall of 1854 
he entered Williams College, from which he grad- 
uated in 1856, taking one of the highest honors of 
his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram Col- 
lege as its President. As above stated, he early 
united with the Christian, or Disciples, Church at 
Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous 
member, often preaching in its pulpit and places 
where he happened to be. 

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage, Novem- 
ber 11, 1858, with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, who 
proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom 
all the world loved. To them were born seven 
children, five of whom are still living, four boys 
and one girl. 



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JAMES A. GARFIELD. 



Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 
1856, in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and 
three years later he began to speak at county 
mass-meetings, and became the favorite speaker 
wherever he was. During this year he was 
elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to 
study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted 
to the Bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the 
early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once 
resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to 
defend the Old Flag. He received his commission 
as Lieutenant- Colonel of the Forty-second Regi- 
ment of Ohio Infantry August 14, 1861. He 
was immediatel}' put into active service, and be- 
fore he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was 
placed in command of four regiments of infantry 
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
work of driving out of his native State the able 
rebel officer, Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky. 
This work was bravely and speedily accomplished, 
although against great odds, and President Lin- 
coln commissioned him Brigadier-General, Janu- 
ary 10, 1862; and "as he had beej the youngest 
man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now 
he was the youngest General in the army." He 
was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, in its 
operations around Corinth and its march through 
Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of 
the general court martial for the trial of Gen. 
Fitz-John Porter. He was next ordered to re- 
port to Gen. Rosecrans, and was assigned to the 
' ' Chief of Staff. ' ' The military history of Gen. 
Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chick- 
amauga, where he won the rank of Major-General. 

Without an effort on his part, Gen. Garfield 
was elected to Congress in the fall of 1862, from 
the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of 
Ohio had been represented in Congress for sixt) 7 
years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and 
Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a strug- 
gle that he resigned his place in the army. At 
the time he entered Congress he was the youngest 
member in that body. There he remained by 
successive re-elections until he was elected Presi- 
dent, in 1880. Of his labors in Congress, Senator 
Hoar says: "Since the year 1864 you cannot 
think of a question which has been debated in 



Congress, or discussed before a tribunal of the 
American people, in regard to which you will not 
find, if you wish instruction, the argument on 
one side stated, in almost every instance better 
than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
the House of Representatives or on the hustings 
by Mr. Garfield." 

Upon January 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elect- 
ed to the United States Senate, and on the 8th of 
June, of the same year, was nominated as the 
candidate of his party for President at the great 
Chicago Convention. He was elected in the fol- 
lowing November, and on March 4, 188 1, was 
inaugurated. Probably no administration ever 
opened its existence under brighter auspices than 
that of President Garfield, and every day it grew 
in favor with the people. By the 1st of July 
he had completed all the initiatory and prelimi- 
nary work of his administration, and was prepar- 
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Will- 
iams College. While on his way and at the 
depot, in company with Secretary Blaine, a man 
stepped behind him, drew a revolver, and fired 
directly at his back. The President tottered and 
fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second 
shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his 
victim, but inflicting no further injury. It has 
been very truthfully said that this was ' ' the shot 
that was heard around the world." Never before 
in the history of the nation had anything occur- 
red which so nearly froze the blood of the people 
for the moment as this awful deed. He was 
smitten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his 
life, at the summit of his power and hope. For 
eighty days, all during the hot months of July 
and August, he lingered and suffered. He, how- 
ever, remained master of himself till the last, and 
by his magnificent bearing taught the country 
and the world one of the noblest of human les- 
sons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of 
death. Great in life, he was surpassingly great 
in death. He passed serenely away September 
19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of 
the ocean, where he had been taken shortly be- 
fore. The world wept at his death, as it rarely 
ever had done on the death of any other great 
and noble man. 



CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 



E HESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first Presi- 
dent of the United States, was born in Frank- 
lin County, Vt., on the 5th day of October, 
1830, and was the eldest of a family of two sons 
and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. 
William Arthur, a Baptist clergyman, who emi- 
grated to this country from County Antrim, Ire- 
land, in his eighteenth year, and died in 1875, in 
Newtonville, near Albany, after a long and suc- 
cessful ministry. 

Young Arthur was educated at Union College, 
Schenectady, where he excelled in all his studies. 
After his graduation he taught school in Ver- 
mont for two years, and at the expiration of that 
time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, 
and entered the office of ex -Judge E. D. Culver 
as a student. After being admitted to the Bar, he 
formed a partnership with his intimate friend and 
room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the inten- 
tion of practicing in the West, and for three 
months they roamed about in the Western States 
in search of an eligible site, but in the end re- 
turned to New York, where they hung out their 
shingle, and entered upon a successful career al- 
most from the start. Gen. Arthur soon after mar- 
ried the daughter of Lieut. Herndon, of the 
United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Con- 
gress voted a gold medal to his widow in recog- 
nition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. 
Arthur's nomination to the Vice-Presidency, leav- 
ing two children. 

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celeb- 
rity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon 
suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves 
who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of 
the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 



1852 that Jonathan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to 
New York with his slaves, intending to ship them 
to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. 
The Judge decided that they could not be held by 
the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl 
of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia 
Legislature authorized the Attorney-General of 
that State to assist in an appeal. William M. 
Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to 
represent the people, and they won their case, 
which then went to the Supreme Court of the 
United States. Charles O' Conor here espoused 
the cause of the slaveholders, but he, too, w*s 
beaten by Messrs. Evarts and Arthur, and a long 
step was taken toward the emancipation of the 
black race. 

Another great service was rendered by Gen. 
Arthur in the same cause in 1856". Lizzie Jen- 
nings, a respectable colored woman, was put off 
a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had 
paid her fare. Gen. Arthur sued on her behalf, 
and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next 
day the company issued an order to admit colored 
persons to ride on their cars, and the other car 
companies quickly followed their example. Be- 
fore that the Sixth Avenue Company ran a few 
special cars for colored persons, and the other lines 
refused to let them ride at all. 

Gen. Arthur was a delegate to the convention 
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of 
the Second Brigade of the State of New York, 
and Gov. Morgan, of that State, appointed him 
Engineer-in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was 
made Inspector-General, and soon afterward be- 
came Quartermaster-General. In each of these 
offices he rendered great service to the Govern- 



CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 



ment during the war. At the end of Gov. Mor- 
gan's term he resumed the practice of law, form- 
ing a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then 
Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New York, 
ivas added to the firm. The legal practice of this 
well-known firm was very large and lucrative, 
as each of the gentlemen composing it was an able 
lawyer, and possessed a splendid local reputa- 
tion, if not, indeed, one of national extent. 

Mr. Arthur always took a leading part in State 
and city politics. He was appointed Collector of 
the Port of New York by President Grant, No- 
vember 21, 1872, to succeed Thomas Murphy, 
and he held the office until July 20, 1878, when 
he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the 
famous National Republican Convention held at 
Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the 
greatest political convention that ever assembled 
on the continent. It was composed of the lead- 
ing politicians of the Republican party, all able 
men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously 
and with signal tenacity for his respective can- 
didate that was before the convention for the 
nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield received the 
nomination for President, and Gen. Arthur for 
Vice-President. The campaign which followed 
was one of the most animated known in the his- 
tory of our country. Gen. Hancock, the stand- 
ard-bearer of the Democratic part} - , was a popular 
man, and his party made a valiant fight for his 
election. 

Finally the election came, and the country's 
choice was Garfield and Arthur. They were in- 
augurated March 4, 188 1, as President and Vice- 
President. A few months only had passed ere 
the newly-ehosen President was the victim of the 
assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of 
suffering — those moments of anxious suspense, 
when the hearts of all civilized nations were 
throbbing in unison, longing for the recovery of 
the noble, the good President. The remarkable 
patience that he manifested during those hours 
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible 
suffering man has ever been called upon to en- 
dure, was seemingly more than human. It was 



certainly godlike. During all this period of 
deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was 
watched, and, be it said to his credit, that his every 
action displayed only an earnest desire that the 
suffering Garfield might recover to serve the re- 
mainder of the term he had so auspiciously be- 
gun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in 
deed or look of this man, even though the most 
honored position in the world was at any moment 
likely to fall to him. 

At last God in his mercy relieved President 
Garfield from further suffering, and the world, as 
never before in its history over the death of any 
other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the 
duty of the Vice-President to assume the respon- 
sibilities of the high office, and he took the oath 
in New York, September 20, 1881. The position 
was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so 
from the fact that all eyes were on him, anxious 
to know what he would do, what policy he would 
pursue, and whom he would select as advisers. 
The duties of the office had been greatly neglected 
during the President's long illness, and many im- 
portant measures were to be immediately decided 
by him ; and to still further embarass him he did 
not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
became President, and knew the feelings of many 
on this point. Under these trying circumstances, 
President Arthur took the reins of the Govern- 
ment in his own hands, and, as embarrassing as 
was the condition of affairs, he happily surprised 
the nation, acting so wisely that but few criticized 
his administration. He served the nation well 
and faithfully until the close of his administra- 
tion, March 4, 1SS5, and was a popular candidate 
before his part} - for a second term. His name 
was ably presented before the convention at Chi- 
cago, and was received with great favor, and 
doubtless but for the personal 'popularity of one" 
of the opposing candidates, he would have been 
selected as the standard-bearer of his party for 
another campaign. He retired to private life, car- 
rying with him the best wishes of the American 
people, whom he had served in a manner satisfac- 
tory to them and with credit to himself. One 
year later he was called to his final rest. 




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STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND. 



(TfTEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND, the 
7\ twenty -second President of the United States, 
VJj/ was born in 1837, in the obscure town of 
Caldwell, Essex County, N. J., and in a little 
two-and-a-half-story white house, which is still 
standing to characteristically mark the humble 
birthplace of one of America's great men, in 
striking contrast with the Old World, where all 
men high in office must be high in origin and 
born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject 
of this sketch was three years of age, his father, 
who w r as a Presbyterian minister with a large 
family and a small salary, moved, by way of the 
Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, N. 
Y., in search of an increased income and a larger 
field of work. Fayetteville was then the most 
straggling of country villages, about five miles 
from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour 
was born. 

At the last-mentioned place young Grover com- 
menced going to school in the good, old-fashioned 
way, and presumably distinguished himself after 
the manner of all village boys — in doing the 
things he ought not to do. Such is the dis- 
tinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent 
thinkers. When he arrived at the age of four- 
teen years, he had outgrown the capacity of the 
village school, and expressed a most emphatic de- 
sire to be sent to an academy. To this his fa- 
ther decidedly objected. Academies in those 
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him 
to become self-supporting by the quickest pos- 
sible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville 
seemed to be a position in a country store, where 
his father and the large family on his hands had 



considerable influence. Grover was to be paid 
$50 for his services the first year, and if he proved 
trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second 
year. Here the lad commenced his career as 
salesman, and in two years he had earned so good 
a reputation for trustworthiness that his employ- 
ers desired to retain him for an indefinite length 
of time. 

But instead of remaining with this firm in 
Fayetteville, he went with the family in their re- 
moval to Clinton, where he had an opportunity 
of attending a High School. Here he industri- 
ously pursued his studies until the family re- 
moved with him to a point on Black River known 
as the "Holland Patent," a village of five or six 
hundred people, fifteen miles north of Utica, N. Y. 
At this place his father died, after preaching but 
three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
and Grover set out for New York City to accept, 
at a small salary, the position of under- teacher 
in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully 
for two years, and although he obtained a good 
reputation in this capacity, he concluded that 
teaching was not his calling in life, and, revers- 
ing the traditional order, he left the city to seek 
his fortune, instead of going to the city. He first 
thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some 
charm in that name for him; but before proceed- 
ing to that place he went to Buffalo to ask advice 
of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock- 
breeder of that place. The latter did not speak 
enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
law," was the reply "Good gracious!" remarked 
the old gentleman; " do you, indeed? Whatever 



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put that into your head ? How much money 
have you got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I 
haven't got any." 

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him 
a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at 
$50 a year, while he could look around. One 
day soon afterward he boldly walked into the of- 
fice of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and 
told them what he wanted. A number of young 
men were already engaged in the office, but Gra- 
ver's persistency won, and he was finally per- 
mitted to come as an office boy and have the use 
of the law library, receiving as wages the sum of 
$3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his 
board and washing. The walk to and from his 
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and although 
the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
shoes were out of repair, and as for his overcoat he 
had none; yet he was, nevertheless, prompt and 
regular. On the first day of his service there, his 
senior employer threw down a copy of Black- 
stone before him, with a bang that made the dust 
fly, saying "That's where they all begin." A 
titter ran around the little circle of clerks and 
students, as they thought that was enough to 
scare young Graver outof his plans; but in due 
time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleve- 
land exhibited a talent for executiveness rather 
than for chasing principles through all their 
metaphysical possibilities. "Let us quit talking 
and go and do it, ' ' was practically his motto. 

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland 
was elected was that of Sheriff of Erie County, 
N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such 
capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punish- 
ment upon two criminals. In 1881 he was 
elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on the 
Democratic ticket, with especial reference to bring- 
ing about certain reforms in the administration 
of the municipal affairs of that city. In this of- 
fice, as well as in that of Sheriff, his performance 
of duty has generally been considered fair, with 
possibly a few exceptions, which were ferreted 
out and magnified during his Presidential cam- 
paign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an 



iniquitous street-cleaning contract: "This is a 
time for plain speech, and my objection to your 
action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the 
culmination of a most bare-faced, impudent and 
shameless scheme to betray the interests of the 
people and to worse than squander the people's 
money." The New York Sun afterward very 
highly commended Mr. Cleveland's administra- 
tion as Mayor of Buffalo, and thereupon recom- 
mended him for Governor of the Empire State. 
To the latter office he was elected in 1882, and 
his administration of the affairs of State was 
generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, 
if any, were made very public throughout the na- 
tion after he was nominated for President of the 
United States. For this high office he was 
nominated July 11, 1884, by the National Demo- 
cratic Convention at Chicago, when other com- 
petitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. 
Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. 
Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he was 
elected by the people, by a majority of about a 
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Re- 
publican statesman, James G. Blaine. President 
Cleveland resigned his office as Governor of New 
York in January, 18S5, in order to prepare for 
his duties as the Chief Executive of the United 
States, in which capacity his term commenced at 
noon on the 4th of March, 1885. 

The silver question precipitated a controversy 
between those who were in favor of the continu- 
ance of silver coinage and those who were op- 
posed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, 
even before his inauguration. 

On June 2, 1886, President Cleveland married 
Frances, daughter of his deceased friend and part- 
ner, Oscar Folsom, of the Buffalo Bar. Their 
union has been blessed by the birth of two daugh- 
ters. In the campaign of 18SS, President Cleve- 
land was renominated by his party, but the 
Republican candidate, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, 
was victorious. In the nominations of 1892 
these two candidates for the highest position in 
the gift of the people were again pitted against 
each other, and in the ensuing election President 
Cleveland was victorious by an overwhelming 
majority. 




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BENJAMIN HARRISON. 



QENJAMIN HARRISON, the twenty-third 
|C\ President, is the descendant of one of the 
d/ historical families of this country. The first 
known head of the family was Maj.-Gen. Harrison, 
one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted followers and 
fighters. In the zenith of Cromwell's power it be- 
came the duty of this Harrison to participate in 
the trial of Charles I., and afterward to sign the 
death warrant of the king. He subsequently 
paid for this with his life, being hung October 13, 
1660. His descendants came to America, and 
the next of the family that appears in history is 
Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grandfa- 
ther of the subject of this sketch, and after whom 
he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a mem- 
ber of the Continental Congress during the years 
1774, 1775 and 1776, and was one of the original 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. He 
was three times elected Governor of Virginia. 

Gen. William Henry Harrison, the son of the 
distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a 
successful career as a soldier during the War of 
181 2, and with a clean record as Governor of the 
Northwestern Territory, was elected President of 
the United States in 1840. His career was cut 
short by death within one month after his in- 
auguration. 
President Harrison was born at North Bend, 



Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20, 1833. His 
life up to the time of his graduation from Miami 
University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful 
one of a country lad of a family of small means. 
His father was able to give him a good education, 
and nothing more. He became engaged while at 
college to the daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of 
a female school at Oxford. After graduating, he 
determined to enter upon the study of law. He 
went to Cincinnati and there read law for two 
years. At the expiration of that time young Har- 
rison received the only inheritance of his life — his 
aunt, dying, left him a lot valued at $800. He 
regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to 
get married at once, take this money and go to 
some Eastern town and begin the practice of law. 
He sold his lot, and, with the money in his pocket, 
he started out with his young wife to fight for a 
place in the world. He decided to go to Indian- 
apolis, which was even at that time a town of 
promise. He met with slight encouragement at 
first, making scarcely anything the first year. 
He worked diligently, applying himself closely to 
his calling, built up an extensive practice and 
took a leading rank in the legal profession. 

In i860, Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- 
gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- 



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BENJAMIN HARRISON. 



vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by 
a handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 
Seventeenth Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its 
Colonel. His regiment was composed of the raw- 
est material, but Col. Harrison employed all his 
time at first in mastering military tactics and drill- 
ing his men, and when he came to move toward 
the East with Sherman, his regiment was one of 
the best drilled and organized in the army. At 
Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and 
("or his bravery at Peachtree Creek he was made 
a Brigadier-General, Gen. Hooker speaking of 
him in the most complimentary terms. 

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the 
field, the Supreme Court declared the office of 
Supreme Court Reporter vacant, and another 
person was elected to the position. From the 
time of leaving Indiana with his regiment until 
the fall of 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, 
but having been nominated that year for the same 
office, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and 
during that time made a brilliant canvass of the 
State, and was elected for another term. He then 
started to rejoin Sherman, but on the way was 
stricken down with scarlet fever, and after a most 
trying attack made his way to the front in time to 
participate in the closing incidents of the war. 

In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined a re-election 
as Reporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 
1876 he was a candidate for Governor. Although 
defeated, the brilliant campaign he made won for 
him a national reputation, and he was much sought 
after, especially in the East, to make speeches. 
In 1880, as usual, he took an active part in the 
campaign, and was elected to the United States 
Senate. Here he served for six years, and was 
known as one of the ablest men, best lawyers and 
strongest debaters in that body. With the ex- 
piration of his senatorial term he returned to the 
practice of his profession, becoming the head of 
one of the strongest firms in the State. 

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the 
most memorable in the history of our country. 
The convention which assembled in Chicago in 
June and named Mr. Harrison as the chief st.ind- 
ard-bearer of the Republican party was great in 
every particular, and on t^is account, and the at- 



titude it assumed upon the vital questions of the 
day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a 
deep interest in the campaign throughout the 
nation. Shortly after the nomination, delegations 
began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his 
home. This movement became popular, and from 
all sections of the country societies, clubs and 
delegations journeyed thither to pay their re- 
spects to the distinguished statesman. 

Mr. Harrison spoke daily all through the sum- 
mer and autumn to these visiting delegations, 
and so varied, masterly, and eloquent were his 
speeches that they at once placed him in the fore- 
most rank of American orators and statesmen. 
Elected by a handsome majority, he served his 
country faithfully and well, and in 1S92 was nom- 
inated for re-election; but the people demanded a . 
change and he was defeated by his predecessor 
in office, Grover Cleveland. 

On account of his eloquence as a speaker and 
his power as a debater, Gen. Harrison was called 
upon at an early age to take part in the dis- 
cussion of the great questions that then began to 
agitate the country. He was an uncompromising 
anti-slavery man, and was matched against some 
of the most eminent Democratic speakers of his 
State. No man who felt the touch of his blade 
desired to be pitted with him again. With all 
his eloquence as an orator he never spoke for ora- 
torical effect, but his words always went like bul- 
lets to the mark. He is purely American in his 
ideas, and is a splendid type of the American 
statesman. Gifted with quick perception, a logi- 
cal mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the 
most distinguished impromptu speakers in the 
nation. Many of these speeches sparkled with the 
rarest eloquence and contained arguments of great 
weight, and many of his terse statements have 
already become aphorisms. Original in thought, 
precise in logic, terse in statement, yet withal 
faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the 
sound statesman and brilliant orator of the day. 
During the last days of his administration Presi- 
dent Harrison suffered an irreparable loss in the 
death of his devoted wife, Caroline (Scott) Har- 
rison, a lady of many womanly charms and vir- 
tues. They were the parents of two children. 



LICKING COUNTY, 



OHIO. 




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JHE time has arrived when it 
becomes the duty of the 
people of this county to per- 
petuate the names of their 
pioneers, to furnish a record 
of their early settlement, 
and relate the story of their 
progress. The civilization of our 
day, the enlightenment of the age 
and the duty that men of the pres- 
ent time owe to their ancestors, to 
themselves and to their posterity, 
demand that a record of their lives 
and deeds should be made. In bio- 
graphical history is found a power 
to instruct man by precedent, to 
enliven the mental faculties, and 
to waft down the river of time a 
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
people who contributed to raise this country from its 
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly 
the great and aged men, who in their prime entered 
the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
actual necessity exists for the collection and preser- 
vation of events without delay, before all the early 
settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, 
in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of 
their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion 
and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- 
tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. 
Tin pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the 
names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from 
buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 



to perpetuate the memory of their achievements 
The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find tht 
Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle theii 
great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
these works, though many of them costly in the ex- 
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- 
ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity ; 
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
bling into dust. 

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
limited in extent and perpetual in its action; and 
this is through the art of printing. 

To the present generation, however, we are in- 
debted for the introduction of the admirable system 
of local biography. By this system every man, thougl 
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
through the coming ages. 

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
physical man is left. The monument which his chil- 
dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- 
tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated 
by a record of this kind. 

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- 
lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to 
wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
publish to the world the history of those whose live? 
are unworthy of public record. 




HON. WILLIAM C. LYON. 





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HON. WILLIAM COTTER LYON. The 
proud distinction won by the Old Domin- 
ion during the early history of our coun- 
try as the "mother" of presidents and the home of 
illustrious men, was afterward transferred to Ohio. 
The Buckeye .State has been the birthplace of 
many who have taken high rank in the councils 
of the nation. It has given our country in recent 
years three of its chief executives, Grant, Hayes 
and Garfield, as well as many eminent statesmen, 
Sherman, McKinley, Fo raker, etc., whose names 
are household words throughout the land. Among 
its illustrious sons is the gentleman whose name 
introduces this biographical review, and who has 
been the recipient of many oflices of honor from 
the people of the commonwealth. A man of ripe 
intellect, of a clear and vigorous mind, with a 
keen understanding of all subjects of public im- 
port, he has wielded an unmistakable inlluence on 
the civic life of the state. 

The life of this statesman will be of great inter- 
est to our readers, and especially to the people of 
Newark, among whom he has resided for many 
years. He was born in Homer, Medina County, 
Ohio, July 7, 1841, and is a son of David Lyon, a 
native of Westchester County, N. Y., and a farmer 



by occupation. The paternal grandfather, Will- 
iam Cotter Lyon, likewise a native of Westchester 
County, died in West Somerset, N. Y., in 1848. 
The "real-grandfather, David Lyon, was born in 
Belfast, Ireland, in 175(>, and with his father, Jon- 
athan (likewise a native of Belfast), emigrated to 
America prior to the Revolutionary War, settling 
in New York. The sympathies of David Lyon 
were enlisted on behalf of the struggling Colonies, 
and he was one of the heroes of the Revolution, 
servingas captain during 1775-7(5. His death oc- 
curred in Homer, Medina County, Ohio, in 1851. 

At Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, David Lyon, 
Jr., and Miss Ann McGuire were united in mar- 
riage. This lady was bom in Ireland, and was 
well educated and held in high esteem for her 
man}' womanly qualities. Her father, Henry Mc- 
Guire, also a native of the Emerald Isle, brought 
his family to America dining the earl}' part of the 
present century and settled in Wayne Count} 1 , 
Ohio, where he died in 1840. After his marriage 
David Lyon sojourned for four years in Homer, 
Ohio, thence removed to Cass County, Mich., and 
there, after a residence of two years, the wife and 
mother passed away, in June, 1847. 

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ing of the father and three children, returned to 
Ohio, and for a time resided in Wooster, Wayne 
County. In 1853 he settled on an unimproved 
farm in Putnam County, Ohio, and in September 
of the same year he was brutally murdered by an 
intoxicated neighbor, simply for the reason that Mr. 
Lyon, who was a Christian, reproved him for using 
excessively profane language. Therefore, when 
only twelve years of age, William C, of this sketch, 
found himself thrown entirely upon his own re- 
sources. With a cheerful fortitude he endured 
the hardships and privations which were necess- 
arilj' imposed upon him, not for his support alone, 
but for those who were dependent upon him. 

The annals of American biography are filled 
with records of heroic endeavors on the part of 
brave boys, who at the same time that they were 
burdened by poverty, cherished a burning ambi- 
tion to excel in some branch of knowledge. Man} 7 
a noble boy has not only tenderly cared for the 
dear ones who have been lefi destitute by the fa- 
ther's death, but has also planned for the acquisi- 
tion of a liberal education, that he might become 
fitted for the work to which he looked forward. 
Such has been the experience of Mr. Lyon, and 
success has crowned his efforts, as it usually re- 
wards the industrious and judicious. Realizing 
that it was necessary to gain some means of live- 
lihood, he learned the trade of a shoemaker in 
youth, and was thus employed until the opening 
of the Rebellion. 

Imbued with the zeal and patriotism that had 
inspired his forefathers, Mr. Lyon responded to 
the call for troops and was one of the first men to 
enlist in Medina County, his name being enrolled 
in the army in April, 1861. For three months he 
was engaged in camp service at Cleveland and 
Columbus, after which he was attached to Com- 
pany C, Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, a regiment 
to which belonged at different times many national 
characters, including General Hayes, Justice Stan- 
ley Mathews, Hon. William MeKinley, and others 
of perhaps equal prominence in military and civil 
life. He served as a private until 1863. At the 
battle of South Mountain he was promoted to Sec- 
ond Lieutenant, later became First Lieutenant, and 
was commissioned Captain in the spring of 1865. 



Until within thirteen months of the close of the 
war, Captain Lyon took part in all the important 
engagements with his regiment. Shortly after his 
promotion to First Lieutenant, he was assigned to 
duty on the staff of General Scamman, and Feb- 
ruary 3, 1864, was taken prisoner and held until 
the war closed, being confined in Libby, Danville, 
Charleston, Raleigh, Macon and Columbia. Dur- 
ing his confinement at Charleston, S. O, he was 
stricken down with yellow fever, but being a 
young man of a strong and robust constitution, he 
was enabled to ward off the perilous attack only 
to endure still greater suffering and hardships. 
While confined there, in October, 1864, an order 
was issued by the rebel war department that two 
Union officers must be shot in retaliation for two 
rebel bushwhackers who had been executed by or- 
der of General Burnside. An order was issued by 
the rebel commander for sixty officers to fall into 
line. Among that number was Captain Lyon. 

The rebel captain announced to them the order 
of the rebel war department and said: "In this 
box are sixty beans, fifty-eight white and two 
black. •Whoever draws the black beans will be 
shot." Captain Lyon drew the first one and the 
late Colonel Case, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, a stanch 
friend of his, drew the other. They were at once 
taken away and expected to be executed. They 
were conveyed to Raleigh, N. O, and there placed 
in different cells underneath the state prison, where 
the light could not penetrate, and their cells were 
overgrown with moss and reeking with tilth. 
There, in that horrible place, they were confined 
for three months, gradually wasting away and d} T - 
ing by inches. They were then sent to Columbia, 
S. O, where the Captain was offered the freedom 
of the city if he would work at his trade (shoe- 
making), but he indignantly declined the offer, 
declaring he would rot in prison before he would 
in any way lend a hand to the cause of the Con- 
federacy. Through his long confinement and great 
sufferings he became greatly emaciated, and when 
released, March 1, 1865, weighed but ninety-seven 
pounds. 

Arriving in Columbus, April 15, 1865, Captain 
Lyon soon afterward returned to Medina County, 
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He then removed to Newark, where he has since 
resided. In 1877 he was appointed Postmaster at 
Newark by President Hayes, and re-appointed by 
President Arthur, holding the position until Jan- 
uary 1, 1886. In September, 1884, lie purchased 
the Newark American, and since his retirement 
from the postoffice has devoted himself largely 
to the publication of that paper. This, as may be 
inferred, is a stanch and influential Republican 
organ. 

In 1886 Governor Foraker appointed Captain 
Lyon a Trustee of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Or- 
phan's Home atXenia, Ohio, which position he filled 
with acceptance for some years. At the Republican 
State Convention of 1887 lie received the nomina- 
tion for Lieutenant-Governor on the ticket with 
J. B. Foraker, and was elected by a handsome ma- 
jority. It is needless to add that the duties of the 
office were discharged with ability and satisfaction 
to his constituents and the people of the state. He 
was chosen delegate to the well remembered Na- 
tional Convention at Minneapolis in 1892, and cast 
his vote for the Napoleon of protection, Governor 
McKinlcy. 

Socially, Captain Lyon is a member of the In- 
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and is Past 
Grand Regent of the Royal Arcanum of Ohio, also 
a member of the Supreme Council of the United 
States and Canada of that body. He is identified 
with Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark. 
Since 1866 he has been an active and consistent 
member of the Baptist Church. June 17, 1868, he 
was united in marriage with Miss Eva M. Spitzer, 
daughter of Garrett Spitzer, of Medina County, 
Ohio. They have one daughter, Maud E., who is 
the wife of William A. Galloway, M. D., of Xenia, 
Ohio. 

The foregoing is but a brief and imperfect out- 
line of the life and deeds of one of Newark's rep- 
resentative and esteemed citizens. His life has 
been an active one. Thrown when quite young 
upon his own resources, he has displayed those 
characteristics which have shone out with increas- 
ing lustre all through his life, and when the sun 
begins to set and the shadows begin to fall, when 



day is swallowed up in night, and the curtain falls 
upon the last scene, it may truthfully be said of 
William Cotter Lyon, "Well done, good and faith- 
ful servant." 






WILLIAM WHITNEY, deceased, who for 
man}' years was a prominent resident 
of Granville, was born at Ashbuniham, 
Worcester County, Mass., July 22, 1809. There 
his boyhood days were passed, and in its schools 
his education was obtained. At the age of twenty 
he went to Boston, where he spent one year occu- 
pied in various capacities. While in that city he 
was converted, and later united with the Baptist 
Church. Desiring a better education, he was ad- 
vised by a friend to go west and attend Shurtleff 
College, at Alton, III. 

Acting upon this advice, Mr. Whitney started 
for Alton, traveling by canal boats, stages and on 
foot, shipping his effects as best lie could. He 
stopped for a short time at Granville, and reached 
his destination after six weeks. In the college at 
Alton he pursued his studies for a year and a-half, 
and then started on his return to Boston, but on 
reaching Granville he was prevailed upon to re- 
main there. On the 13th of December, 1831, he 
became a member of the first class under the direc- 
tion of the old Granville Theological Institute, 
(now Denison University), and while there was 
licensed to preach. 

The early experience of Mr. Whitney at Gran- 
ville was of an unusually exciting character. He 
was bitterly opposed to slavery, and having the 
courage of his convictions, freely spoke and wrote 
against it, in season and out of season, which 
brought him strong opposition. The discussion 
reached its climax when he wrote and published a 
tract entitled "Mobocracy Exposed; or, a Pill for 
the Doughfaces." For this he was viciously perse- 
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he decided to go to Oberlin, then known as the 
"City of Refuge." He attended the school there 
for a short time, but owing to luck of means, could 
not complete the course. After teaching school 
near Oberlin for a year, he returned to Granville, 
and for six years had charge of the public schools 
of the village, after which he occupied a similar 
position in Lancaster, Ohio, for eleven years, and 
in the latter place he was also express agent for a 
few years. 

For the first year after his return to Granville, 
in 1865, he worked for Denison University in 
traveling about the country getting old scholar- 
ships surrendered and collecting funds for the 
college when he could do so. lie also served the 
university as financial secretary of the Ohio Bap- 
tist Educational Society for twenty years, and dur- 
ing nineteen years of the period he was also Treas- 
urer, serving in that capacity until he was seven- 
ty-six years old, when declining health caused his 
retirement. He was twice married, first in Keene, 
Ohio, in 1840, to Miss Julia Emerson, who died 
November 10, 1801. The only child born of this 
union is deceased. April 19, I860, Mr. Whitney 
married Mrs. C. II. Courtney, widow of the Rev. 
J. M. Courtney, who now survives him. Repassed 
away December 14, 1893, mourned by all who 
knew him. In all the relations of life he was true 
to every trust, whether public or private, and 
faithfully discharged every duty to his family, to 
the community and to his God. He was always 
found on the side of truth and justice, fearlessly 
advocating the light and opposing the wrong. If 
there was an evil in the community that he did 
not antagonize, it is safe to say that he did not 
know of its existence. 

Mrs. Whitney, whose maiden name was Cather- 
ine Hall, was born on a farm in Yates County, N. 
Y. Her father, Joseph Hall, was a soldier in the 
War of 1812. Her mother, who bore the maiden 
name of Mary Black, was born at Johnstown, N. 
Y., of Scotch parents, who when young crossed 
the ocean on the same sailing-vessel, and later in 
life met, became acquainted and were married. 
When a girl, Catherine Hall attended the public 
schools, after which she went to Geneva and took 
a course in the female seminary under Mrs. Rec- 



ord. She taught school for six years prior to her 
marriage to the Rev. J. M. Courtney, which oc- 
curred October 28, 1845. He was born in New 
Jersey, May 20, 1811, educated at Bordentown. N. 
J., and licensed to preach about 1834. His first 
charge was at Morristown, N. J., and he entered 
upon his duties as pastor of the First Baptist 
Church of Zanesville, Ohio, in October, 1841, 
continuing there eight years. He died in Akron, 
Ohio, December 27. 1852, after a brief illness. He 
and his wife had three children : Alary E., deceased; 
Edward T., a member of the United States regular 
army; and William L., an architect and builder of 
Granville. After the death of the Rev. Mr. Court- 
ney, his widow taught in the public schools of 
Zanesville for nine years, following that profession 
until she became the wife of Mr. Whitney. She is 
a cultured, refined and well informed lady, who 
during her residence in Granville has won the re- 
gard of the best people of the community. 



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JOSF.1'11 B. SINSABAUGH. Licking County 
is the home of many gentlemen of fine nat- 
ural abilities, thorough education and busi- 
ness energy, who in various fields of indus- 
try are acquiring enviable reputations and gaining 
well deserved success. Among this number we 
present the name and life sketch of J. B. Sinsa- 
baugh, one of the most influential business men of 
St. Louisville. Of the success he has achieved he 
has no reason to complain, and he merits especial 
regard inasmuch as his present standing is due to 
his unaided exertions and represents the results 
of his own unremitting efforts. 

Born in Franklin County, Ohio, March 21, 1841, 
the subject of this sketch spent the first tin years 
of his life upon a farm there with his parents, 
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then accompanied the family to Fairfield County, 
the same state, where his education was conducted 
in the district schools. After eight years spent in 
that place, he removed to Musk in yum County, 
and was residing there when the firing of Ft. Sum- 
ter aroused his indignation, inducing him to give 
not only his influence to the cause of the Union, 
but his active services as well. 

Enlisting August 4, 1862, Mr. Sinsabaugh be- 
came a member of Company (!, Ninety-seventh 
Ohio Infantry, and after a faithful service of two 
and one-half years he was discharged on account 
of wounds received in the battle of Kenesaw 
Mountain. lie participated in numerous skir- 
mishes and minor engagements, as well as a number 
of important and decisive battles, including those 
of Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Dal ton, Resaca 
and Dallas, Ga. At the battle of Missionary Ridge 
lie received a slight wound in the foot, and at 
Kenesaw Mountain he was severely wounded in 
the right arm, in consequence of which he was 
obliged to leave the army. 

Returning to the Buckeye State, Mr. Sinsabaugh 
resided in Knox County for a short time and 
thence, in 18G6, he came to St. Louisville, where 
he has since made his home. His principal occu- 
pation throughout life has been that of farming, 
in which he has met with success. In June, 188(1, 
he was appointed by Warden Coffin to the posi- 
tion of Guard in the Ohio State Penitentiary, and 
was afterward promoted to be Captain of the Guard 
Room, remaining in the two positions for four 
years. After resigning he returned to St. Louis- 
ville, and here, since 1890, he has conducted a 
large and profitable grain business. 

The marriage of Mr. Sinsabaugh, occurring at 
St. Louisville, December 23, 18G8, united him with 
Miss LucindaMcDaniel, a nativcof Newton Town- 
ship, Licking County, and a daughter of the late 
John McDaniel, one of the old settlers of that 
township. Two sons have blessed their union, 
Guy P.. and Frederick B. In his social connec- 
tions Mr. Sinsabaugh is identified with Channel 
Post No. 188, G. A. R., and is one of its promi- 
nent members. As a citizen he is ever interested 
in measures having for their object the promotion 
of the best interests of St. Louisville, and in his 



political views he gives his support to the princi- 
ples of the Republican party. The record of his 
iife illustrates what may be accomplished by deter- 
mined will and perseverance, for through his own 
efforts he has gained material prosperity and the 
esteem of his acquaintances. 



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FRANKLIN WI LKIN, a successful agricult- 
urist residing on section 17, Mary Ann 
Township, was born July 28, 1833, upon 
the farm where he now resides. He is the young- 
est son and ninth child born to the union of 
Henry and Magdalene (Smootz) Wilkin. His par- 
ents were both natives of Virginia, the father born 
in Hardy County July 4, 1781, and the mother in 
Shenandoah County July 6, 1794. They were 
married in the Old Dominion and thence, in Octo- 
ber of 181t), removed to Licking County, Ohio, at 
a period so early in the history of this section that 
the entire country was one vast wilderness. At 
present only one family is living in the county 
that resided here at the time of their arrival. 
They continued to make this their home until 
called from earth. 

In the subscription and public schools of pio- 
neer days the children of Henry Wilkin received 
their schooling. Of the large family only four 
are now living, namely: David, a farmer living in 
Washington Township, this county; Lucinda, the 
wife of Samuel Pound and a resident of Eden 
Township; Mrs. Barbara Wilson, the widow of 
George Wilson and a resident of Newark Town- 
ship; and Franklin, of this sketch. Of those de- 
ceased all grew to mature years. Amanda married 
P. C. Fiske and both arc now deceased; Lydia 
married Bartholomew Chambers, of Putnam Coun- 
ty, Ohio, by whom she had three children, two 



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sons yet living, Bartholomew and Byron. After 
the death of Mr. Chambers she became the wife of 
S. W. Miles, whom she preceded in death; George 
and John were both widowers at the time of their 
demise; Henry died unmarried. The family has 
been represented in the various wars of the coun- 
try from the time of the Revolution to the pres- 
ent. George, a brother of our subject, served for 
three years in the Union army during the Civil 
War, being a member of an Ohio regiment. 

The lady who, October 13, 1864, became the 
wife of Franklin Wilkin bore the maiden name of 
Mary A. Jenkins, and was born in Licking County 
in 1847. Her parents, James and Rebecca (Parker) 
Jenkins, were natives respectively of Washington 
Township, Licking County, Ohio, and the Old Do- 
minion. Both passed away in this count}'. Three 
children were born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Wilkin, namely: Magdalene, who was born Sep- 
tember 11, 1865, and died November 13, 1870; 
Milton, whose birth occurred November 2, 1867; 
and Henry, who was born October 1, 1879, and is 
now a student in the school at Pataskala, Ohio. 
The elder son is a farmer by occupation and mar- 
ried Miss Nettie Wilkin. 

The public affairs of the township and country 
receive a due share of Mr. Wilkin's attention and 
he is prominent in the councils of the Democratic 
party of this section. At the present time he is 
serving as Treasurer of Mary Ann Township, 
which office has been in his house continuousl}' 
for twenty-one years. He has also served in vari- 
ous other positions of trust and responsibility. In 
1863 he joined the Masonic order and has since 
been an ardent supporter of Masonic principles. 
He is an attendant at religious services, but not a 
member of any denomination. His wife is a Bap- 
tist and his sons are worthy members of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. He was one of the char- 
ter members of Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has held official positions. This lodge 
was organized at Wilkin's Run and still exists, 
having a present membership of about forty. 

The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Wilkin 
is one of the best in the neighborhood. The soil 
is fertile, and in return for the care and cultiva- 
tion of the owner, yields bountiful harvests every 



year. It comprises three hundred and fifty-six 
acres, the most of which is bottom land, lying on 
Wilkin's Run. A portion of the property is rented, 
while from the remainder Mr. Wilkin reaps large 
harvests of golden grain. He and his family are 
highly esteemed and are prominent in the social 
circles of the community. 



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TEPHEN W. MILES. Every man who 
has improved a tract of land and placed 
it under cultivation has added materially 
to the wealth of his township and so of his coun- 
ty. Thus it is that Mary Ann Township is in- 
debted to our subject and his associate farmers 
and stock-raisers for much of its prosperity and 
high standing as a favored agricultural district. 
His farm is situated on section 1C, and comprises 
one hundred and fifty-four acres of tillable land, 
the whole constituting a very attractive home- 
stead. 

Born in Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio, 
November 18, 1828, our subject is the only son 
of John and Barbara (Dush) Miles. His father 
was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Lick- 
ing County at a period so earl}' in its history that 
wild beasts had full possession of the forests. The 
country was sparsely settled when he established 
himself here, and only the brightest of day-dreams 
could picture forth its present highly improved 
and prosperous condition. The pioneers could not 
even imagine the lines of rail that cross its once 
trackless wilderness and the wires over which the 
electric current carries the messages between places 
far distant. 

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to serve his country in the War of 1812, and as 
a bounty for his services in that, memorable con- 
flict lie received a land warrant in Putnam Coun- 
ty, Ohio. After his deatli his widow received a 
small pension, which was continued until her de- 
mise. The father passed away at the age of sixty- 
six years. The mother, who was born in Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio, in 1808, died at the home 
of our subject in March, 1894. They were a 
worthy couple and enj03 , ed the esteem of all who 
knew them. Among their children were two 
daughters, one of whom, Catherine, died in child- 
hood, and the other, Mrs. Rachel A. Edwards, re- 
sides in Newark, Ohio. 

Alternating attendance at the public schools 
with work on the home place, Stephen W. Miles 
gfew to manhood. Since 1845 he has resided on 
his present farm, which is a model country place, 
improved with a beautiful residence and conven- 
ient surroundings. For the past five years he has 
rented the land to tenants, though he still re- 
tains a portion, upon which he engages in mixed 
farming. He was first married to Levina Gray, 
who died, leaving a daughter one 3'ear old. This 
child, Melissa A., is now the wife of Frank Dush, 
a farmer living in Hillsdale County, Mich. The 
second wife of Mr. Miles bore the maiden name of 
Lydia Wilkin and died October 5, 1888, leaving 
one child. William Henry, at present a student in 
Ada College, at Ada, Ohio. December 1, 1892, 
Mr. Miles was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary 
E. (Bell) King, who was born in Licking County 
in June, 1841, and who, prior to her union with 
our subject, had been twice married and twice 
widowed. 

During the late war Mr. Miles was a stanch sup- 
porter of the Union, but being physically incapaci- 
tated for service by reason of the loss of an eye, 
he furnished a substitute and in every way pos- 
sible promoted the cause of the Union. Through 
industry and economy he lias accumulated a fine 
property, all of which he has purchased himself, 
excepting a small tract inherited from his father. 
In religious views he is liberal, but is in sym- 
pathy with the work of the church. Politically, 
he votes with the Democratic party. In his so- 
cial connections he is identified with Acacia Lodge 



No. 464, A. F. A A. M., of which he has been 
Treasurer, and is a charter member. 






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JOSEPH M. ICKES. The reputation of this 
gentleman is not confined to Newark, his 
home and the center of his business inter- 
ests, but through his work it has extended 
much further. Still young in years, he is one of 
those of whom it may be said that he carries "an 
old head on young shoulders." As managing 
editor of the Newark Daily and Weekly Tribune, 
he brings to his responsible position unerring 
judgment and a large fund of general information 
The Daily is an eight-column folio and has probably 
the largest circulation of any daily paper in the 
county. The Weekly, which is also popular among 
the people of this section, is a six-column, twelve- 
page paper, devoted to matters of social, business, 
religious and political import. 

Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, October 24, 
1857, our subject is the son of Daniel and Delilah 
(Zimmers) Ickes, natives of Bedford County, Pa., 
where they were reared and married. Emigrating 
to Ohio in 1848, they settled in Sandusky County, 
where they still reside ( 1894), the father sevent}'- 
six and the mother seventy-two years old. After 
many years spent upon their farm they now live 
retired in the village of Helena, in the enjoyment 
of all the comforts of life. In politics the father 
is a stanch Republican and in his younger years 
was an active worker in the party ranks. In re- 
ligious belief he and his good wife are identified 
with the United Brethren Church. 

Among six sons and three daughters comprising 
the family, Joseph M. Ickes is the seventh in order 
of birth. He was reared on the home farm and at 
the age of eighteen began to teach during the 
winter season, spending his summers in farm work. 
When twenty he entered the National Normal 
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in the scientific department with the Class of '80. 
Later he was for one year Principal of the schools 
at Martinsburg, Ohio, after which he was elected 
Superintendent of Schools of Utica, Ohio, which 
position he held for four years. 

Having always cherished a fondness for news- 
paper work, Mr. Ickes yielded to a desire to enter 
the field of journalism and purchased a one-half 
interest in the Newark American, of which he was 
business manager for six years. On the 19th of 
December, 1889, he was appointed Postmaster at 
Newark, which position he filled in a most efficient 
manner for three and one-half years, resigning 
under a change of administration. Subsequently 
a stock company was formed, which purchased the 
Daily and Weekly Tribune, then in the hands of a 
receiver. The paper was then at a low ebb, and 
it was no small task to build up its credit and in- 
fluence as an organ of the Republican party in 
this community. Such Mr. Ickes has done since 
becoming the managing editor, and the remarka- 
ble success of the paper proves his ability as a 
financier and editor. 

In June, 1884, Mr. Ickes married Mrs. Arminta 
B. (Bradway) Sellers, and they are the parents of 
three daughters, Edith, Ada and Marguerite. In re- 
ligious belief they are members of the Second Pres- 
byterian Church, and in social circles are promi- 
nent and popular. Mr. Ickes is identified with the 
Knights of Pythias and the Royal Arcanum. Both 
as a public-spirited citizen and successful news- 
paper man he is highly regarded by all his ac- 
quaintances. 



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PROEESSOR ALMON UNDERWOOD 
.THRESHER, of Granville, is a native of 
Stafford, Conn., and was born October 9, 
1840, to Thomas Hubbard and Palace (Underwood) 
Thresher, the former born in Connecticut, and 
the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grand- 
mother of Mr. Thresher traced her ancestry back 



in a direct line to John Alden and Priscilla 
Mullen, who came to the New World in the"May- 
llower." The father of our subject was a farmer 
by occupation and spent his entire life on the 
farm where he was born. 

The boyhood days of Almon U. Thresher were 
spent upon the home farm and in attending the 
public schools. At the age of eighteen years he 
entered the Munson (Mass.) Academy for the pur- 
pose of preparing himself for a collegiate course. 
For four winter terms he engaged in teaching 
school in order to defray the expenses of a college 
education. He then became a student at Amherst 
College, of Amherst, Mass., from which he was 
graduated with the Class of '65. In August of 
the same year he came to Granville and accepted 
a position as teacher in the preparatory depart- 
ment of Denison University, remaining one year. 
He then taught one year in Wy man's University, 
of St. Louis. 

In September, 1867, Professor Thresher was called 
to the Chair of Rhetoric and English Literature 
in Denison University, and occupied that position 
for twenty-five years, laboring earnestly and faith- 
fully, and performing the duties with ability and 
to the satisfaction alike of associates and students. 
Probably no member of the faculty labored more 
indefatigably for the promotion of the students 
and the best interests of the university than did 
he. A quarter of a century of earnest, unceasing 
toil proved too much for his physical strength, 
and owing to failing health he resigned his pro- 
fessorship in July, 1892. 

After severing his connection with the uni- 
versity, Professor Thresher spent the following 
year in Europe, where he recuperated his lost 
strength and also availed himself of the oppor- 
tunity to visit many places famous in the world 
of letters and art. He returned to the United 
States with invigorated health and renewed ener- 
gies. Aside from his professional duties, he has 
found time to devote to other enterprises. He was 
for ten years Secretary of the Ohio Baptist Edu- 
cation Society and Curator of the university 
grounds for fourteen years. He was also one of 
the constituent members of the Shepardson Col- 
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resigned prior to going abroad. In the organiza- 
tion of the Building A Loan Association of Gran- 
ville he assisted, was its first President, serving 
for four years, and secured the organization known 
as the Village Improvement Association. In poli- 
tics a Republican, he has supported that party 
since casting his first Presidential vote for Lin- 
coln in 1861. For several years he was a member 
of the Village Council. 

In November, 1870, Professor Thresher married 
Miss Mary I. Abbott, daughter of Judge Elizur 
Abbott, a prominent citizen of Granville, men- 
tion of whom is made elsewhere in this work. 
Mrs. Thresher was graduated from the Granville 
Female College, and taught music in that institu- 
tion and elsewhere for several years. She is a lady 
of culture, who has been of inestimable assistance 
to her husband in his professional and literary 
labors. 



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BRICK S. TAYLOR. Among the farmers 
of Mary Ann Township this gentleman 
occupies a position of influence. His es- 
tate, while not one of the largest, is numbered 
among the most fertile and finely improved places 
in the county, and has been embellished with all 
the modern improvements, including a cozy resi- 
dence, commodious barn, and all other outbuild- 
ings necessary for the shelter of stock and storage 
of grain. Mr. Taylor is also a good type of the 
noble volunteers of the late war who responded to 
the call for troops, enlisted in the service of the 
Union, and with the boys in blue inarched to the 
front, enduring perils and hardships innumerable, 
nor resting from these untiring labors until the 
Stars and Stripes once more waved over a free and 
undivided nation. 

Referring to the parental history of our subject, 
we note that he is the second among seven chil- 



dren comprising the family of David and Hannah 
(Murphy) Taylor, natives respectively of Morgan 
and Belmont Counties, Ohio. Of the other mem- 
bers of the family the following are noted: James 
F., who for a number of years engaged in teaching 
and also followed a mechanical trade, is now en- 
gaged in farming near Zancsville and is married; 
Mary, who became the wife of Thomas Palmer, 
died in Mary Ann Township, leaving several chil- 
dren; Flora, the wife of John Larrabee, lives in 
Mary Ann Township. Rosa married Henry Will- 
iams and died in 1888. Victoria, the wife of Sim- 
eon Houdeshell, lives in Iowa. David J. married 
Harriet Nichols and lives in Newark, Ohio, where 
he follows the carpenter's trade. 

In Morgan County, Ohio, the subject of this 
sketch was born January 12, 1816. He accom- 
panied his parents from Ohio to Missouri, later to 
Arkansas, and returning to the Buckeye State, re- 
sided with them in various counties, finally locat- 
ing in Mary Ann Township, Licking County, 
when he was twenty years old. His education was 
secured in the public schools of the several coun- 
ties where he resided. At Norwich, Muskingum 
County. February 27, 1861, he enlisted as a mem- 
ber of Company D, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, 
being then eighteen years of age. He was assigned 
to duty in the Second Brigade, Third Division, 
Seventeenth Army Corps, in the Army of the 
Tennessee under General Sherman. 

In the various engagements with which his reg- 
iment was connected, Mr. Taylor took a promi- 
nent part. He was in the battles of Big Shanty 
Station and Kenesaw Mountain, inarching thence 
to Atlanta, Ga., where July 21 he participated in 
the famous charge on that city. His company lost 
half of its men in this engagement, but succeeded 
in capturing a line of works. After the siege of 
Atlanta he accompanied General Sherman on the 
march to the sea, traveling from Savannah to 
Beaufort, S. C.,and having almost daily skirmishes 
with Confederates. From Goldsboro, N. C, the 
regiment marched to Columbia, S. C, and thence 
across both the Carolinas, finally reaching Wash- 
ington in time to participate in the Grand Review. 
July 15, 1865, he was discharged at Columbus, 
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Louisville, Ky., where the company encamped for 
about five weeks before mustered out. 

Returning home after the war Mr. Taylor com- 
menced to work on his father's farm in Muskin- 
gum County, whence the family removed to Lick- 
ing County in March, 1866. Here the wife and 
mother died in October, 1889. The father went 
to California, where his death occurred. Brice S. 
remained in Licking County, and January 31, 1867, 
he was united in marriage with Miss Susan C. 
Hunter, a resident of Chandlersville, Muskingum 
County, Ohio. This estimable lady is the second 
among three children constituting the family of 
William and Susan (Newman) Hunter, who were of 
Irish and German ancestry respectively, and were 
residents of Muskingum County, Ohio, the father, 
a native of Ireland and the mother of Ohio. Mr. 
Hunter died in Muskingum County in 1857; his 
widow survived him for many years, passing away 
in Licking County March 7, 1891. Mrs. Taylor 
has one sister and one brother. The former, Sarah, 
is the wife of Joseph Tolbert, a farmer of Muskin- 
gum County, and they have three children. The 
brother, Harrison W., a farmer by occupation, 
married Lucy Breckenridge, and they with their 
children live in New Sharon, Mahaska County, 
Iowa. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor has been 
blessed by the birth of two children. Frank H., 
who was born November 10, 1867, married Miss 
Flora Nethers and is now a resident of Newark, 
this stale. He and his wife have one child, Dais}' 
F., now five years old, a bright and charming 
child, who is the pride not only of her parents, but 
of her fond grandparents as well. The only daugh- 
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Minnie B., was born 
December 15, 1873, and died August 9, 1887. The 
religious home of the family is in the Disciples' 
Church, and they are foremost in its good works. 

By industry and econom3' Mr. Taylor has ac- 
cumulated a pompetence and owns his farm of 
eighty-five and one-half acres, in addition to a 
business and residence block in Newark. He is a 
pensioner of the late war and a member of the 
Grand Army of the Republic. For a time he held 
membership in the Federation of Labor, but dues 
not now affiliate with the organization. In his 



political views he is a stanch Republican and 
served for eleven years as Justice of the Peace in 
Mary Ann Township. Previous to locating on his 
present farm he sold another estate in the same 
township and removed to Newark. In 1893 he 
removed from Newark to his present location, 
where he expects to make his permanent home. 



OLIVER PRESCOTT SOOK, M. D.. of New- 
ark, is a representative of four nationali- 
ties, his paternal grandfather having been 
of German birth, his paternal grandmother, Lelitia 
McAfee, Irish, his maternal grandfather a Welsh 
clergyman, and his maternal grandmother, Lydia 
Newport, an English Ouakeress. The paternal 
grandparents Zook (as the name was then spelled) 
died on board a vessel en route to America, leav- 
ing two sons, Henry M. and Peter. 

When the orphaned boys landed in America 
among strangers they were t'iken and eared for by 
two different families, Henry M. being reared by a 
Catholic family in Maryland, and Peter by a fam- 
ily in Pennsylvania. The family with whom the 
former resided changed the spelling of his name to 
Sook, and when he afterward met his brother they 
mutually agreed to adopt this style. Henry M. 
was apprenticed to learn the trade of a saddler, 
which he followed more or less throughout his en- 
tire life, being considered the best manufacturer of 
horse collars in all the country round. 

While Henry M. Sook was yet a young man the 
teachings of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann were being 
published, and he being attracted by them, was 
soon an ardent student, and thus became one of 
the early homeopathic physicians. Afterward he 
settled in Knoxville, Ohio, where he healed the 
sick without charge, depending upon his trade for 
a livelihood. He never asked for remuneration 
for medical advice, but frequently was the recip- 
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died at the age of ninety years. Although reared 
in a Catholic family, he never adopted that faith, 
but was a believer in and a follower of the teach- 
ings of Swedenborg. 

Unto Henry M. Sook and his wife, Lclitia, 
were born three sous and three daughters, viz.: 
Henry L., James, Joseph, Letitia, Nancy and La- 
vinia. Of these Henry L. was bom in Allegheny 
County, Pa., and came with the family to Ohio, 
where he learned the trades of a saddler and a 
cooper. However, not being satisfied with either, 
he read medicine and entered upon the practice of 
his profession, which for more than forty years he 
followed in Steubenvillc, Pomeroy, Newark and 
Cleveland. He died in 181)2, at the age of seventy 
years. 

The marriage of Henry L. Sook united him with 
Miss Mary, daughter of Rev. David Powell. .She 
died in 1854, leaving three children, of whom our 
subject is the eldest; Mary is a physician and the 
wife of Dr. William Thompson, of Cleveland, 
Ohio. Henry is a lawyer of Los Angeles, Cal. The 
subject of this sketch was born in Steubenville, 
Ohio, October 6, 1843, and was educated in the 
academy of his native town. Under the guidance 
of his father he conducted his medical studies and 
with him he entered upon the practice o* the pro- 
fession. In 1871 he was graduated from the 
Homeopathic Hospital College, now known as the 
Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery, of 
which school his father, sister, brother-in-law and 
son are also graduates. 

Opening an office in Newark in 1869, Dr. Sook 
has since conducted an extensive practice and is 
well known throughout the entire county as a 
skillful and reliable physician. His office is at his 
residence, which is situated at the northwest corner 
of Third and Locust Streets and is among the 
finest in the city. In addition to this property he 
owns a valuable farm, which is stocked with fine 
cattle and blooded horses. The success which he 
has attained is the result of his unaided efforts. He 
paid his way through college without assistance 
from any one, and his success has been achieved 
solely through merit. 

Socially the Doctor is a member of the subordi- 
nate and encampment lodges of the Independent 



Order of Odd Fellows, and also belongs to the 
Royal Arcanum, Ancient Order of United Work- 
men and Grand Army of the Republic. During 
the late war he served as a member of the Ohio 
National Guards, and in 1864 saw four months of 
active service. The demands of his profession 
have consumed his time to the exclusion of public 
affairs, but he advocates the principles of the Re- 
publican party on all occasions, though not active 
in its ranks. He has often contributed articles to 
the medical journals and keeps abreast with the 
most recent discoveries in the medical world. 

In Newark, Ohio, December 29, 1864, occurred 
the marriage of Dr. Sook and Miss Lois A. Abbott. 
This estimable lady was born in Cohoes, N. Y., 
April 12, 1845, and is the daughter of George and 
Rosella (Jewetl) Abbott. The union has resulted 
in the birth of four children, as follows: Joseph 
R. Sook, M. D., residing in Newark, Ohio; Ger- 
trude; Mary, the wife of W. D. Sauters, and Helen 
O. The family is prominent in social circles and 
highly esteemed wherever known. 



REV. CHARLES RHOADS. The record of 
the life of this gentleman will be read 
with interest, not only from the fact that 
he occupies a position of prominence among the 
citizens of Granville, but also on account of the 
fact that it illustrates the power of self-reliance 
and untiring perseverance. Early obliged to be- 
come self-supporting, contact with the world de- 
veloped in him the traits of energy, industry and 
determination, which are among his prominent 
characteristics. A resident of Granville since 1872, 
he is now, and for the past twenty-live years has 
been, Sunday-school Secretary of Ohio, and repre- 
sentative of the American Baptist Publication So- 
ciety. 

Born in Philadelphia May 23, 1832, Charles 



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Rhoadsis the descendant of English and Irish an- 
cestors, and the son of Thomas and Ann (Little- 
boy) Rhoads, both of whom were nativesof Phila- 
delphia. The first ten years of his life were spent, 
in his native city, where he attended school a few 
years. However, his education has been acquired 
almost entirely by self-culture, and the broad 
range of information he now possesses proves his 
untiring industry and studious application. His 
mother died when he was a child, and he early 
learned that he must fight the battles of life alone 
and unaided. He was only ten when he began to 
make his own way in the world. 

Going to Virginia, Mr. Rhoads supported him- 
self by whatever honest employment he eould find, 
lie succeeded in getting one year's schooling, and 
while thus engaged Studied, among other branches, 
civil engineering, a practical and thorough knowl- 
edge of which he afterward acquired by private 
study. Early in 18.V2 he began the publication of 
a newspaper in Parkersburg, Va., and continued 
its editor and proprietor for ten years, after which 
he taught about four terms of school, lie then 

took up civil engineering as a profession and fol- 
lowed that vocation for about seven years. For 
the past quarter of a century, as already stated, he 
has been representative of the American Baptist 
Publication Society, and has also held the respon- 
sible and important position of State Sunday- 
school Secretary of ( >hio. 

At present Mr. Rhoads devotes his time almost 



exclusively to institute work. His field of labor 
is not circumscribed, but extends into surrounding 
states, lie has held over fifteen hundred insti- 
tutes, varying from two to six days each. Much 
of his time is necessarily occupied in traveling, 
and he delivers annually nearly one thousand ad- 
dresses and sermons. Probably no man has in the 
same time performed a greater amount of work of 
similar kind than has he. For his position he is 
admirably qualified both mentally and physically. 
He has inherited a strong constitution, capable of 
long endurance. He possesses a splendid physique, 
a commanding presence and pleasing address. La- 
borious and self-reliant, he exhibits his strong in- 
dividuality both by word and deed. Strong in 
his convictions, he is equally frank and fearless in 
expressing his views. 

Politically, Mr. Rhoads is a pronounced Prohi- 
bitionist, and lias served as Chairman of the coun- 
ty organization, also been a candidate for Con- 
gress on that ticket. At Parkersburg, Va., August 
17. 1852, he married Miss Grace M Dudley, a na- 
tive of Connecticut. They have had live chil- 
dren, but three are deceased. Dudley, who was 
graduated from Denison University in 1876, is a 
civil engineer by profession; for some years he 
was in the employ of the Santa Fe Railway Com- 
pany, and is now a resident of St. Louis. The 
only living daughter, Jennie, is the wife of Prof. 
Ira M. Price, Ph. D., now of the Chicago Univer- 
sity. 




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f HON. WILLIAM BELL, JR. j| 




HON. WILLIAM BELL, Je. In present- 
ing to the readers of this volume the bi- 
ography of Mr. Bell, we are perpetuating 
the life record of ono of the most influential men 
of Ohio, and one who has occupied many of the 
most honored positions within the gift of the 
people. Throughout his long and eventful career 
he has maintained the integrity and energy char- 
acteristic of his youth. Nor has his success been 
merely that of gaining prominence among his fel- 
low-citizens, but he has also been successful in 
serving others, in doing good and in winning the 
confidence of his associates. 

Referring to the ancestry of Mr. Bell, we find 
that the family of which he is a member is of 
Scotch-Irish origin, and was represented in Amer- 
ica during Colonial days. His father, Samuel Bell, 
was born in Greene County, Pa., in 1800, and was 
about fifteen when the family settled in Knox 
County, Ohio, within a half-mile of the farm where 
he made his home for about seventy years. He 
married Elizabeth Hanger, a native of Augusta 
County, Va., who accompanied her parents to 
Knox County, Ohio, in 1810. 

In boyhood the subject of this notice attended 
the common schools, and at the age of twenty en- 
tered Martinsburg Academy, where his education 
was completed. In 1852, when but twenty-three 
years of age, he was elected to his first public po- 
2 



sition, that of Sheriff. At the expiration of his 
term he was appointed Postmaster at Newark by 
President Franklin Pierce, and again by President 
James Buchanan. In 1858 he was again elected 
Sheriff, and was honored by re-election two years 
later. Afterward for three successive terms, from 
1864 until 1870, he served as Auditor of the 
county. 

With such ability had Mr. Bell served the people 
of the county that he had been brought conspicu- 
ously before the people of his district, who, recog- 
nizing his admirable fitness for public service, 
elected him to represent them in the Lower House 
of the State Legislature, and in 1873 he was re- 
elected to that responsible position. As a mem- 
ber of the House, he won an enviable reputation 
as an ellicientand able legislator, and attracted the 
attention of the Democracy of the state. In 1874, 
when his party wished to select as its nominees for 
state otlices men of distinguished ability and great 
popularity, his name was brought forward as a 
candidate for Secretary of State. The Democratic 
Convention at Columbus nominated him for this 
honored office, to which he was elected by seventeen 
thousand majority. It is a matter of history that 
he was the first Democrat for twenty years who 
was elected to a state office in Ohio by a hand- 
some majority over all opposition. In 1876 he 
I was nominated by acclamation for the same office. 



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This was the year of the hotly contested Presi- 
dential election, when party lines were closely 
drawn, and he was, as a consequence, defeated by 
a small vote. 

In 1877 Gov. R. M. Bishop appointed Mr. Bell 
Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, saying, 
with reference to the matter, that he had partially 
promised the position to another man, but had re- 
ceived thousands of letters from all parts of the 
state requesting the appointment of Hon. William 
Bell, Jr. Recognizing the fact that he was prob- 
ably the most popular man in Ohio, he deemed it 
his duty to appoint him to the position. In that 
office Mr. Bell served until the election of Gov- 
ernor Foster, when his term expired. 

Having removed to Columbus in 1874, at the 
Democratic Convention of Franklin County, Sep- 
tember 3, 1881, Mr. Bell was nominated to repre- 
sent the county in the Lower House, and was 
subsequently elected. During the term of his serv- 
ice he served on numerous important committees, 
including those on Imbecile Asylum, on Peniten- 
tiary and on Rules. After his removal to Newark 
he was elected Mayor, in which position he in- 
stituted a number of needed municipal reforms 
and promoted the best interests of the city. Al- 
though admitted to the Bar in 1872 by the Su- 
preme Court, his public duties have been such as 
to preclude active attention to his practice. In 
1892 he was elected County Auditor, and in 1893 
entered upon the duties of a three years' term. 

On New Year's Day of 1856, Mr. Bell married 
Miss Elizabeth A., the daughter of James M. Ochel- 
tree, formerly a resident of Newark, but now de- 
ceased. Three children bless this union: Samuel 
C; Virginia, who married Frank Merion, of Co- 
lumbus; and Maggie O., the wife of A. W. Knox. 
Mr. Bell is now sixty-five years of age, but in ex- 
cellent health, both physically and mentally, and 
looks as 3'oung as a man of fifty. 

DAVID E. LLOYD. There is not a resident 
of Licking County living within a radius 
of ten miles of Wilkin's Run who is not 
familiar with the name of the subject of this bio- 



graphical notice. He is a genial, open-hearted 
gentleman, an interesting conversationalist and 
one with whom it is a pleasure to meet. At the 
present time, and for some years past, he has con- 
ducted a blacksmith and general repair shop in 
the village where he makes his home. 

A native of this countj', our subject was born 
August 7, 1853, and is the youngest son of David 
and Mary (Jones) Lloyd, natives of Montgomery- 
shire, North Wales. The paternal grandfather, 
Cadwalader Lloyd, engaged in farming pursuits 
throughout his entire active life and passed away 
in Wales in 1817; his wife, who survived him for 
many years, also died in her native country. 
David Lloyd, Sr., married in Wales and thence 
with his young wife emigrated to America in 
1847, at the age of twenty-live years. Prior to 
coming to this country he had served an appren- 
ticeship at the trade of a blacksmith, which he lias 
followed throughout his entire life. Politically 
he is a Democrat and an ardent supporter of party 
principles. In his social affiliations he was con- 
nected with the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows in 
Wales, but has not identified himself with the or- 
ganization in the United States. His home has 
been in Licking County ever since his emigration 
to this country. 

Nine children comprised the parental family, 
and of that number there now survive two sons 
and two daughters. John, the eldest, is a black- 
smith in Columbus, Ohio; he married Dove Durr 
and they have two children; Clara and Emma re- 
side with their parents; Mary died at the age of 
twenty-five years; and Caddie passed away when 
five years old. Three children died in infancy. 
The father of this family operates a general black- 
smith and repair shop three miles south of Newark, 
where he has made his home since about 1850. 

Under his father's guidance and assistance our 
subject learned the blacksmith's trade and estab- 
lished himself in business near the Orphans' Home 
in East Newark, where he remained for twenty 
months. Later he worked in Newark with his 
brother for one year, removing thence to Perry 
County and carrying on a shop near Thornville 
for two years. In 1881 he came to Wilkin's Run, 
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blacksmith and repair shop. He now owns a beau- 
tiful home and several acres of land at Wilkin's 
Run and is a prosperous and successful man. In 
youth be -'sowed his wild oats," as is too often the 
custom among young men, but with mature years 
have come better judgment and firmer principles, 
and consequently he has been enabled to lay by a 
snug sum for the proverbial ''rainy day." He has 
never married, but makes his home with the family 
of Franklin Wilkin, with whom he has resided for 
the past twelve years. 



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JONATHAN VICTOR IIILLI ARD, attorney, 
al-law and an influential citizen of Newark, 
was born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, March 
3, 1856. Of his ancestors little is known 
except that for several generations they resided in 
New York State. His father, Franklin Hilliard, 
was born in the Empire State and grew to man- 
hood upon a farm, receiving a collegiate educa- 
tion. He read law, was admitted to the Bar and 
opened an otlice for the practice of the profession 
in New York. 

While yet a young man Franklin Hilliard came 
to Ohio and settled at Upper Sandusky, where he 
taught school. During the administration of 
James Buchanan he was appointed Postmaster at 
Upper Sandusky, and by the same executive was 
appointed Government Surveyor. In 1859 he 
went to Kansas and was engaged in surveying at 
Leaven worth and Wyandotte. At the outbreak of 
the war in 1 KG 1 he joined Company C, Second 
Kansas Cavalry. In February, 1862, while on a 
scouting expedition with other members of the 
company, they were pressed hard by Indians and 
bushwhackers. He was riding a spirited horse, 
which in the chase threw him over a stake and 
rider fence, and he was left for dead by the pur- 
suers, although he was conscious all the time. 

On the day after the accident the injured man 
was [licked up by a fanner, who took him to his 
house and cared for him. Meantime his company 



supposed he had been killed. After weeks of suf- 
fering he recovered sufficiently to be taken to his 
home by the farmer. His illness continued until 
July, when he passed away at his home in Wyan- 
dotte. The injuries he received resulted in the 
formation of a large tumor, which was removed at 
his death and was found to weigh fifty-two and 
one half pounds. His mortal remains were buried 
with military honors in the west cemetery of 
Wyandotte. Throughout his entire life he was a 
stanch Democrat and "stumped" the state of New 
York during the campaign of 1856. 

The mother of oursubject was Rachel A. McCaf- 
ferly. She was born in Licking County, being the 
daughter of John and Mary McCafferty. Her 
grandfather, who was a native of Scotland, married 
an Irish woman, and emigrating to the United 
States, settled in Pennsylvania, where John Mc- 
Cafferty was born. The latter came to Ohio, lo- 
cating on a farm on the reservoir in Licking 
County, here married and passed his remaining 
years, dying at the age of seventy-seven. His 
wife, who survived him for ten years, died in 
Birmingham, Ala., and they now lie buried side by 
side in the Reynoldsburg Cemetery. Both were 
earnest Christians and members of the Old School 
Baptist Church, in which lie was prominent. In 
politics he was a Democrat. His disposition was 
kind and charitable, and while he never sought 
prominence, lie became widely and favorably 
known. 

After the death of Franklin Hilliard the family 
continued to live in Wyandotte, Kan., until 1865, 
when they returned to Ohio and settled upon a 
farm in Kicking County. Loss than a year after- 
ward Mrs. Hilliard returned to the Sunflower State, 
where she married John AkCl'S, who had been a 
soldier in the Union army. With him she settled 
in Kickapoo City, Kan., where he died in 1879. 
Three years later she returned to Ohio and made 
her home with our subject until she married 
Richard D. Oldham, of this county. She passed 
away August 8, 1888. Her religious connections 
were with the Method is t Episcopal Church at 
Alexandria, Ohio. 

Four children constituted the family of Franklin 
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in order of birth. David C, the eldest, is a farmer 
and carpenter residing in Lilhopolis, Ohio; he is 
married and has three children. Mary A., who be- 
came the wife of Godfrey G. Niceley, lives on a 
farm near West Jefferson, Ohio; Arisa Jane mar- 
ried Dr. Woodard and lives at Carterville, Mo. 
The subject of this sketch remained with his 
mother until 1865, but when the family returned 
to Ohio he went to live with his maternal great- 
grandfather, David Westenbarger, a resident of 
Fairfield County, Ohio. He was reared upon a 
farm and attended the Reynoldsburg Academy. 
Before he was fifteen he received a teacher's cer- 
tificate, but his great-grandfather objected to his 
commencing teaching at so early an age. How- 
ever, when but sixteen he entered upon the life of 
a teacher, and taught and attended school alter- 
nately as his means would permit After the 
death of his great-grandfather, in 1873, he made his 
own way in the world. 

Graduating in the classical course from Rey- 
noldsburg Academy in 1874, Mr. Hilliard was af- 
terward Superintendent of Schools in Centerville, 
Delaware County, Ohio, for two years. He then 
entered the Delaware University, completing the 
course there in 187G. In 1877 he married Miss 
Mary A. Algeo, at Kirkersville, Ohio, and imme- 
diately afterward removed to Alexandria, Ohio, 
where he was Superintendent of Schools for four 
years. In 1881 the Probate Judge, George Grasser, 
appointed him one of the School Examiners of 
Licking County, in which capacity he served for 
six years. 

Removing to Hartford. Mr. Hilliard was Superin- 
tendent of Schools there for six years. He became 
prominent in the public affairs of that place and 
was chosen its Mayor, which responsible position 
he filled efficiently for two terms. For a time he 
was also Assistant Postmaster. November 2, 1886, 
he was elected Recorder of Licking Count}', which 
ollice he filled for six years, removing to Newark 
in January, 1887, and at once entering upon the 
duties of the office. While Recorder he read law 
with Swart/, it Allen, and was admitted to the Bar 
December 5, 1892, entering upon practice January 
2 of the following year. 

While Recorder Mr. Hilliard took considerable 



interest in the Sons of Veterans and in 1890 was 
candidate for Colonel at the state encampment, 
receiving a good support. In 1891, at the state 
encampment at Toledo, he was elected Colonel of 
the Division and served for one year, delivering 
over the office at the encampment in Chillicothe. 
During his official service the debts of the Divi- 
sion, amounting to $1,500, were all paid. He 
turned over the Colonelcy with a membership of 
more than seven thousand. At the Mansfield En- 
campment in 1890 he was elected delegate-at-large 
to the National Encampment held at St. Joseph, 
Mo., and has attended all the conventions since 
that time. 

Politically Mr. Hilliard is a Democrat and an 
ardent worker in the ranks. Socially he belongs 
to Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. M., Clinton 
Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., Clinton Commandery 
No. 5, K. T., Lodge No. 13, K. of P., in which he is 
Past Chancellor, the Improved Order of Red Men, 
in which he has attained the Pocahontas degree, 
the Knights of Labor, in which he has filled all the 
chairs, and the National Fraternal Union. He is 
identified with the Congregational Church, while 
his wife is a Baptist. 

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard are, At- 
well Sherman, Alma Elizabeth, Halleck Franklin, 
Gladys Evalena, Bright and Josephine Eulalia. 
Mr. Hilliard is a large real-estate owner, a stock- 
holder in the savings bank and in various building 
and loan associations. The family residence, which 
is one of the most palatial in the city, is located 
on an eminence at No. 594 West Main Street. 



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WALLACE WILKIN is a successful agri- 
culturist of Madison Township, and is 
engaged in general farming and stock- 
raising on section 6. He is a native of Ohio, hav- 
ing been born in Wyandot County, October 11, 
1857, and is the only child of John and Lucinda 
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Licking County November 16, 1826, was called 
from earth in 1858, at the early age of thirty-one 
years, his death occurring in Wyandot County. 
The mother, who was of German lineage, was also 
born in Wyandot County, where she died two 
weeks previous to the demise of her husband, at 
the age of twenty-two years. 

Thus sadly bereaved ere he was old enough to 
realize his great loss, the subject of this biographi- 
cal notice was adopted into the family of his uncle, 
Franklin Wilkin, whose sketch is presented else- 
where in this volume. Under the kind care of 
that gentleman, Wallace grew to manhood and en- 
tered upon the occupation which his ancestors for 
generations before him had pursued, that of agri- 
culture. His education in 3'outh was limited to 
a comparatively brief attendance in the public 
schools of this county, but through self-culture he 
has become well informed. 

December 22, 1882, Wallace Wilkin was united 
in marriage with Miss Ella Hamilton, who was 
born in this county April 13, 1859. Two chil- 
dren resulted from this union, the elder of whom, 
Franklin, was born July 22, 1887, and died in in- 
fancy. The younger, Hay II., who was born Novem- 
ber 30, 1890, is a bright child, the pride and joy of 
his fond parents. Mr. Wilkin inherited from his fa- 
ther two hundred and thirty acres of land in Wy- 
andot County, which he disposed of, and pur- 
chased his present farm. Here he owns two hun- 
dred and thirty acres of fertile land under a high 
state of cultivation, upon which lie raises the vari- 
ous cereals and also all kinds of stock. He now 
has a number of thoroughbred Poland-China hogs 
on the place. The value of the property is en- 
hanced by the commodious modern residence, as 
well as the capacious barns and other outbuildings, 
all substantially built and roofed with slate. 

Socially, Mr. Wilkin is iden tided with Acacia 
Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., at Wilkin's Run, in 
which he has held various official positions, in- 
cluding those of Treasurer, Junior and Senior 
Deacon and Senior Warden. He is not identified 
with any religious organization, but contributes to 
the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of 
which his wife is a member. In politics he gives 
the weight of his influence to the platform adopted 



by the Democratic party, which he believes the 
best adapted to the welfare of the country. He is 
well informed upon the great questions of the 
present age, and is one of the best posted men in 
the township. For five years he served as Trustee 
of Madison Township, and has rendered acceptable 
service in other official capacities. 



WILLIAM MACY BLACK. The busi- 
ness interests of Granville have an 
able representative in the subject of 
this sketch, who is a successful coal merchant and 
one of the foiemost citizens of the place. His bio- 
graphy, which we now briefly review, affords an 
illustration of the fact that industry and good 
judgment will almost invariably bring their pos- 
sessor abundant material success, although he may 
begin his business career without friends or capi- 
tal. 

A native of this state, Mr. Black was born at 
Sinking Springs, Highland County, August 10, 
1857, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. His parents, 
Findley and Eliza Ann Burgess (Kerr) Black, were 
natives of Adams County, Ohio, and the former 
was a carpenter by trade. However, he learned 
the art of photography, and followed that occupa- 
tion for some years preceding his death, which oc- 
curred early in the year 1884. The same 3'ear the 
widowed mother removed to Granville, where she 
still resides. 

In the common schools of his native village, W. 
M. Black received a fair education. On attaining 
his majority he began life for himself empty- 
handed. In 1878 he came to Granville, where for 
nearly two years he was employed by his uncle, 
W. P. Kerr, then President of the Female Semi- 
nary. Afterward he spent one summer in Iowa, 
working as a farm laborer. January 1, 1881, he 
returned to Granville and embarked in the coal 
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successfully engaged, and to which lie has recently 
added the running of a hack, the only one in the 
place. 

Socially, Mr. Black is identified with the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Eellows and the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen, and takes considerable 
interest in the work of these organizations. Po- 
litically he is a supporter of the Democratic party, 
believing that its principles will best enhance the 
prosperity of the country. lie is entitled to the 
respect of all who know him, as by his own unaided 
efforts lie has achieved success as the result of in- 
dustry, perseverance and business sagacity. 



HERMAN E. SAMSON, M. D., settled in 
Newark November 3, 18G8, and here he 
has since resided with the exception of 
eighteen months spent in Kansas. He was born 
in Mina Township, Chautauqua County, N. Y., 
May 22, 1830, and is the son of George and Lu- 
cmila (Camp) Samson, natives respectively of Ver- 
mont and Massachusetts. The first representative 
of the family in America was his great-grandfa- 
ther, George Samson, who came from England and 
settled in Vermont, where Grandfather George 
Samson was born; the latter was for many years a 
clergyman in the Baptist Church. 

In an early day the father of our subject re- 
moved from Vermont to New York and settled in 
the woods of Chautauqua County, where he cleared 
and improved a farm. While residing there his 
house was burned to the ground and one child 
was lost. Later lie removed to Byron Center, 
Genesee County, where he followed the trade of a 
cooper. He was similarly engaged in Ohio, whither 
he came in 1848, sojourning for one year in Gran- 
ville and several years at Alexandria and Dela- 
ware. His next removal was to Iowa City, Iowa, 
and thence he went to Mt. Pleasant, the same state, 
where his death occurred in January, 1861, at the 



age of sixty years. His wife survived him a num- 
ber of years. 

In the parental family there were four sons and 
three daughters who reached mature years. They 
were: Alfred, who died in Batavia, N. Y.; Herman 
E., our subject; Maria, who died unmarried; Will- 
iam II., a soldier in the Union army, belonging to 
an Iowa regiment, and who died in Kansas; Sarah, 
who became the wife of a minister residing in Cal- 
ifornia; Andrew C, a soldier in an Iowa regiment 
during the late war, and a physician by profession, 
who when last heard from was in Colorado; and 
Isabelle, who is married and lives in Los Angeles, 
Cal. The parents were worthy Christian people, 
and active members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. 

Between the years of four and eighteen, the sub- 
ject of this notice lived in Genesee County, N. Y., 
where he worked on a farm for $6 per month, and 
also assisted his father in the cooper's shop. He 
accompanied the family to Ohio, and at Alexan- 
dria commenced to read medicine, which he after- 
ward practiced with his preceptor. In 1855 he 
went to Iowa and opened an office in Washington 
County, also spending one year at Tipton. Upon 
his return to the Buckeye State he settled at Hart- 
ford, where he practiced his profession for three 
years. In 1864 he went back to Alexandria, where 
he again formed a partnership with his former pre- 
ceptor, continuing in that way for a few years. 
He then traveled for a drug house for one year, 
after which became to Newark. Here he has since 
been a prominent and successful physician, taking 
rank among the foremost practitioners of the 
count}-. For two years he had an office in Colum- 
bus, but also retained his practice in this city. 

In August, 1851, Dr. Samson married Miss Bet- 
tie D., daughter of David Buxton, and a native of 
Vermont, though at the time of her marriage a 
resident of Alexandria, Ohio. They have four 
children: Belle, who married James E. Upliam, of 
Newark; Oscar B., a resident of this city; Jennie, 
wife of Cara Ferguson, of Columbus, Ohio; and 
Frank B., who lives in Newark. In connection 
with his practice, the Doctor carries on a drug 
business at this place, so that he has little leisure 
for outside affairs. However, he takes an intelli- 



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gent interest in political matters, and supports the 
principles of the Republican party with fidelity 
and energy, lie is a member of the Physio-Medi- 
cal Association of Physicians and Surgeons of 
Ohio, and has enjoyed the distinction of serving 
as its President, in which responsible position he 
was instrumental in promoting the growth and 
usefulness of the organization. 



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< X TjILLIAM P. DEBEVOISE, an efficient 
X/X,/ and successful agriculturist residing 
on section 24, Mary Ann Township, 
was born in Licking County one mile east of his 
present home, the date of his birth being March 4, 
1842. He is the fourth in the family of eight 
children born to Courtland and Margaret (Lam- 
berson) Debevoise, both of whom were natives of 
New York City and were there married. They 
died in Mary Ann Township, the father in 1865, 
at the age of fifty-nine years, and the mother in 
1871, aged fifty-eight years, three months and 
nine days. 

Of the brothers and sisters of our subject we 
note the following: George is a resident of Mary 
Ann Township; Ruth married John Pennandnow 
lives in Missouri; Maria, Mrs. Erastus Francis, 
lives in Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio; David died 
unmarried at the age of twenty-two; Martha be- 
came the wife of Lewis Shaw and lives in Lock- 
port, Licking County; Eliza married Thomas Ram- 
sey and died in Delaware County, this state; John 
died at the age of fifteen years. The early life of 
our subject was spent upon his father's farm, and 
his education was gained in the common schools 
of the locality. 

May 2, 1804, Mr. Debevoise enlisted in Com- 
pany E, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio In- 
fantry, a regiment organized for one hundred days' 
service, doing with his company to Martinsburg, 
\V. Ya., he assisted in guarding the Baltimore & 



Ohio Railroad and there remained until he was 
captured by the enemy July 3, 1864. He was 
taken via Lynchburg to Andersonville, where he 
spent the ensuing ten months with the exception 
of short intervals when it was necessary to remove 
the prisoners to avoid capture. None know better 
than does he what it meant to be a prisoner in the 
dungeons of the south during the dying struggle 
of the Confederacy. A thousand times he suffered 
death, though life continued. He was the victim 
of scurvy, jaundice, diarrhoea, and all the ills en- 
gendered by scanty and unwholesome food, ex- 
posure to scorching sun and chilly wind without 
protection. 

At the time of the surrender of Lee and John- 
ston, when the struggle of the south ended in 
hopeless defeat, Mr. Debevoise was turned outside 
the stockake, conveyed to Jacksonville, Fla., and 
there released. This was on the 29th of April, 
1865, and he was discharged from the service on 
the 3d of June following. The first year after his 
return from the war was spent under the care of 
physicians, and it was not until after some years 
that he was able to do the lightest manual labor. 
To this day he suffers from the effects of imprison- 
ment, and by reason of his many disabilities in- 
curred when in the service of the countiy he is a 
pensioner of the Government. 

September 29, 1861, previous to his enlistment 
in the army, Mr. Debevoise married Mary Ann 
Hughes, who was horn in Kent, England, Decem- 
ber 3, 1832. She is the eldest of eleven children, 
nine of whom are living, and all in the United 
States. When a child of eight years she accom- 
panied her parents, John and Mary A. (Bourne) 
Hughes, from the Mother Country to Ohio, set- 
tling in Madison Township, this county. To Mr. 
and Mrs. Debevoise have been born two children. 
The elder, James Edgar, was born March 15, 1862, 
and has always resided with his parents, being at 
present in charge of the home farm. Laura Belle, 
who was born August 15, 1875, is being educated 
in the excellent public schools of the neighbor- 
hood. 

In religious belief the family is identified with 
the United Brethren Church. Politically, Mr. 
Debevoise affiliates with the Republicans and 



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takes an active interest in public affairs. Socially 
he is connected with the Prisoners of the War As- 
sociation, also Lemcrt Post No. 71, G. A. R. The 
farm which he owns consists of ninety-five acres 
of well improved and tillable land and bears all 
the improvements of a first-class estate. 



WILLIAM DUDGEON. Thirty-four 
years ago, under the administration of 
President Buchanan, the ollice of Post- 
master at Wilkin's Run was conferred upon the 
subject of this notice. To-day, under the second 
administration of President Cleveland, he is still 
serving in that capacity. Through all the inter- 
vening years he has held the position continuously, 
with the exception of a period of two years. Nor 
has he ever been called upon to renew his bond, 
except upon one occasion, about fifteen years ago. 

A native of Ohio, our subject was born near 
Kenyon College, in Knox County, February 18, 
1822. There he attended the subscription schools, 
but his educational advantages were limited on 
account of the fact that he was orphaned at the 
age of six by his father's death, which sad event 
left his widowed mother with nine children de- 
pendent upon her. The father, Moses Dudgeon, 
was born in Ireland, but emigrated to the United 
States in childhood and grew to mature years in 
New York. In company with two brothers, he 
came to Knox County, Ohio, where he wooed and 
won Miss Rebecca Humphreys. Their wedding 
was solemnized in their own log cabin in Knox 
County in 1817, and upon that farm they con- 
tinued to reside until the death of the father, in 
1828. The mother remained there about forty- 
two years afterward, when she went to live with 
her son Abram. She died in 1888, at the ripe old 
age of eighty-nine. 

Their family of five sons and four daughters 



were all born in the log cabin in Knox County, 
where the parents were married. Of the family, 
five are now living. Hugh, the eldest, was born 
in 1818, and now resides in Princeton, Wis.; Sarah, 
who married Dr. Williams, had one child, a son, 
and died after three years of wedded life; Eliza- 
beth, now Mrs. Burkholder, lives in Centreburgh, 
Knox County; the next in order of birth were our 
subject and his twin sister, Mary Ann, the latter of 
whom died unmarried in 1890; Jacob now resides 
in Licking County; Abram and Isaac were twins 
the former now living in Sun bury, Delaware Coun- 
ty, Ohio, while the latter is deceased; Rebecca died 
in early childhood. 

In this county, in 1845, William Dudgeon mar- 
ried Miss Sarah A. Albaugh, who was born here 
in November, 1822. Four children bless the union. 
Frank 15., a farmer, born October 16, 1856, 
married Mary E. Nichols, and they have three 
daughters, the eldest twelve years of age; Laura 
J., who married Edward Magher, resides in Co- 
lumbia Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; Ora M. 
married William Richards, a farmer residing in 
Mary Ann Township; and John W., a successful 
farmer, married Ida Nichols, and they live with 
his parents. 

Prior to 1860 Mr. Dudgeon was engaged in 
farming and stock-raising, but during that year 
he purchased a stock of general merchandise and 
engaged in business at Wilkin's Run, which he has 
continued to the present day. As above stated, 
he was appointed Postmaster at Wilkin's Run dur- 
ing President Buchanan's administration, and still 
holds the ollice. He has always taken an active 
part in political affairs and votes with the Demo- 
cratic party. For six years he served as Assessor 
of his township. Socially, he is a Mason and a 
charter member of Acacia Lodge No. 464, at 
Wilkin's Run, in which he has filled all the otlices 
except that of Worshipful Master. He is liberal 
in his religious views, but attends the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, of which his good wife is a 
member. 

Beginning in life without capital, by industry 
and economy Mr. Dudgeon had accumulated #800 
prior to 1860. This money he invested in his 
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ably successful. While lie has not gained great 
wealth, he has had sufficient to give his children 
excellent advantages, and still reserve enough to 
provide the declining years of himself and wife 
with every comfort that will contribute to their 
happiness and well-being. 



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ROBERT 15. STONE. One of the most beau- 
tiful tracts of land in Licking County con- 
sists of two hundred and five acres located 
in the township of Newton. It has been owned by 
the subject of this biographical notice for nearly a 
quarter of a century, and by thorough tillage and 
good management has been the source of a good in- 
come. The soil is naturally fertile and has been 
developed toils full capacity; all needful buildings 
have been erected and the natural beaut}' of the 
scenery enhanced by tasteful structures and orderly 
arrangement. 

Born near the village of Denton, in Orange 
Count}', N. Y., September 26, 1838, our subject is 
the son of Uriah and Mary (Dodge) Stone. His 
childhood years were passed in the county of his 
birth, whence he removed with his parents to 
Broome County, N. Y., and there remained for ten 
years. His educational advantages were limited, 
but being a man of close observation and consider- 
able fondness for leading, he has acquired a broad 
information upon topics of current interest. While 
living in Broome County he learned the trade of a 
blacksmith, which he followed there for some time, 
but which he was not sufficiently fond of to con- 
tinue for his life occupation. 

The year 1865 witnessed the advent of Mr. Stone 
in Licking County and for the six ensuing years he 
made his home in Mary Ann Township. Thence 
he came to Newton Township, where he has since 
resided. As time has passed by, he has erected all 
the buildings necessary to the successful manage- 
ment of a model farm and has also introduced 
labor-saving machinery. As an agriculturist he is 
practical, persevering and capable, and these qual- 



ities have brought him worldly prosperity. In 
addition, his business transactions have been above 
reproach and his social relations genial and pleas- 
ant, so that he has gained the esteem of his associ- 
ates. 

In the fall of 1866, in Newton Township, oc- 
curred the marriage of Mr. Stone and Miss Sarah 
Lock. This lady was born in 1848 and is the 
daughter of William Lock, of Newton Township. 
Four children have blessed the union, James F., 
Clara, Grace and Edith. As an enthusiastic advo- 
cate of the principles of the Democratic party, Mr. 
Stone is well known throughout the county, and 
has been prominent for years in the ranks of that 
political organization. For fifteen consecutive 
years he has served as Township Trustee and is the 
present incumbent of that office. A man of his 
calibre and good standing is necessarily looked 
upon by his fellow-citizens as one most worthy to 
fill public ollice, and his service for so many years 
as Township Trustee proves better than words that 
he has discharged his duties to the satisfaction of 
all concerned. At different times he has also been 
chosen to fill other local offices. 

Socially Mr. Stone is identified with the Ma- 
sonic fraternity. He and his wife are devoted 
Christians and are active members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. They are intelligent, kind and 
social, and enjoy the respect of their acquaintances, 
many of whom have been associated with them to 
a greater or less extent ever since their arrival in 
the county. 

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ST^T L B E RT NICHOLS. Throughout the 
j \ greater part of his life this gentleman was 
a resident of Licking County, and at the 
time of his death doubtless no citizen was more 
favorably known than he. During an honorable 
career as an agriculturist he displayed the posses- 
sion of untiring perseverance, great energy and 
excellent judgment, and while he did not gain 
great wealth, he accumulated a comfortable com- 
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public-spirited farmer, lie won and retained the es- 
teem of his associates. 

Guernsey County. Ohio, was tlie birthplace of 
Albert Nichols, and April 11, 1834, the date of his 
advent into the world, lie was a member of one 
of the well known Colonial families, the first rep- 
resentatives in America having come hither in 
1729. His boyhood years were somewhat unevent- 
fully passed, and at the age of twenty-live, in 
1860, lie established domestic ties, being at that 
time united with Miss Rhoda Hughes, who was 
born in Madison Township, Licking County, July 
20. 1810. Mrs. Nichols is of English lineage, and 
is the daughter of John and Mary Ann (Bourne) 
Hughes, who came to this county in May, 1840. 

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes consisted of 
eleven children, of whom Rhoda was the seventh 
in order of birth. Nine of the number are now 
living. John, a brother, was a soldier in the late 
war, serving as a member of Company E, Thirty- 
fifth Ohio Infantry; he was taken by the enemy at 
the battle of Marti iisburg, W. Va., and died in a 
prison in South Carolina. Three Other brothers. 
William, James and Edward, were also valiant 
soldiers during the Rebellion, but fortunately 
were neither captured nor wounded. Mr. Nichols 
during the war was also a member of Company E, 
Ohio Infantry, and rendered faithful service to the 
cause of the Union. As a soldier's widow, Mrs. 
Nichols is now in receipt of a pension of $8 per 
month. 

Throughout his entire active life Mr. Nichols 
enjoyed excellent health, but died February 11, 
1888, as the result of an accident. While at work 
in the timber a tree fell upon him and he died the 
same evening. His sudden demise was greatly 
mourned by all with whom business or social rela- 
tions had brought him into contact; in every duty, 
as citizen, friend, husband and father, he had been 
faithful. While not active in political affairs, he 
gave his influence and ballot to the candidates of 
the Republican party, the platform of which lie 
advocated. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were the parents of three 
sons and three daughters, of whom we note the 
following: Mary E., the wife of Frank Dudgeon, 
resides at Wilkin's Run; Volney married Carrie 



Bourne, and is a farmer in Madison Township; 
John F. aids in tilling the soil of the home farm; 
Ida became the wife of John Dudgeon, and lives 
with the latter's parents; Abner and Grace re- 
main with their mother. In religious belief, Mis. 
Nichols and her children are members of the Chris- 
tian Church, and are highly esteemed both in re- 
ligious and social circles. The home farm consists 
of fifty -three acres, upon which are raised the vari- 
ous cereals, as well as stock of good grades. The 
land is improved with a cozy residence, substantial 
barn and an orchard of bearing trees which affords 
a good revenue. Under the skillful management 
of Mrs. Nichols and her sons, the farm is one of 
the best in the township. 



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WILLIAM N. FULTON. The life record 
of this gentleman is worthy of careful 
perusal, for it shows how a poor boy. 
without capital or influential friends, solely by 
the exercise of an indomitable will, untiring 
industry and great perseverance, has gained a 
place among the moneyed men of Newark and 
the esteem of all the citizens of the community. 
He was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Janu- 
ary 23, 1841, and is a son of Robert and Keziah 
(Newlon) Fulton, natives of the same county. 

As early as 1813 the Fulton family emigrated 
to Ohio and settled on a farm near Homer, Lick- 
ing County. After two years spent in clearing 
and improving that place the father returned to 
Pennsylvania, hoping that the change would ben- 
efit his health. Three years later he returned to 
Licking County, and his death occurred at Gran- 
ville in 1864, at the age of fifty-three years. His 
widow is still living (1894) and makes her home 
with William N., being now seventy-seven years 
old. 

In politics Robert Fulton was a Democrat and 
for many years served as Justice of the Peace. He 
was a man of fine education and in early manhood 
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life was that of an agriculturist, although while 
residing in Licking County he conducted a mer- 
cantile store at Homer. He was a correspondent 
for the Adwcaie at Newark when W. D. Morgan 
was its editor. Possessing sincere religious prin- 
ciples, he was until death a devout member of the 
Presbyterian ('lunch and served as Sunday-school 
Superintendent. Kind hearted and generous in 
disposition, no hand that was stretched out to him 
for aid was ever turned empty away. Notwith- 
standing his benefactions he accumulated a com- 
petence and at his demise left a valuable estate. 

In the parental family there were two sons, of 
whom our subject is the younger. The elder, 
Henry II., was born in 1839, enlisted in Company 
E, Twentieth Ohio Infantry, and served for three 
years. At the expiration of his period of service 
he again enlisted, marched with his regiment to 
the front, and near the close of the war was killed 
at Goldsboro, N. C, by Wheeler's Cavalry. At the 
time of his death he was a non-commissioned offi- 
cer. William N., of this sketch, was two years of 
age when brought to Ohio by his parents. Dur- 
ing boy] d be assisted in clearing and improving 

the home farm, and he was obliged to work hard 
t" place the land under cultivation. Farming was 
his chosen occupation until he was thirty-five, 
when lie removed to Newark and embarked in the 
lumber business, which he had previously con- 
ducted in Homer in connection with his agricult- 
ural pursuits. 

At Newark Mr. Fulton also followed contracting 
anil building and conducted an extensive trade as 
a dealer in hard wood logs and lumber. He made 
large shipments of walnut and cherry to Scotland 
and Germany. His connection with that business 
is still maintained, though the entire management 
lias been placed in the hands of the other partner, 
David II. Ramey. In 1ST'.) Mr. Fulton was elected 
Treasurer of Licking County, in which responsible 
position be served for two terms, being the first 
Treasurer in the new court house. In ISHOastock 
company was formed, with him as President, and 
purchased the Newark Advocate, with which he 
was connected for four years. 

In addition to his elegant residence in Newark, 
on the corner of Fifth and Locust Streets, Mr. 



Fulton owns several improved farms in this coun- 
ty. In 18G4 he married Miss Belle, daughter of 
Milton and Emily Selby and a native of Homer, 
Licking County. Bight children have been born 
to this union. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Fulton 
is one of the influential workers of the party and 
has held various otlices of trust. For fifteen years 
he has been a Trustee of the Second Presbyterian 
Church, and is also officiating as Warden. 



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S~y EOROE W. CHASE. To this gentleman 
V^ T belongs the distinction of being, in point 
of years of active business, the oldest rep- 
resentative of his profession in Newark. His 
photograph gallery was established here in 1864, 
since which time he has built up one of the most 
popular art studios in this part of the state, and 
now, in addition to his establishment in this city, 
he conducts a nourishing business in that line both 
at Granville and Thorn vi lie. Associated with him 
is his son, a young man of superior information 
and ability. 

The Chase family traces its ancestry to Aquilla 
Chase, who came to this country in the ''May- 
flower." His descendants have been numbered 
among the most patriotic of our citizens. The 
great-grandfather of our subject, Samuel Chase, 
enlisted at Bangor, Me., for service in the Revolu- 
tionary War, where he endured all the hardships 
and privations incident to those perilous times. 
Grandfather Samuel Chase was a brave soldier in 
the War of 1812, at the close of which he returned 
to his farm in Vermont, but later removed to 
Whitehall, N. Y., and there resided until death. 
The father of our subject, George W. Chase, Sr., 
was born in 1814 and in youth learned the trade 
of a carpenter. For some years he followed con- 
tracting and building at Oswego and Rochester, 
N. Y., but now resides upon a farm in Allegany 
County. His wife was Maria, daughter of Miner 



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Terry, who was a son of a Revolutionary soldier. 
In company with her parents she removed to Os- 
wego, N. Y., where she married. Her death oc- 
curred at Nunda, N. Y., March 15, 1855. The 
parents were connected with the Methodist Church, 
and all the ancestors, so far as known, were mem- 
bers either of that denomination or the Presby- 
terian. 

Our subject is the eldest of four children, the 
others being, Rebecca, who married Eb. Kingslcy 
and died in Wiscoy, N. Y.; Emma, the wife of 
Charles Moses, who lives in Wiscoy, N. Y.; and 
Hannah J., the wife of D. Speer, of Newark. After 
the death of the mother of these children, the 
father married Mary Billington, and the union re- 
sulted in the birth of four children, all residentsof 
Wiscoy, N. Y.: Benjamin, Moses, Mary and Sarah. 
George W., of this sketch, attended the common 
schools and learned the trade of a carpenter in boy- 
hood. In December, 1858, he came to Ohio from 
Nunda, N. Y., and stopped at Zanesville, where he 
entered the employ of his maternal uncles, who 
were United States mail contractors. With them 
he went to Kansas and assisted them in slocking 
new mail routes, remaining in that state for al- 
most a year. As this was during the time of the 
border troubles, the Indians were vindictive and 
life in the Sunflower State was one not only of 
hardship but also of peril. 

Returning to Zanesville, Mr. Chase took charge 
of the stage and omnibus line in that city for his 
uncles. In April, 18(51, he responded to the first 
call for volunteers, and on the 16th of that month 
he was mustered in with Company H, First Ohio 
Infantry. Joining the Army of the Potomac he 
served for four months, although he had enlisted 
for but three. Upon his return to Ohio he was 
commissioned Lieutenant and engaged in recruit- 
ing service for one year, after which he was as- 
signed to Company A, Eighty-eighth Ohio Infan- 
try, and served as First Lieutenant and Quarter- 
master. 

When his commission expired Mr. Chase joined 
Company A, Eleventh Ohio Independent Sharp- 
shooters, in which he served until May, 1864, as 
Orderly-Sergeant. He was wounded by bush- 
whackers and at Fairfax and the first battle of Bull 



Run received slight wounds. During the latter en- 
gagement he was taken prisoner but succeeded in ef- 
fecting his escape. At Cynthiana, Ky., in September, 
1862, he was captured by Morgan '8 band butagain 
escaped. His health having been shattered by the 
hardships of the war, upon his return to Ohio he 
was unable to work at his trade, and consequently 
turned his attention to photography, which he had 
learned in boyhood. 

In 1862 Mr. Chase married Miss Kate A. Huff, 
who was born in Wheeling, W. Va.,and is a daugh- 
ter of Richard and Catherine Huff. Three children 
were born of this union, of whom Nellie died 
at the age of three years. Frank A. is associated 
with his father in business. Minnie is the wife of 
Charles Ashbaugh, of the firm of Ashbaugh & 
Deitrick, of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Chase is Past 
Grand of Newark Lodge No. 623, I. O. 0. F., and is 
also Past Commander of Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. 
R. He has been a delegate to the National Encamp- 
ment three times, to the State Encampment eight 
times, has served on the National Encampment 
staff for three years and on the State Department 
staff for four years. For three years he was inter- 
ested in a printing office and has been an occas- 
ional contributor to the journals of the day. For 
twelve years he has been a Director in the Home 
Building Association. His political views are in 
harmony with the platform of the Republican 
party, which he always supports. He and his fam- 
ily have a pleasant home at No. 127 West Main 
Street. 



(Tp* DAM MAIIARG. Though of foreign birth, 
/ — \ no resident of Mary Ann Township is 
more patriotic than the subject of this 
sketch, who has a record as a soldier in the late 
war of which he may well be proud. He is a na- 
tive of Belfast, Ireland, and was born on Christ- 
mas Day of 1835. His parents were also natives 
of Belfast, where the father died. The widowed 
mother took passage on a sailing-vessel bound for 
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children. Six months were spent upon the ocean, 
and during that time one of the children died. 

Reaching the shores of the United States, the 
little family proceeded westward to Newark, Ohio. 
The mother spent the balance of her days in Lick- 
ing County, where she died about 1888. One of 
her sons, William John, remained in the Mother 
Country, where he still makes his home. His en- 
tire life has been devoted to the occupation of a 
ship-builder, and his eleven sons are all mechanics 
in Belfast. Hugh, who served for three years in 
the late war as a member of the Twenty-fifth Ohio 
Infantry, now receives a pension on account of in- 
juries received in the service; he lives at Utica, 
Licking County, retired from business. Mary 
Ann married Charles Weise and resides in this 
county. James died in Licking County, and Sam- 
uel, as above mentioned, died on the ocean. Af- 
ter coming to this country, the mother was again 
married, and at the time of he]- death was the wife 
of Alfred ( i lover. 

In the public schools of Licking County, Adam 
Maharg gained a practical education, to which he 
has since added by self-culture. At Newark, in 
1862, he enlisted as a member of Company G, 
Seventy -sixth Ohio Infantry, and was assigned to 
duty in the Army of the Mississippi. The first en- 
gagement was at Arkansas Post, near Little Rock, 
Ark., where the regiment suffered severely. Later 
he took part in the engagements at Young's Point, 
Yazoo Mountain, Chickasaw Bayou, and the block- 
ade of Vicksburg. At the latter place he was in 
great peril, as he worked on the canal around the 
city under constant fire. The regiment then 
marched via Mobile to the Mississippi, crossing 
that river forty-live miles above New Orleans, 
where they had a severe engagement at Grand 
Gulf. 

From that place the regiment proceeded to Ray- 
mond, Miss., still following the retreating enemy. 
Next they went to Canton, and from there to 
Jackson, Miss., where they had a two days' light. 
Their next engagement was at Champion Hills, 
where the Seventy-sixth lost more men than in 
any other battle, as compared with the number in 
line. Going from Champion Hills to Black Liver, 
they took part in a severe engagement, and after 



a hard light gained the heights of Vicksburg, May 
18. They were in continuous battle from that 
date until July 4, when the city surrendered to 
General Grant. The city surrendered on the 3d, 
Saturday, but General Grant refused to accept the 
surrender until the 4th, Sunday. 

At three o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, 
1863, the Seventy -sixth was returned to Black 
River Bridge to meet the rebel General Johnston, 
who stood for a hard light, but retreated to Can- 
ton. There our subject left the regiment, owing 
to the expiration of his term of service, together 
with physical inability to longer stand the severe 
duties required of him. He was discharged at 
Champion Hills, and furnished transportation from 
Vicksburg home, reaching the latter place after 
three years' absence. 

While on duty moving commissary stores at the 
Yazoo River, Mr. Maharg received an injury by 
being crushed by a barrel slipping out of the 
hands of another soldier who was rolling it up 
hill. The barrel, which was full, passed directly 
over him and crushed several ribs, thus perma- 
nently disabling him for active manual labor. As 
a partial compensation for his services he receives 
a pension from the Government. In 1865 lie 
traveled extensively over the west, finally pur- 
chasing two hundred acres in Monona County, 
Iowa, which he still owns. After a year in the 
west, he returned to Licking County, and this has 
been his home since, though he has visited the 
western states several times. 

On the 9th of October, 1866, Mr. Maharg mar- 
ried Miss Martha Moore, who was born in 1840, 
upon the farm where she now lives. Her parents, 
Daniel and Elizabeth (Nicely) Moore, w r ere natives 
of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Mary Ann 
Township, Licking County, where the father died. 
The mother, now in her ninetieth year (1894), 
makes her home with Mrs. Maharg. Of their fam- 
ily of nine children, six still bless the home of Mr. 
Maharg and his good wife. George and Robert 
were twins, and the latter died in infancy. Martha 
and Wallace are also deceased. The others, Sam- 
uel, Harvey, Allen, Martha Ellen, Ella and John, 
have enjoyed the benefits of the public schools, 
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of young people, who still prefer the old home to 
the allurements of "abroad." 

Mr. and Mrs. Maharg jointly own a fine farm of 
two hundred and forty-seven acres on section 6, 
which bears excellent improvements. In politics 
he has no particular political ties, but is as firm in 
his allegiance to the Union as during the dark 
days of the Rebellion. In no sense of the word is 
ho an office seeker, and though solicited frequently 
to accept nomination, has invariably declined to 
do so. For the past fourteen years he has been 
identified with the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows. Though not espousing the cause of 
Christianity, he believes in and lives up to the 
teachings of the Golden Rule, and his honorable, 
upright life has won for him the esteem of his as- 
sociates. 



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HON. MARVIN MORGAN MUNSON. 
There are few of the residents of Lick- 
ing County who are unfamiliar with the 
name introducing this sketch. It is that of a gen- 
tleman who, alike in the field of journalism and 
in the halls of legislature, has ably represented his 
fellow-citizens and has championed with pen and 
tongue the cause of truth and justice. Though 
now retired from active business cares and in the 
twilight of life, his mental powers have suffered 
no diminution, but his intellect is as keen and 
forcible as in days gone by. 

The father of our subject, Augustine Munson, 
was a member of the colony that settled at Gran- 
ville in 1805, he having come hither from his na- 
tive town, Granville, Mass. lie married Polly 
Mead, a native of Chittenden County. Vt., and a 
lady possessing superior ability, which was trans- 
mitted in a marked degree to her offspring. The 
family consisted of Wvv sons and two daughters, 
all of whom attained maturity, but all are now 
deceased excepting the subject of this sketch. He 
was born in Granville, Ohio, September 24, 1822, 



and was the fourth of the sons. He was reared 
upon the home farm, situated one and three- 
quarters miles east of this place, and received a 
liberal education in the Granville Academy. 

At the age of nineteen years Mr. Munson en- 
tered the law otlice of Judge Finch, of Delavan, 
and was admitted to the Bar about two years later. 
In 1845 he settled in Troy, Miami County, where 
he engaged in practice for ten years. Soon after 
his arrival there be began editorial work on the 
Troy Times, of which he later became the owner 
and which was the leading organ of the Whig 
party in that section. lie continued the publica- 
tion of the paper until about 1 H .j ."» , and through 
his influence it increased in popularity and influ- 
ence among the people. Largely through his influ- 
ence the Legislature of the state passed a bill in 
the session of 1851-52, granting a charter to the 
Dayton & Michigan Railroad. 

Owing to failing health Mr. Munson abandoned 
his journalistic career, and returning to Granville, 
engaged in farming until 1880, the date of his re- 
moval to the cit3 r . In early life he was a Whig, 
the principles of which he supported until the dis- 
solution of the party. In 1856 he supported 
General Fremont and voted with the Republican 
party until 1872, when he voted for Horace Gree- 
ley for President. Since that time he has advo- 
cated the principles of Democracy. In August, 
1862, he raised a company of sixty-seven men and 
became Captain of Company I), One Hundred and 
Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, but after seven months 
of active service failing health rendered his resig- 
nation necessary. For some time he was Justice 
of the Peace, and served as Mayorof Granville for 
two years. In 1880 he was elected by the Six- 
teenth District as a member of the State Board of 
Equalization, and in 1890 represented Licking 
County in the State Legislature. 

In July, 1850, Mr. Munson married Emma S. 
Culbertson, a native of Miami County and the 
second daughter of Capt. Robert II. and Rhoda 
(Lampson) Culbertson. They are the parents of 
eight children, viz.: Augustine Robert, who was 
born in 1851 and now lives in Tcxarkana, Ark.; 
l.orinda Linn, who was born in 1855; Stanley Ru- 
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whose birth occurred in 1860; Anna Rosecrans, 
born in 1862; Nora Emma, in 1864; Grace Lang, 
in 1866, and Morton McMichael, in 1874. Mr. 
Munson was reared iu the faith of the Episcopal 
Church, but is broad and liberal in his religious 
views. lie is one of the honored citizens of Gran- 
ville and is highly esteemed by all who know him. 



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BVUON W. HARRIS. Many of the most 
prominent citizens of this count}' have 
spent their entire lives within its borders, 
and from the cultivation of the soil have accumu- 
lated a competence. One of this number is By- 
ron W. Harris, an influential citizen and capable 
farmer, residing in Mary Ann Township. lie is 
the owner of an eighty-acre tract, on which he re- 
sided for some years after his marriage, but for 
several years he has cultivated rented land, using 
his own property for the pasturage of his stock. 

The parents of our subject, Milton and Martha 
(Colvell) Harris, were natives of this county, and 
the former died when Byron W. was a little child. 
The mother afterward married Willis Day, and 
now resides in Eden Township. In the Harris 
family there were five children, of whom the fol- 
lowing is noted: Wallace, a resident of Newark, 
is the present City Assessor, having been elected 
to that office in the spring of 1894; he is married 
and has two children. Carry A. married a farmer 
living in Mary Ann Township; Byron W., the 
next in order of birth, was born in Mary Ann 
Township May 15, 1863; Emma is a teacher in the 
city schools of Newark; and Charles died at the 
age of fifteen years. 

A life-long resident of this county, our subject 
was in childhood a student in its public schools. 
Early in life he became familiar with agricultural 
pursuits, and upon selecting an occupation natur- 
ally chose that with which he was most familiar. At 
the age of twenty-one he established domestic ties, 
being united in marriage November 27, 1884, with 
Miss Ary, daughter of Samuel and Lucmda (Wilkin) 



Round, residents of Eden Township. Mis. Harris is 
one of a family of three sons and five daughters, 
and by her union has become the mother of two 
daughters, Minnie Pearl and Eury, who are now 
students in the home schools. 

Upon the great issues of the present age Mr. 
Harris keeps himself thoroughly posted, and is 
well informed on all matters of general import- 
ance. He gives his support to the principles ad- 
vocated by the Democratic party, and invariably 
casts his ballot for the candidates of that political 
organization. At the present time he is serving 
as Trustee of Mary Ann Township, in which posi- 
tion he is rendering efficient service to his fellow- 
citizens. In his religious views he is liberal, 
broadly humanitarian. 

As above stated, Mr. Harris owns an eighty- 
acre farm, but since 1891 has cultivated rented 
property, and upon his own tract raises and gives 
pasturage to a large number of horses, cattle, 
hogs and sheep. He finds this department of agri- 
culture a source of profit, and therefore devotes 
considerable attention to it. He and his family 
are well known and highly respected in the social 
circles of the community, and are welcomed guests 
in the best homes of the township. 






DANIEL MORSE SHEPARDSON. In pre- 
senting to the readers of this volume the 
biography of Mr. Shepardson, we are per- 
petuating the life work of one of the most hon- 
ored residents of Granville. Throughout a long 
and influential career he has maintained the en- 
ergy and integrity characteristic of him in earlier 
years. Laborious and patient, exhibiting by his 
life his self-reliance and strong individuality, the 
influence he unconsciously exerts has a future as 
well as a present bearing uijon the county. 

Born in Granville Township February 2, L825, 
our subject is the son of Daniel and Prudence 
(Morse) Shepardson. His father came from Ver- 
mont to Licking County iu 1813, making the jour- 
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by our subject. The family then consisted of 
three children, viz.: Lucetta, who is now living 
in Williams County, Ohio; Perrin, who died at 
Hudson, Mich., in July, 1893, on the eighty-third 
anniversary of his birth; and Abigail Adams, now 
Mrs. G. AVoods, of this county. The household 
was increased by the birth of five children in this 
county, as follows: Harriet, Nancy and Elvira, all 
deceased; Daniel, who was born and died before 
the birth of the subject of this notice; and Daniel 
M. The mother of these children died in 1835, 
while the father survived until 1866. 

In the district schools Daniel M. Shepardson 
received a fair education, to which he has since 
added by self-culture. His life occupation has 
been that of farming, to which he was reared. 
On the 8th of November, 1848, he married Abbie 
Lockwood Durant, a native of Springfield, Vt, 
who came to Licking County at the age of fifteen 
years with her parents, Jotham W. and Lucy Dur- 
ant. To Mr. and Mrs. Shepardson were born three 
children, one of whom died in infancy. The sur- 
vivors are, Esmah Calista, the widow of Rev. Al- 
fred Orcutt; and Lucy Pamelia, wife of Milan P. 
Ashbrook. Both reside in Granville. The wife 
and mother died May 14, 1894, mourned not alone 
by her immediate relatives, but also by a large 



circle of friends, to whom her noble traits of 
character had endeared her. 

A Republican in politics, Mr. Shepardson has 
served his township a number of years as Trustee, 
and for six years was a member of the Village 
Council. He superintended the building of the 
elegant Baptist Church, and also was Chairman of 
the building committee for Burton and King 
Halls, connected with Shepardson College. Since 
the age of thirteen he has been a member of the 
Baptist Church, with which his wife was identi- 
fied for over forty years. For a quarter of a cen- 
tury he has been a member of the Board of Trus- 
tees of Denison University, and has also been a 
member of the Board of Trustees of Shepardson 
College since it was founded. 

Though not as active in agriculture as when in 
manhood's prime, Mr. Shepardson still superin- 
tends the cultivation of his home farm of one 
hundred and thirty-five acres, anil in addition he 
owns ninety-five acres in McKean Township. For 
some years he made a specialty of raising sheep, 
but now devotes his land to cereals only. Success- 
ful in business, he has accumulated a competence, 
and now surrounds his closing years with the com- 
forts which he accumulated during the years of his 
activity. 




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HON. SAMUEL M. HUNTER. From a 
perusal of the life records of successful 
men may be gleaned much that is inter- 
esting and profitable to readers of mature years, as 
well as many lessons worthy of emulation by the 
young. Judge Hunter is a man who may justly 
be called self-made. Practically self-supporting 
from the age of ten years, he has proved what it 
is in the power of an industrious, energetic, con- 
scientious and determined man to accomplish, 
though unaided by the prestige of wealth and 
friends or by any fortuitous circumstances. 

In this connection some mention of Judge Hun- 
ter's ancestry will not be inappropriate. His grand- 
father, Cyrus Hunter, removed after his marriage 
from Virginia to Pennsylvania and settled on a 
farm in Westmoreland County. Later he removed 
westward to Ohio, and made his home in Wayne 
County until his death. He was long survived by 
his wife, who died at a very advanced age. Their 
children were, John, James, Joseph R., Samuel, 
Mary and Elizabeth. 

The father of our subject was born in Fauquier 
County, Va., in 1808, and in boyhood accompan- 
ied his parents to Pennsylvania, thence went to 
Wayne County, Ohio. Learning the trade of a 
cabinet-maker he followed that occupation at Ca- 
3 



diz until about 18G0, when he retired from busi- 
ness. He continued to reside in Cadiz until his 
demise, which occurred in 1887, at the age of 
eighty years. In his religious faith he was a Pres- 
byterian, while his political views brought him 
into accord with the Democratic parly. At no 
time in his life was he an aspirant for official hon- 
ors, and the only office he ever held was that of 
Associate Judge of Harrison County. 

The mother of our subject bore the maiden 
name of Lctitia McFadden. She was born in lie- 
land, married Mr. Hunter at Cadiz and died in 
1K87, one week after the demise of her husband. 
Her parents, Samuel and Lydia McFadden, were 
natives of County Cavan, Ireland, and upon emi- 
grating to the United Slates sojourned for a time 
in Philadelphia, Pa., and removed thence to Cadiz, 
Ohio. In that city Mr. McFadden engaged in bus- 
iness as a merchant, pork-packer and distiller until 
his death there. 

The children comprising the parental family 
were seven in number, as follows: Rev. Cyrus 
Hunter, D. D., an eminent minister in the Presby- 
terian Church, now residing in Pennsylvania; 
Hon. Samuel M., of this sketch; Mary, who died 
at the age of sixteen; Lydia, now deceased, for- 
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Cadiz Sentinel; Charlotte, who married Alexander 
Hammond, a dry-goods merchant of Cadiz; Will- 
iam H., editor of the Steubenvillc (Ohio) Daily 
Gazette; and George, who is the editor of the Chil- 
licothe (Ohio) Advertiser. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Cadiz, 
Harrison County, Ohio, May 31, 1839. At the age 
of eleven years he commenced to work in a print- 
ing office in his native town, and alternated that 
work with attendance at school until he was 
twenty. Not being able to take a collegiate course, 
he studied Latin and mathematics under private 
tutors. Coming to Newark at the age of twenty, 
he was employed here for two years and then re- 
turned to Cadiz, where with the proceeds of his 
labor he paid his way while reading law with J. M. 
Estep, one of the most prominent attorneys of 
eastern Ohio. In June of 1863 he was admitted 
to the Bar at Millersburg, after which he engaged 
in practice at Cambridge for eight months. 

In February, 1864, our subject formed a part- 
nership with Hon. James R. Stan berry at Newark, 
but two years later the connection was dissolved 
by mutual consent, and since that time Judge Hun- 
ter has been alone. In 1866 he was elected City 
Solicitor for Newark, and by successive re-elections 
held the office for five years. From 1872 until 
1876 he was Prosecuting Attorney for Licking 
County. Later he was elected Judge of the Court 
of Common Pleas, in which capacity he served for 
ten years. In 1888 he was President of the City 
Council and has served as County School Examiner. 
August 1, 1894, Mr. Hunter was nominated for 
Judge of the Fifth Judicial district by the Demo- 
cratic convention held at Zanesville. There were 
four candidates presented, C. D. Martin, of Fair- 
field; S. M. Hunter, of Newark; John Mitchell, of 
Tuscarawas, and Edward S. Dowell, of Wayne. 
Sixty-two votes were necessary to a choice and on 
the twenty-seventh ballot Mr. Hunter received 
sixty-eight votes and the nomination. His political 
affiliations are with the Democratic part}', which 
he has represented in various county, district and 
state conventions. His services are especially in 
demand by his party during campaign seasons, 
and he is popular as a "stump" speaker. 

During the late war Judge Hunter enlisted, in 



1862, as a member of the Eighty-sixth Ohio In- 
fantry and was with his regiment in southwestern 
Virginia until the expiration of his period of 
service, when he was honorably discharged. So- 
cially he belongs to the Order of Red Men and 
the Knights Templar. While not connected with 
any denomination, he attends the Episcopal Church, 
of which his wife is a member. His law library is 
one of the best in the county. In addition to his 
practice he is now serving as President of the Ad- 
vocate Printing Company and Vice-President of 
the glass company. 

In 1872 Judge Hunter married Iva, daughter of 
Willis and Helen (Warner) Robbins, her father 
being President of the Franklin Banking Com- 
pany. Four children bless this union, Helen, Ethel, 
Louise and Willis Robbins. The family residence 
is situated at No. 122 Buena Vista Street, and in 
addition to that place the Judge owns other val- 
uable residence and business property. 



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JAMES E. THOMAS. No enterprise of Lick 
ing County is so inseparably associated with 
the history of Ohio as is the foundry which 
Mr. Thomas owns and manages. The peo- 
ple of Newark feel a commendable pride in the 
works, which have so wonderfully enhanced the 
commercial prosperity of the city and increased 
its importance as a great manufacturing center. 
In view of the high standing of the company and 
its close connection with the progress of the com- 
munity, it will not be amiss to present to our 
readers a brief outline of its history. 

The iron foundry was established in Newark by 
James E. Thomas in 1867, the business com- 
mencing in a small way in a building about 30x60. 
Nine or ten men were employed in the manufac- 
ture of cook stoves, from which the owner grad- 
ually drifted into the general machine and foundry 
business, which he has continued with such marked 
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ous foundry which lie has since occupied and 

which is one of the most extensive plants in the 
state. After its erection lie embarked in the 
building of blast furnaces in the Hocking and 
Shawnee district, and of the fourteen furnaces 
there he built nine. 

The increasing business caused Mr. Thomas in 
1883 to erect an additional foundry and a large 
boiler shop and pattern room. The foundry is 
thoroughly equipped with all the modern improve- 
ments, that for heavy work having heavy steam 
and hand power cranes, core ovens, and cupolas 
for the manufacture of heavy castings up to 
twenty tons' weight. The foundry for light work 
is a frame building, 80x120, and also has hand 
power cranes and cupolas. The boiler shop is a 
frame building, 70x120; the brick machine shop 
and engine room 50x60, and the frame pattern 
store house 30x80. 

Until 1893 Mr. Thomas conducted the business 
alone, when the enterprise was incorporated as the 
.lames E. Thomas Company, capital $30,000. The 
officers are, James E. Thomas, President, and Ed- 
ward Thomas, Treasurer. For the past six years 
the (inn has manufactured ingot moulds for steel 
works, their present average being twenty tons per 
day. When engaged in making car castings the Grm 
employed one hundred men, but the heavy nature 
of the ingot mould work does not require nearly 
so many men as the lighter castings, and steady 
employment is now given to about forty men. 

The originator and prime factor in this most 
successful of Newark's manufactories was born in 
Cornwall County, England, May 12, 1828, being a 
son of John Thomas, who was an iron founder in 
Cornwall and lived and died in England. James 
10. was reared in the business with his father and 
resided in England until 1849, when, accompanied 
by a brother, Henry, he came to America. The 
brother, after one year in this county, went to 
Australia, where he died. Two brothers and one 
sister still reside in England. 

Arriving in America, Mr. Thomas secured em- 
ployment in a foundry m New York City, whence 
in 1855 he came to Newark, Ohio, and took charge 
of the foundry of the Newark Machine Company. 
After the business was closed out, in the spring of 



1862, he went to Pittsburgh and was Superinten- 
dent of the James Marshall <k Co. Iron Foundry 
until 1867. lie then returned to Newark and es- 
tablished his present business. 

In New YoikCity, in 1852, Mr. Thomas married 
Miss Emily Lusby, who was born in London, Eng- 
land, December 21, 1830. When sixteen months 
old she was brought to America by her parents, 
and grew to womanhood in New York City, where 
her father was a stone-cutter. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
have had twelve children, of whom ten are now 
living, viz.: Edward; Lydia, who married Benja- 
min Brown, of Newark; James 1!., Superintendent 
of the foundry; Ellen, who is at home; George B., 
a resident of Alexandria, Ind.; Emily (twin to 
George B.), the wife of E. II. Gilbert, of Alameda, 
Gal.; Abraham Li., chief time keeper for the Balti- 
more & Ohio Railroad; Daisy R., wife of Frank 
Symons, of Newark; Edith and Charles. 

Edward Thomas, the eldest son of our subject, 
was born in New York City November 24, 1852, 
and was educated in the Newark schools. Since 
attaining manhood he has been associated with his 
father constantly, excepting about eight years, 
when he was a traveling salesman for an iron 
firm. September 22, 1887, he married Miss Jes- 
sie, daughter of Eugene and Nettie Clark, and a 
i alive of Middletown, Ohio. Socially he is a 
thirty-second degree Mason, and has served as 
High Priest of Warren Chapter, R. A. M. In pol- 
itics he is a Republican and has served as a mem- 
ber of the City Council. 

The political views of our subject bring him in 
connection with the Republican party, and he has 
been thus identified since voting for John C. Fre- 
mont in 1856. Socially he has attained the thirty- 
second degree in the Masonic fraternity. He at- 
tends the services of the Second Presbyterian 
Church, but is not identified with any denomina- 
tion. While he came to Newark poor, through 
his determined efforts he has built up a large busi- 
ness and accumulated a competency. Shipments 
are made from the foundry to various large cities 
throughout the country. The works turns out 
about twenty tons per day, although the capacity- 
is much larger than that. The shops are located 
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rendering transportation rapid and convenient. 
Specialties are made of the celebrated Champion 
boiler, also the manufacture of columns, girders, 
pillars, etc., for architectural work and structures 
of all kinds. The enterprise is one of the most im- 
portant in the state, and its projector and Presi- 
dent well deserves the high success he has attained. 



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JOSEPH GRIFFITH. No man who holds an 
official position in Newark is managing the af- 
fairs under his supervision with greater fidel- 
ity or capability than the gentleman whose 
name introduces this sketch, and who is the pres- 
ent City Marshal. Believing that a public office 
is a public trust, he devotes his entire attention 
to the faithful discharge of his duties, and his 
practical industry, wisely and vigorously applied, 
has not failed of success. He has risen from an 
humble position to one of influence solely through 
the exercise of his uative powers of mind and 
body, and his life affords a striking example of 
the results of application and perseverance. 

The family of which our subject is a member 
originated in Wales, where Grandfather Benjamin 
Griffith was born, reared and married, and where 
for many years he was employed as gamekeeper 
for a nobleman. After the death of his wife he 
crossed the Atlantic, early in the present century, 
and sojourned for a time in Philadelphia, Pa., 
removing thence to Steuben Township, Oneida 
County, N. Y. The father of our subject, Joseph 
Griffith, was born in Montgomeryshire. Wales, in 
December, 1799, and came to the United States 
in 1827, about ten years after the advent of his 
father in America. 

In 1828 Joseph Griffith married Mrs. Eleanor 
(Rowland) Davis, a native of Montgomeryshire, 
Wales, who was the mother of two children by 
her first marriage, David, who died in Clinton, 
N. Y.; and Jane, who married Evan Thomas and 



passed away in Lewis Count}', N. Y. Mrs. Eleanor 
Griffith died in April, 1888, aged ninety-two years. 
By her union with Mr. Griffith she had become 
the mother of five children, of whom our subject 
is the eldest. The others are, Benjamin, a farmer 
residing in Athensville, Greene County, 111.; John, 
a stationary engineer at Newark; Joshua, a rail- 
road engineer living at Columbus, this state; and 
Eleanor, of Newark, the widow of James Vander- 
griff, who died in the Civil War. Joseph Grif- 
fith, the father of the above family, died October 
11, 1877. 

At his father's home on Genesee Street, Utica, 
N. Y., the subject of this notice was born May 
6, 1831. His boyhood days were passed upon the 
home farm in Oneida County, N. Y., and in June, 
1845, he came to Newark, where his father en- 
tered the employ of a railroad company. Early 
obliged to become self-supporting, he worked as 
a farm laborer, also engaged in boating on the 
canal, and was employed as a stage driver on the 
national road. In 1856 he commenced dealing 
in horses, in which he met with success. During 
the Civil War he was employed on the police 
force in Newark for four years, after which he 
resumed the buying and selling of horses. 

In 1874 Mr. Griffith was appointed Patrolman 
by Mayor D. C. Winegarner, and held that po- 
•sition until 1877, when he was appointed Lieuten- 
ant of Police. That responsible position he filled 
for nine years, during both Republican and Dem- 
ocratic administrations, after which he was not 
connected with the force for two years, being 
engaged as watchman for the glass works. In 
1888, when Edwin Nichols was elected Mayor on 
the Republican ticket, and although our subject 
belonged to the opposing political party, he was 
selected to fill the responsible position he had 
formerly occupied. 

November 20, 1888, Mr. Griffith was elected to 
fill an unexpired term of City Marshal, and has since 
served in that capacity by successive re-elections. 
In 1888 his majority was small, in 1889 it was seven 
hundred and eighty-three, in 1891 ten hundred 
and fifty-seven, and in 1893 ten hundred and one. 
His long public career is conclusive proof of his 
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training he is admirably adapted for the posi- 
tion of a police officer, and his success in that 
capacity is recognized by all his associates. He 
insists that the laws shall be observed and obeyed; 
he institutes municipal reforms and is a terror to 
all evil-doers. His efficiency in his present posi- 
tion has greatly promoted the welfare of the citi- 
zens of Newark, and has made of the city an 
orderly and law-abiding municipality. 



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ROBERT T. IRWIN, who is engaged in the 
mercantile business at Toboso, was born 
in this village October 16, 1849, and is the 
eldest of four children comprising the family of 
Francis and Elizabeth (Livingston) Irwin. His 
mother was born in Hanover Township, Licking 
County, and is now the widow of Joshua McVick- 
er. Of her children we note the following: James 
resides in Newark and is general foreman of the 
Postal Telegraph Company; Susie, residing in To- 
boso, is the wife of Scott M. Yarner, foreman of 
the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph lines. Frank, an 
employe of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Com- 
pany, was killed in a wreck at Republic, Ohio, 
January 4, 1887. 

Our subject learned the business of constructing 
telegraph lines and was thus engaged from 1873 
until the winter of 1887-88, his work requiring 
him to visit Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Illi- 
nois. Michigan, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Mary- 
land and other states, and thus he was enabled to 
see much of the country. From the age of nine 
years he has been self-supporting, with few advan- 
tages for acquiring an education, although, being 
ambitious to gain knowledge, he usually arranged 
to attend school for a few months each year and 
thus he acquired a fair education. He made his 
home with his mother's brother until about 1861, 
when his mother became a widow by the death of 



her second husband; he then returned to her 
house, continuing afterwards to make his home 
with her until he married. 

November 1, 1874, Mr. Irwin was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Amanda Laughman, who was born 
in Hopewell Township, Licking County, in January 
1853, and died in Toboso March 22, 1888. Seven 
children were born of this union, five of whom are 
now living. Florence L. died at the age of two years 
and twenty days; Alice G. died when one year and 
four months old. The others are, Owen S., who 
was born December 22, 1877; Carrie M., July 3, 
1879; George H., September 25, 1881; Bessie E., 
February 14, 1883; and James Franklin, January 
4, 1887. 

The second marriage of Mr. Irwin took place 
March 24, 1891, at which time he was united with 
Miss Ida O., daughter of Robert and Nancy Shep- 
herd. Mrs. Irwin was born in this county and 
was reared to womanhood a farmer's daughter. 
She has become the mother of one child, Nellie, 
born September 15, 1892. In her religious belief 
she is a Methodist and belongs to the church of 
that denomination in Toboso. Though not con- 
nected with any church Mr. Irwin believes in and 
supports the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal 
denomination. He is a generous contributor of 
his means to the support of the church, Sunday- 
school and other religious and benevolent enter- 
prises. 

In 1887 Mt. Irwin purchased a stock of general 
merchandise at Toboso, where for two years he con- 
ducted business in a rented building, and in 1889 
erected the store which he now occupies. Here lie 
carries a full line of groceries, dry goods, hard- 
ware, boots, shoes, etc. His trade is excellent and 
he is constantly adding to his stock of goods. He 
has accumulated some money as a reward for fair 
dealing and careful attention to business. In June, 
1889, he was appointed Postmaster at Toboso and 
held the office until it was determined that "to 
the victor belongs the spoils," and the position 
was surrendered to his Democratic successor Au- 
gust 1, 1893. 

A Republican in politics, Mr. Irwin votes and 
works zealously for the good of his party. lie has 
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Democratic majority of eiglity-two, but the last 
three elections have been carried by the Republi- 
cans. This is undoubtedly a result of the faithful 
and persistent work of Republican leadersf of 
whom Mr. Irwin is one. Socially be is Past Grand 
of Durban Lodge No. 187, I. O. O. E., and Junior 
Warden of New Home Lodge No. 338, A. E. & A. 
M., at Hanover. 



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JOHN HOLTZ. There are few of the residents 
of Licking County who are not familiar with 
the name of this gentleman. His reputation 
as a capable agriculturist has extended be- 
yond the limits of Madison Township, where he 
has made his home for the past twenty years and 
where he engages in mixed farming and stock- 
raising. His farm consists of one hundred and 
two acres, which he tills without help and upon 
which he has placed many valuable improvements. 

Born in Knox County, Ohio, November 19, 
1830, our subject is the son of George and Susan 
(Mavies) Iloltz, both of whom were Virginians by 
birth, the father having been born in 1800, and 
the mother in 1804. Removing to Ohio they con- 
tinued to reside in Knox County until called from 
earth, Mr. Iloltz at the age of four score and two, 
and his wife when seventy-six. They were the 
parents of six sons and three daughters, of whom 
John is the third in order of birth. The others 
are, Catherine, the wife of Ephraim Anderson, 
who lives in Knox County; Elizabeth, who mar- 
ried Jesse Harris and also resides in Knox County; 
Lewis, a widower living in Tennessee; Margaret, 
who married Uriah Blue and is deceased; Martin V., 
who is married and lives in Knox County; Le- 
Grandc I 1 .., of Knox County; George, a carpenter 
of Coshocton County, this state; and Henry, a wid- 
ower. 

The lady who, in Knox County, September 15, 
1855, became the wife of John Iloltz was former- 
ly Miss Mary S. Henry and was born in Daviess 
County, Ind., September 15, 1839. Her parents 



were Virginians, but removed to Indiana prior to 
her birth. She is of Irish and German descent, 
while our subject traces his ancestry to Germany. 
Three sons and three daughters bless this union. 
Theodosia became the wife of John Patterson and 
resides in West Carlisle, Coshocton County. Ohio, 
having a son and a daughter by her marriage; Isa- 
dora married William Pigg and lives in Licking 
County; Alonzo, a resident of Newark Township, 
married Miss Emma Pound, who was born in Eden 
Township, and they have one child, Horatio; Le- 
Grande Valentine married Jane Edwards and they 
live in Brownsville, Licking Count}'; Jennie is at 
home, and C. L. V., a graduate of Ada College, at 
Ada, Hardin County, Ohio, still makes his home 
under the parental roof, though for the past nine 
years he has been engaged in teaching school. 

In religious views Mr. Iloltz is liberal, while his 
wife is a member of the Christian Union Church. 
He is interested in matters of public importance, 
taking an active part in political and social affairs. 
His vote is cast for the principles of the Democratic 
party, and he has held various orlieial positions in 
the township. For many years he followed the 
carpenter's trade, and still does something in that 
line when called upon by others or in the improve- 
ment of his place. His life has been well and 
worthily passed and he enjoys the esteem of a 
large circle of acquaintances. 



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HENRY S. FLEEK. Throughout this sec- 
tion of Ohio there is no firm that enjoys 
a more enviable reputation for reliability 
of business transaction than that of Fleck & Neal, 
wholesale grocers at Newark. The house was es- 
tablished in March, 1861, under the firm title of 
Fleek & Sherwood, the partners being John S. 
Fleck and George B. Sherwood. On the 1st of 
January, 1874, the name was changed to John S. 
Fleek A- Co., Mr. Sherwood retiring from the 
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In January of 1881 , W. W. Neal became a partner, 
but the style of the linn remained unchanged. John 

S. Fleek .lied in IMS.?, anil March 11, 1887, the 
firm became Fleek, Strong & Co. Jan nary 1, L898, 
Mr. Strong retired, since which time the business 
has been conducted by Fleek & Neal. Four 
traveling salesmen are employed on the road, and 
the house conducts an extensive and profitable 
trade throughout the state. 

Referring to the personal history of the gentle- 
man now at the head of this large house, we find 
that he is one of the youngest business men of 
Newark, having been born in this city in 1866. 
His grandfather, Adam Fleek, who was a pioneer 
of Newark, was born in Hampshire County, Va., 
(now Mineral County, W. Va.) March 11, 1803, and 
was one of eighteen children, all of whom reached 
maturity. In April, 1826, he came to Newark, 
where he remained until his death, August 22, 1877. 
His career was characterized by industry, energy 
and great tact and shrewdness as a business man. 
These qualities, aided by temperate and frugal 
habits, aided him in the acquisition of wealth. No 
citizen of Licking County was more successful than 
he in the accumulation of property and his pros- 
perity was due to the characteristics above men- 
tioned. Though decided in his religious views, as 
he was in all questions that claimed public atten- 
tion, he was not narrow-minded nor was there any 
trace of bigotry in his disposition. He was a mem- 
ber of the Second Presbyterian Church and a gen- 
erous contributor to the erection of the fine edifice 
in which the congregation still worships. 

John S. Fleek, the son of Adam and Alva L. (Sher- 
wood) Fleek, was born in Newark in 1836, and 
spent his entire life in this city, becoming one of 
its most prominent and prosperous business men. 
The reputation for probity and energy acquired in 
youth was retained in manhood and he was known 
for his exemplary conduct in business and social 
relations. Probably no citizen of this place was 
more widely or favorably known for business ca- 
pacity and judgment. He embarked in business 
on a small scale in 1861, but devoting his entire 
attention to it, he soon accumulated a fortune and 
gained success, lie married Martha Grace Lang, 
who is still living. Of their live children, George 



W., the eldest, died at theage of nineteen years; our 
subject is the second in order of birth; Alice G.,of 
Newark, is the next younger; John Lang died at 
theage of five; and Grace is the youngest. 

The subject of this notice was educated in New- 
ark, and entered the firm, as abovestated, in 1887. 
In 1889 he married Fannie, daughter of Jesse 
R. and Hannah Moore, and a native of this coun- 
ty. They haveone child, John S. Their home on 
Third street is one of the most elegant in the city. 
Mr. Fleek is a stockholder in the ice plant and is 
Vice-President of the Newark Ice and Cold Stor- 
age Company, and is also a Director in the Peo- 
ple's National Hank. 



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OSMER DRAKE. The farming community 
of Licking County recognizes in the sub- 
ject of this notice a representative citizen 
and a most successful agriculturist. He is the 
owner of a fine estate comprising one hundred 
and twelve acres in Liberty Township. From his 
youth he has been engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits and from the very start showed a special apt- 
itude for his chosen calling, displaying a keen 
appreciation of the best modern methods of farm- 
ing, and he has so profited by experience and ob- 
servation that he is to-day one of the prosperous 
agriculturists of the township. 

In the county where his entire life has been 
passed, Mr. Drake enjoys to the full the respect ac- 
corded to an honorable, upright man, whose hab- 
its are exemplary and whose dealings are strictly 
just and fair, it being the universal testimony of 
his life-long acquaintances that his character is 
rightly summed up in the foregoing words. He 
was born in St. Alban's Township January 5, 1818, 
and is the only survivor among fourteen children 
born to David and Mary (Melick) Drake, natives 
of Pennsylvania. His father was a farmer by oc- 
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half-mile west of Alexandria, where he bought 
one hundred and forty acres. There he spent the 
remainder of his life, rearing in addition to his 
own family three grandchildren, making seven- 
teen altogether. On the old homestead he died in 
1868, at the age of nearly ninety-three. His wife 
passed away when eighty-four years old. She was 
an exemplary Christian woman and a member of 
the Baptist Church. lie was a soldier in the War 
of 1812 and held numerous local offices in this 
county. 

Our subject's paternal grandfather spent his en- 
tire life in Pennsylvania, where his death occurred. 
The maternal grandfather, also a native of the 
Keystone State, came to Ohio and settled in Perry 
County about 1809. Osmer Drake has spent his 
entire life (a period of seventy-six years) in Lick- 
ing Count3', where in youth he was a student in 
the old-fashioned subscription schools. On the 
10th of December, 1840, he married Miss Lucinda, 
daughter of Philip Siler, and two sons and five 
daughters were born of their union, namely: Ann 
Maria, Caroline, Alvin, Almira Josephine, Sarah 
Alma, LeRoy Pratt and Amanda Elizabeth, all of 
whom are living but Almira J. The eldest, Ann 
Maria, married Thomas Orr and they have five 
children living, Alvin II., Josephine, Mary, Lois 
and Osmer. Alvin married Miss Nancy Stroup, 
and they have one child, Dessie. Almira Josephine 
became the wife of Jerome Phillips, and they have 
five children, Maude, Lois, Romy, Dolly and Fred- 
die. Sarah Alma, wife of John T. Wainscot, has 
three children living, Zorus, Pearl and Osmer 
Green. LeRoy Pratt married Miss Mary C. Pur- 
vis, and they have six children, Clara, Cora, Os- 
mer, Charles, Sarah and Elmer. Amanda Eliza- 
beth, wife of II. J. Curtis, has four children, Clif- 
ton, Alda, Clyde and Bertie. 

The wife and mother died May 2, 1872, at the 
age of fifty-four years, and for his second wife Mr. 
Drake chose Miss Sarah, daughter of James Trout, 
of St. Alban's Township. For some years Mr. 
Drake was a member of the Order of Red Men, but 
of late years has not been actively identified with 
the organization. About 1843 he bought his 
present farm, where he has since resided continu- 
ously. His first house was a log cabin, which was 



replaced by a frame building, and the latter con- 
tinued to be the family residence until it was de- 
stroyed by fire about forty 3'ears ago. Afterward 
a substantia! house was built and this has since 
been the family home. 

Through a long and busy life that has passed 
the seventy-sixth milestone on the journey to im-. 
mortality, Mr. Drake has shown himself to possess 
in an eminent degree those dominant characteris- 
tics of the sons of the Buckeye State that have 
made them such potent factors in the upbuilding 
of any community where their lot may be cast. 
His capability and keen insight into the best meth- 
ods of conducting his financial interests, together 
with his plain and straightforward dealings, have 
placed him among the prosperous men of the 
county. 



JOSIAII Mt KINNEY is active in advancing 
the agricultural interests of Licking County 
and occupies a prominent position among 
the farmers of Newton Township. He has 
known no other home save the farm upon which 
he now resides. It is his birthplace; around it 
cluster the happy memories of childhood and 
youth; here too were passed the active days of 
life's prime and here he continues to reside in the 
afternoon of his useful and honored life. 

Among the pioneers of Ohio may be mentioned 
the name of the late Joseph McKinney, father of 
our subject. He was born in Westmoreland Coun- 
ty, Pa., July 6, 1800, and in 1814 accompanied his 
parents to Licking County, making settlement in 
Howling Green Township. There he grew to 
manhood upon the home farm. The lady whom he 
married in Newton Township bore the maiden 
name of Elizabeth Hopper, and was born in Cul- 
peper County, Va., December 21, 1808, having ac- 
companied her parents to Licking County in child- 
hood. 

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wife settled upon a farm in Newton Township, 
where he labored assiduously and successfully as a 

tiller of the soil until his death, which occurred 
.Inly 26, L867. The widowed mother still survives 
(1894), having now reached an advanced age. 
They were the parents of eight children, whose 
names were, Rachel, .lames, .John II., William, Mar- 
tha J., Josiah, Sarah A. and Franklin. As above 
staled, our subject was horn upon the farm where 
lie is now living, his natal day being February 25, 
1838. In the schools of the neighborhood he re- 
ceived such educational advantages as were af- 
forded in those days, and to the knowledge ac- 
quired in school he has added the information 
gained by intercourse with men and by systematic 
reading. 

Farming has been the life occupation of Mr. Mc- 
Kinney and that he has made a success of it is 
abundantly proved by the fact that he now owns 
live hundred acres of valuable land. In addition 
to general farming he has engaged to some extent 
in stock-raising and in that department of agri- 
culture has achieved marked success. Upon the 
old homestead he has erected a first-class set of 
buildings adapted to their varied uses, including 
a cozy and conveniently arranged residence. While 
he has devoted his attention chiefly to farming, he 
has traveled somewhat through our country and 
for about two years was engaged in mining in 
Idaho. 

In Shawnee, Ferry County, Ohio, May 26, 1875, 
Mr. McKinney was united in marriage with Miss 
Christina Scarbrough, who was born in Muskingum 
County, ( )hio, and is the daugher of Dr. M. L. Scar- 
brough, a successful physician of Perry County. 
Four children blessed this marriage, of whom 
Charles died in infancy. The others are Clinton 
S., Elizabeth and Cyrus F. In the county Mr. 
McKinney is an influential and popular citizen, 
and being broad minded and public spirited, he is 
foremost in every enterprise having for its object 
the advancement of the material or moral prosper- 
ity of the community. 

As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Mc- 
Kinney has taken an active interest in local af- 
fairs and has wielded considerable influence in his 
township. For five years he has filled the position 



of Treasurer of Newton Township. For six years 
he served as a Director of the Licking County 
Agricultural Society and during half of that time 
was Superintendent of the grounds. 



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ROBERT D. IIORTON, Su. Since 1833 
this gentleman has been a resident of 
Licking County, and as may readily be im- 
agined he has been the witness of wonderful trans- 
formations in this section of the state. At that 
remote period, more than sixty years ago, there 
were no large cities, no great centres of commerce 
and thriving villages or well improved farms. 
These marvelous changes he has not only witnessed, 
but has directly contributed to, assisting gener- 
ously all enterprises calculated to promote the wel- 
fare of his fellow-men. As such he is deserving 
of the high regard in which he is held by all who 
know him. 

The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Morton is 
one of the best in Newton Township and comprises 
one hundred and fifty-five acres of fertile land. 
To this county in the spring of 1833 came his par- 
ents, Robert and Mary (Smith) Morton, from Cul- 
peper County, Va., being accompanied in the re- 
moval by their six children. They settled in 
Newton Township, where the wife and mother 
died in 1846. Early in the '50s the father re- 
moved to Grant County, Ind., where he remained 
until his demise, in the fall of 1853. 

The fourth among the six children comprising 
the family is Robert D., who was born in Cul- 
peper County, Va., June 19, 1825. At the time of 
coming to this county he was a lad of about eight 
years, and here he has since resided. In childhood 
he was a student in the district schools, but his 
education has been acquired principally by self- 
culture, as his advantages in boyhood were very 
meagre. His life occupation has been that of ag- 
riculture, and so successful has he been in his 
chosen calling that he has risen from a position of 
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through his unaided efforts, a place among the 
well-to-do farmers of the township. His life af- 
fords an example of what may be accomplished by 
pluck and perseverance, even though one lias no 
capital with which to embark in business. 

The lady who in Knox County, Ohio, November 
21, 1849, became the wife of Mr. Morton, was for- 
merly Miss Catherine Moreland, and was born in 
Harrison County, this state, March 18, 1829. Her 
parents, Bazzil and Margaret (Foss) Moreland, 
came to Licking County in 1829 from West Vir- 
ginia and made settlement in Newton Township, 
where they continued to reside for nineteen years. 
They then removed to Knox County, the same 
state, where they resided until death. The union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Morton resulted in the birth of 
ten children, of whom the following eight now 
survive: Bazzil M., James E., Mary, George W., 
Maggie, Linda, Robert D., Jr., and Anna V. Will- 
iam died in childhood and Martha at the age of 
about twent3'-five years. 

A man of liberal spirit and progressive ideas, 
Mr. Morton is a friend of every measure calculated 
to benefit the people, and as every loyal citizen 
should do, he takes a deep interest in local and na- 
tional questions of importance. In politics he af- 
filiates with the Democrats and supports the prin- 
ciples and candidates of that party. He has held a 
number of local positions of responsibility, includ- 
ing that of Constable of Newton Township, which 
position he held for three years, Township Asses- 
sor for one year, Trustee for several terms, and 
for six years I nfirmary Director. An affable, cour- 
teous gentleman and genial companion, he has 
hosts of friends in this community. 



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HERBERT ATIIERTON. All the nearest 
and dearest associations of a lifetime are 
for Mr. Atlierton connected with the 
town of Newark, and the family which he repre- 
sents has long been identified with the history of 
Licking County. As early as 1820 his grandfather. 



John Atlierton, came from Chambersburg, Pa., to 
Newark, Ohio, where he occupied a house on East 
Main Street. His trade was that of a chair maker, 
but instead of following that occupation he pur- 
chased land in Newark Township and engaged in 
general farming. At the age of eighty-two he 
passed away, leaving three sons, viz.: Augustus, 
father of our subject; Walgrave, a resident of 
Green County, Wis.; and Hon. Gibson Atlierton, 
Member of Congress from this district. 

Born in Licking County in 1824, Augustus 
Atlierton grew to manhood in Newark Township, 
alternating attendance at the common schools with 
work on the home farm. His chosen occupation 
throughout life was that of a farmer, although he 
also officiated as a local preacher in the Christian 
Union Church, a branch of the Methodist Episco- 
pal denomination during the war. Politically he 
was a stanch Democrat. His death occurred in 
1889, at the age of sixty-five years. His widow, 
who now makes her home with our subject, was 
born in Vermont and bore the maiden name of 
Cynthia Taft. Her father. Phineas Taft, was born 
in Scotland, whence he emigrated to Vermont and 
later came to Licking County, where she married 
Mr. Atlierton at Newark. She is a sincere Chris- 
tian and a faithful member of the Congregational 
Church. 

The children comprising the parental family 
were seven in number, namely: Herbert, of this 
sketch; Lee, a farmer of Delaware County ; Alice, 
who married Felix Blizzard and died in Licking 
County; Wallace, who was killed at Bement, III., 
when in the employ of the Indianapolis, Bloom- 
ington & Western Railroad; Gibson, a miner in 
British Columbia; Warren, a blacksmith resid- 
ing in Union County, Ohio; and John, of New- 
ark. The subject of this sketch was born in Mad- 
ison Township August 9, 1846, and was educated 
in the public schools. He followed farm pursuits 
until 1885, since which time he has been engaged 
in the real-estate business at Newark. For two 
years he carried on the coal business in this city. 

Politically a Democrat, Mr. Atlierton is serv- 
ing his second term as Commissioner of Licking 
County. He is a Director of the Newark Savings 
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stead Building >V- Loan Association, n Director 
of the Baltimore Bent Work's Company, of New- 
ark, and a Director of the Newark & Granville 
Electric Railroad. He owns the residence in which 
lie lives, also owns and manages a farm consisting 
of one hundred and fifty-four acres in Madison 
Township, and manages his mother's farm. He 
recently platted an addition to the city, on which 
he erected eight houses, and of these he still owns 
four. 

November 17, 1870, Mr. Atherton married Miss 
Catherine Shaw, who was born in Madison Town- 
ship, this county, and is a daughter of William 
Shaw. Two children bless the union, William and 
Augustus. The social connections of Mr. Ather- 
ton are with the Knights of Pythias, in which or- 
ganization he is prominent. As a citizen he is 
progressive and gives his support to all public- 
spirited measures. 



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MRS. MARY FITCH ABBOTT, of Gran- 
ville, is a member of an old pioneer family 

that settled in St. Alban's Township, 
this county, in 183G. Her parents were William 
and Sarah (Han ford) Fitch, both of whom were 
born in Norwalk, Conn., where they were reared 
and married. After marriage the}' removed to 
Rensselaer County, N. Y., whence they removed 
with their children to this state. This family is 
Of English origin and was founded in New Eng- 
land in early Colonial times, and has furnished 
this country with distinguished statesmen, soldiers 
and scholars. Thomas Fitch, the great-grandfather 
of the subject of this notice, was one of the first 
Colonial Governors of Connecticut, and her grand- 
father, Timothy Fitch, was a soldier in the Revolu- 
tionary War, while some of the decendants of the 
family served with distinction in the Civil War. 
Mrs. Abbott was born in Rensselaer County. N. 



Y., in 181 1, and received a limited education in 
the district, schools of her native county. She has 
always hail a fondness for books, and by extensive 
reading became well informed. Though now in 
her eighty-fourth year, she is still a pleasant and 
interesting conversationalist, freely expressing her 
thoughts in well chosen language. She has been 
twice married. In 1839 she became the wife of 
Orrin Bryant, a native of Massachusetts, by whom 
she had two children. One died in infancy; and 
Charles W. passed away in August, 1886. 

Charles W. received a good education in Gran- 
ville and was by profession a civil engineer, his 
first work being on the Ohio Central Railroad. 
After having been thus engaged a number of years 
he embarked in the drug business, which he car- 
ried on until his death. He married Miss Lorinda 
L., daughter of Hon. M. M. Munson, of Granville, 
by whom lie had two children, a son and daughter. 
The former, Fitch C, was a student at the Prot- 
estant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia, from 
which he was graduated in 1894. The daughter, 
Miriam Joanna, died in 1893, in her fourteenth 
3 r ear. The mother of these children was graduated 
from the Female Seminary of Granville, after 
which she was graduated from the schools of phar- 
macy in Ohio and Illinois. She then spent one 
year in Cornell University, and is now (1894) 
teaching in the Ogontz school, near Philadelphia, 
where during the past four years she has distin- 
guished herself as an educator of rare ability and 
literary attainments. 

Two years after the death of Orrin Bryant, 
which occurred in 1868, our subject married Judge 
Elizur Abbott, a native of Massachusetts, whose 
sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Since his 
death, October 4, 1878, Mrs. Abbott has resided in 
her pleasant home in Granville, where she is quiet- 
ly spending her declining days in the enjoyment 
of a competence and the respect of many friends. 
For a period covering almost sixty years she has 
been a resident of this county, and during that 
time she has witnessed with interest and pleasure 
the steady growth and development of its material 
and commercial importance. She has witnessed the 
increase of its population and prosperity, and has 
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progress has kept pace with its material growth. 

Now in the twilight of her life, she occupies a 
warm place in the hearts of her neighbors and 
friends, who wish for her many more years of hap- 
piness amid the associations so dear to her. 



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JOHN M. ROBINSON, one of Granville's well 
known citizens, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, 
July 4, 1836, and is the son of John and 
Susan (Yandament) Robinson, natives of 
Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio prior to their 
marriage. In his native city our subject received 
a limited education and at the age of fifteen began 
clerking in a hardware store, where he gained a 
thorough knowledge of that business. In 1861 he 
opened a hardware store in Cadiz and by close ap- 
plication to all the details of the business achieved 
success. Under the administration of Abraham 
Lincoln he was appointed postmaster at Cadiz in 
1861, which oltice he held for four years. He was 
well prepared for the efficient discharge of its 
duties, having previously served for about eight 
years as Deputy Postmaster. 

In Licking County, June 1, 1864, occurred the 
marriage of John M. Robinson and Miss Emma A. 
Devenney, the latter a native of McKean Town- 
ship. Her parents, Pascal and Deborah (Sheldon) 
Devenney, were pioneers of McKean Township, 
the former having come hither from Virginia, while 
the latter was a native of Northampton, Mass. 
Both are living at this writing (1804), Mr. Deven- 
ney at the age of eighty-five, and his wife aged 
eighty-four. Soon after his marriage Mr. Robin- 
son removed to McKean Township, where he en- 
gaged in farming and stock-raising, meeting with 
signal success as an agriculturist. 

Retiring from that occupation in 1886, Mr. 
Robinson came to Granville, where he has since 
resided practically retired from active business 



cares. However, he still superintends the man- 
agement of his landed possessions, aggregating 
three hundred acres, from the rental of which he 
receives a good income. He is also interested in 
the Granville Building it Loan Association and is 
a member of its Board of Directors. Since casting 
his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, he 
has supported the men and measures advocated by 
the Republican party, but has never sought or de 
sired political preferment, preferring to devote his 
time and energies to his business interests, in which 
he has gained a handsome competence through his 
own unaided efforts. He is the friend and advo- 
cate of improvements and all projects that will 
build up and enhance the good of the state and 
nation. In the township, also, every good move- 
ment receives his support. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are the parents of two 
sons, Frank Sheldon and Hubert Devenney. The 
pleasant family residence is the abode of culture 
and hospitality, and hither their many friends of- 
ten come, drawn b3' the genial courtesy of the host 
and the warm welcome offered by the hostess. 
The best years of his life Mr. Robinson has passed 
in Licking County, and his influence has been felt 
for good, both in business and social circles. He 
is a man of broad and liberal views, ever ready 
to do his share in benevolent enterprises, and true 
to every duty as husband, father and friend. 



HENRY WARDEN HOBART, of Granville, 
is a representative of two old pioneer 
families and is descended from loyal 
Revolutionary stock. His maternal great-grandfa- 
ther, Jonas Warden, served as Captain in the War 
for Independence, and his grandfather, Gabriel 
Warden, served as a Captain in the War of L812. 
Our subject was born in Granville Township 
September 22, 1836, being the eldest son of Giles 
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were natives of Vermont and came to Ohio with 
their parents when quite young. Giles llobart and 
his wife had a family of six children, one daugh- 
ter and five sons, namely: Martha, wife of S. J. 
Everett, a farmer of Granville; Henry W., of this 
sketch; lleman L.,an agriculturist residing in Cass 
County, Mo.; Lewis M., deceased; George B., a 
farmer who lives in Kansas, and Wesley J., a resi- 
dent of Columbus, Ohio. The father resided here 
until his death, in 1873, at the age of sixty-two, 
and his wife survived him a few years, passing 
away at the age of sixty-four. 

In the public schools our subject commenced his 
education, which was still further carried on at 
the male academy in Granville. Reared upon a 
farm, he has made agricultural pursuits his chosen 
life occupation, and in this calling has met with a 
well deserved success. His entire life has been 
passed in Granville with the exception of one year 
( 1858) spent in Kansas. On the 31st of January, 
1859, he was united in marriage with Miss Hattie 
E. Irish, the ceremony being performed in Gran- 
ville by Rev. Jacob Little, whose name is familiar 
to all old settlers. Mrs. Hobart, who is a member 
of a long established New England family, is a 
native of Chittenden County, Vt., and was born 
in 1838. When fifteen years of age she came 
to Granville in company with an aunt, and re- 
ceived a good education in the old Episcopal Sem- 
inary when it was under the management of Dr. 
Sanborn. For a few years prior to her marriage 
she engaged in teaching school and met with flat- 
tering success in that calling. 

Three children were born to bless the union of 
Air. and Mrs. llobart, namely: Ida May, who died 
in her seventh year; Carrie L., wife of Jacob F. 
Keller, a farmer who lives in Newark Township; 
and Fred W., a graduate of the high school in 
Granville and now assisting his father in the cul- 
tivation of the home farm. Mr. Hobart owns a 
valuable estate consisting of one hundred and fifty- 
acres, and in connection with general farming 
makes a specialty of breeding registered Spanish 
merino sheep. The farm is under a high state of 
cultivation, well supplied with good buildings, 
and its neat, thrifty appearance indicates the en- 
terprise and careful supervision of its owner. His 



beautiful farm residence is built upon a natural 
elevation, surrounded with shade and ornamental 
trees, and altogether is one of the finest homes in 
the count}'. 

Although he never seeks oflice, Mr. Hobart al- 
ways manifests a great interest in the public wel- 
fare and may be counted upon to bear his part in 
every worthy enterprise which is being promul- 
gated in the neighborhood. In his political views 
he is a Republican, but is not strongly partisan, 
feeling at liberty to support the man of his choice, 
regardless of party. He is recognized as one of 
the prominent citizens of the community and has 
the high regard of a host of personal friends. 



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S~y HARLES II. KIBLER. As a representative 
V^y of a profession in which he has gained 
prominence and success, and as aii honored 
citizen of Newark, Mr. Kibler is justly entitled to 
mention in this volume. He is a native of Penn- 
sylvania, and was born in Union town, February 
11, 1828, being the only survivor of the family of 
Joseph and Jane (Brown) Kibler. The father, 
who was a native of Woodstock, W. Va., attained 
more than ordinary success as a business man, and 
after his removal to Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1834, he 
became a dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware 
at that place. His death occurred at the age of 
sixty-six, and was deeply mourned not alone by 
his immediate relatives, but also by all with whom 
he came into contact. 

Since the age of six years the subject of this no- 
tice has been a resident of the Buckeye State, and 
his education was gained in the common schools 
of Hillsboro and in Jefferson College, where for 
some time he prosecuted his studies. After com- 
pleting his studies he taught school for a time, and 
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legal researches. He read law in Hillsboro, and 
was admitted to practice at the Bar in January of 
1851, about which time he came to Newark. 

Soon after the opening of the Civil War, Mr. 
Kibler was appointed Second Lieutenant, and as- 
sisted in raising a company for service in the war. 
In January of 1862, lie was commissioned Captain 
of Company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, and 
served in that capacity until the fall of 1863, when 
he was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General, 
with the rank of Captain, by the President, and 
assigned to the First Brigade of the First Division 
of the Fifteenth Army Corps; he continued in 
the service until August 1, 1864. During the 
most of this time he was in the First Brigade, 
First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, and took 
part in many important engagements, including 
the battles of Ft. Donelson and Shiloh, and the 
siege of Vicksburg. His company marched from 
Memphis to Chattanooga, and took part in the 
battles of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, 
going from there to Atlanta and participating in 
the campaign which resulted in the surrender of 
that city. 

February 21, 1854, Mr. Kibler married Miss 
Mary E., daughter of Dr. B. W. Brice, for many 
years a physician of Newark. Four children bless 
the union, Annie B., the wife of W. W. Neal; Ed- 
ward, his father's law partner; Charles, a business 
man of Denver, Colo., and Frank, who is engaged 
in the coal business at Newark. The family resi- 
dence was erected by Mr. Kibler, and has been 
their home since March, 1864. Since August 1, 
1864, the time of his resignation from the Union 
service, he has been actively engaged at his pro- 
fession in this city, and his name for years has 
been intimately associated with almost all the im- 
portant litigation and legal business in the county 
of Licking. 

While a stanch Republican since the organiza- 
tion of that party in 1856, Mr. Kibler has never 
sought official pre ferment, preferring to devote 
his attention exclusively to his profession. He 
has, however, occupied a number of local ollices, 
in which he has served with credit to himself. In 
1858-59 he was Mayor of Newark, and was also 
for some time a member of the Board of Educa- 



tion of this city. As an attorney he is widely and 
favorably known, and he has doubtless tried more 
cases than any other lawyer in this section of the 
state. At one time he was counsel in every case 
tried in the Court of Common Pleas at Newark 
during a period of two weeks. 



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AMUEL J. EWING. When the dark cloud 
of war hovered over our country, the sons 
of the Buckeye State were no less gallant 
than the patriots of other commonwealths. Among 
those who responded to the nation's appeal for 
soldiers was a youth of about eighteen, who, with 
the fiery enthusiasm of youth, combined the wise 
judgment of the more mature. His military career 
and his subsequent civic life have afforded such 
abundant examples of the qualities of energy, 
firmness and indomitable perseverance, as to ren- 
der them familiar to his fellow-citizens, and no 
one in the county stands higher in the esteem of 
the people than does Samuel J. Ewing, of Newark. 
A native of this county, our subject was born 
in Hebron, February 8, 1843, and is the son of Dr. 
James and Amanda (Atkinson) Ewing, natives re- 
spectively of Huntingdon, Pa., and New Hamp- 
shire. James Ewing was born in 1800, and when 
a boy moved with the family to Zanesville, Ohio, 
where he read medicine and commenced the prac- 
tice of the profession. He also resided in Putnam 
for a short time, and about 1826 came to Hebron, 
where he followed his profession for sixty years. 
He was a cousin of Hon. Thomas Ewing, whose 
reputation is a national one. Politically he was a 
Whig until the organization of the Republican 
party, when he transferred his allegiance to that 
organization. lie was interested in and well 
posted concerning all events of public importance, 
but never sought otlice, giving his full time to his 
profession. He was a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and a very liberal man, con- 
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projects. Notwithstanding his large benefactions 
he accumulated a competence. Socially he affili- 
ated with the Masons. 

The mother of our subject removed in girlhood 
from New Hampshire to Wheeling, W. Va., where 
she met and married Mr. Ewing. She died in 
1845, leaving three sons, Edward F. and Franklin 
P., who are farmers in Anderson County, Kan.; 
and Samuel J., of this sketch. The father, after 
the death of his first wife, married Julia Weather- 
wax, and by that union two children were born, 
one dying in infancy. The only survivor is Julia 
C, the wife of Joseph Atkinson, of this county. 

In the public schools of Hebron our subject was 
a student in boyhood. In 1861, at the first call 
for troops, he enlisted for three months, becoming 
a member of Company II, Third Ohio Infantry. 
July 18, 1861, he again enlisted, this time for three 
years, and was assigned to Company C, Twenty- 
seventh Ohio Infantry. On the 3d of January, 
1863, he was transferred to the marine service on 
account of physical disability incurred in service, 
where he suffered from sun stroke, and also had an 
attack of typhoid fever at Corinth. He partici- 
pated in the siege of Corinth and the engage- 
ments at New Madrid and Island No. 10, as well 
as numerous minor battles. In the marine service 
he was on the flag ship "Autocrat," of the Missis- 
sippi Marine Brigade Company B. This ship had 
the distinction of being the first to touch the 
wharf at Vicksburg after the surrender of that 
city, 10:10 a. m.. July 4, 1863. Our subject was 
the officer of the day in command of the boat, and 
was the first Union man to enter the city, being 
one hour and twenty minutes in advance of Gen. 
John A. Logan. 

January 3, 1865, Mr. Ewing was mustered out 
of the service and returned to Ohio. After taking 
a course in a commercial college at Columbus, he 
was employed as bookkeeper in the First National 
Bank of that city for two years, when he was 
obliged to resign on account of poor health. Re- 
moving to Illinois, he carried on a boot and shoe 
business at Bloomington for two years, but his 
health would not permit him to continue longer. 
He went back to Columbus, where for some capi- 
talists he organized the Bank of Sparrow, Ilines & 



Co., which he managed for two years. Again he 
was forced to retire from the business on account 
of poor health, and returning to Newark, he has 
since made this city his home, though since the 
war he has never been strong enough to engage in 
active business. His life, however, is by no means 
an idle one, for notwithstanding his forced retire- 
ment from business, he still retains the energy of 
youth. 

A Republican in politics, Mr. Ewing has repre- 
sented the party as delegate to county, district and 
state conventions, and has been Chairman of the 
Republican County Executive Committee. Dur- 
ing the campaigns his services are in demand as a 
speaker, and he has frequently "stumped" the 
state, often speaking from the same platform with 
William McKinley, Jr., J. B. Eoraker, and other 
famous men. He is connected with Lemert Post 
No. 71, G. A. R., of which he is Past Commander. 
As a writer he is successful and popular, and has 
been a frequent contributor to leading newspa- 
pers. 

In 1869 Mr. Ewing married Miss Mary Rees, 
their union resulting in the birth of two sons, one 
of whom died at the age of two years. The sur- 
viving son, James R., is professor of Greek in a 
college at Ottawa, Kan. The present wife of Mr. 
Ewing was formerly Miss Annie Walkins; she was 
born in Newark to Enoch J. and Frances (Rees) 
Watkins, and has become the mother of two chil- 
dren, Thomas and Frances. The family is identi- 
fied with the First Presbyterian Church, of New- 
ark. 



BRANDT G. SMYTHE. The legal frater- 
nity of Ohio numbers among its most in- 
fluential and successful members the gen- 
tleman with whose name this biographical sketch 
is presented, and who has conducted an extensive 
legal practice at Newark for nearly a quarter of 
a century. lie traces his ancestry to Kphraim 
Smythe, a pioneer of Saratoga County, N. Y., 
whose paternal ancestors were of English stock, 
and whose wife was a native of Paris. Referring 
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migrated from Massachusetts to Saratoga County, 
and made settlement in Galway Township, where 
he located six hundred acres. This property was 
eventually divided among his three sons. His 
death occurred at the age of eighty-two. 

The youngest of the three sons of Ephraim was 
James N. Smythe, who in the spring of 1830 came 
to Ohio from New York, and in the autumn of 
the same year settled in Burlington Township, 
Licking County, where he resided until death. He 
was first married to Miss Susan Bos worth, a de- 
scendant, on her mother's side, of the famous Capt. 
Miles Standish, while her paternal forefathers 
originated in Scotland. She was born in Massa- 
chusetts, and died after having become the mother 
of four sons and two daughters, viz.: Orrilla, 
George Bosworth, Henry P., Charles E., James A. 
and Susan V. In the spring of 1830, James N. 
Smythe married Miss Maria, daughter of Nathan 
Comstock, of Saratoga County, N. Y., and they 
became the parents of two sons, De Witt and 
Dwight. 

While a resident of New York, Mr. Smythe 
served as Sheriff of Saratoga County and occupied 
other positions of honor. During the War of 1812 
he was a valiant soldier and commanded a com- 
pany at the battle of Plattsburg. A man of genial, 
jovial disposition, he made a friend of everyone 
he met, and contributed not a little to the early 
growth of Licking County. He was a man of ver- 
satile ability, and at various times conducted a 
farm, sawmill and cloth manufactory. Among his 



children was George B.. the father of our subject, 
and one of the eminent men of Ohio, to whose 
biographical sketch on another page the reader is 
referred for further facts regarding the family his- 
tory. 

The subject of this sketch has spent his entire 
life in Licking County, where his birth occurred 
at Newark, August 21, 1846. After completing 
the studies of the common schools here, he entered 
the Military Institute near Frankfort, Ky., and 
later spent one term in the Washington and Jeffer- 
son College, at Washington, Pa. Afterward enter- 
ing the Union College, of New York, he was grad- 
uated from that institution in 1864 with high 
honors. Under the tutelage of his father he con- 
ducted his legal readings, and was afterward ad- 
mitted to the Bar at Wooster, Ohio. Since that 
time he has devoted his attention to his large prac- 
tice in the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the United 
States Court, and has gained a widely extended 
reputation as a successful attorney. 

A Democrat in politics, Mr. Smythe is not active 
in the party, excepting during the campaigns, 
when he is in constant demand as a "stump" 
speaker. In 1865 he married Miss Sarah, daugh- 
ter of Philip R. Atcherly, then a prominent mer- 
chant of Newark. Mrs. Smythe was born in Eng- 
land, and in childhood accompanied her parents 
to the United Stales. Three children were born 
of this union, of whom the eldest, George, died in 
infancy. The others, Philip and Loia, are with 
their parents. 




JAMES M. BROWNE. 



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* JAMES M. BROWNE. * »• 




JAMES M. BROWNE. In presenting the bio- 
graphical sketches of representative citizens 
of this county, prominent mention should 
be made of the successful and influential 
gentleman with whose name these paragraphs are 
introduced, and who conducts an extensive and 
lucrative trade as a grocer at No. 16 West Main 
Street, Newark. He represents a family long 
identified with the history of our country, the 
members of which have been prominent in com- 
mercial, professional and social life. 

In tracing the genealogy of the family we find 
that one, Peter Browne, owned property on the 
present site of the city of Camden, N. J. lie 
was a shipwright by trade, and during the latter 
part of his life was a resident of Philadelphia. 
His son William was born in the latter city Sep- 
tember 10, 1734. The indenture of apprentice- 
ship, dated May 1, 1748, by which he was bound 
to a shipwright for seven years, is still iu the pos- 
session of the family. During the Revolutionary 
War he was a member of General Washington's 
staff, and served his country with distinction. 

The next in line of descent was Liberty Browne, 
who was born in Philadelphia about half-past three 
o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, 1776, being 
probably the first free-born American citizen of 
which our country can boast. He became a mer- 
chant and manufacturer of gold and silver ware, 



commencing business with money borrowed from 
the Franklin loan, a fund set apart by Benjamin 
Franklin to assist worthy apprentices in starting 
in business for themselves upon the completion 
of their apprenticeship. In the AVar of 1812 Lib- 
erty Browne was Paymaster. For nine years he 
was President of the Council of Philadelphia, and 
also served as Justice of the Peace. It is worthy 
of note that while he bore the somewhat unusual 
name of Liberty, the other members of the house- 
hold had names equally odd. There was a servant 
Comfort, a nurse Patience, and two dogs, Peace 
and Plenty. 

One of the members of the family, whose name 
was a more common one, James M., was born 
in Philadelphia November 5, 1809, being the 
sixtli among ten children. In the city of his 
birth he learned the trade of a pattern-maker, 
and there he also gained a good business edu- 
cation. In 1839 he came to Ohio, settling in 
Rural Dale, whence in 1840 he removed to Zanes- 
ville, in both places giving attention to his trade. 
In 1848 he came to Newark, and here engaged at 
his trade, becoming well known as an expert pat- 
tern-maker. Not only did he do a large amount 
of work for people in Newark, but he was also 
frequently employed by parties from a distance. 
He was called to New Orleans to make important 
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made the first T rail pattern made in this coun- 
try, but neglected to obtain a patent on it. It 
is a fact worthy of note that the first patent of 
invention issued in the United States was for sev- 
eral years in the possession of Mr. Browne. It 
was granted in 1790, before a patent office was 
established, and was signed by George Washing- 
ton, President; Edmund Randolph, Attorne3'-Gen- 
eral, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State. 
It became the property of Mr. Browne of this 
sketch, who sold it to his cousin for $200, and he 
later disposed of it to Mr. Gunther, of Chicago. 

When the Civil War broke out and the Con- 
federate army commenced to conscript soldiers, 
Mr. Browne came north to Ohio. Though too 
old for army service, he did all in his power to 
aid the cause of the Union. Before the war he 
served as City Marshal, and later was a member 
of the City Council, and was the first Chief En- 
gineer of the Fire Department Newark ever had, 
serving several years. In 1878 he was elected 
City Weigh Master and Market Master. In March, 
1885. he passed away, aged seventy-six years. In 
religious belief he was a Methodist, and during his 
earlier years was active in its various enterprises. 
He was a stanch advocate of temperance, aud the 
only secret society with which he was connected 
was the Sons of Temperance. 

In 1833, James M. Browne, Sr., married Harriet 
Bradley, of Philadelphia, and they became the 
parents of six children, of whom live attained ma- 
ture years. Nesbitt Liberty resides in Newark; 
Mary E. married Darwin J. White, who lives in 
this city; Franklin IL, also a resident of Newark, 
is a well known business man, who was for several 
years a leading contractor and builder of Newark, 
and erected a number of the important business 
blocks of the city. He was also a member of the 
City Council and Chief of the Fire Department, 
succeeding his father in that office. Our subject 
is the next in order of birth; Albert B. died here; 
and Morris II. is a train dispatcher and makes his 
home in Newark. Mrs. Browne is still living, at 
the age of eighty-three, and makes her home in 
Newark with her eldest son. 

Burn in Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1844, 
the subject of this sketch was a child of four 



years when the family located in Newark, and 
for some years afterward was a student in the 
public schools. In 1858, at the age of fourteen, 
he secured a position as clerk in a grocery store. 
When the war broke out he enlisted in 1861, and 
although under age was mustered into service 
July 18, becoming a member of Company C, 
Twent3'-sevcnth Ohio Infantry, in which he served 
three years. Among the engagements in which he 
participated were those at New Madrid, Iuka, Island 
No. 10 and Parker's Cross Roads, and all the im- 
portant battles before Corinth. He accompanied 
General Sherman to Atlanta, and took part in the 
engagement at that place. Through the entire 
period of his service he was wounded but once, 
and then but slightly. 

In 1863 our subject received a commission as 
Captain of a colored regiment, but did not accept 
the promotion. For a time he was on detached 
duty in the hospital at Cairo, 111., to which place 
he had been sent on account of illness. Soon 
afterward he was made general ward master in 
the hospital, where he remained a few months, 
when he returned to his regiment and served out 
his term of enlistment. After having been mus- 
tered out of the service, he resumed his clerkship 
in the grocery business, and so continued until 
1869, when he embarked in business as a member 
of the firm of Horn & Browne. Since then he has 
devoted his attention to his trade when not offici- 
ating in a public capacity. However, he was for 
nearly two years a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
where he was a member of the Lenwood Furniture 
Company, and in this concern he is still a Director. 

The comfortable and attractive residence at No. 
287 North Third Street is the home of Mr. Browne 
and his family. He was united in marriage, in 
1873, with Miss Lillie M. Bouruer, and they have 
become the parents of four children, viz.: Edward 
S., bookkeeper for the Lenwood Furniture Com- 
pany; James R,, a dealer in bicycles at Newark 
and an expert in the use of the wheel; Bessie B., 
who died at the age of twelve years; and Samuel 
P., who resides with his parents. 

In political views Mr. Browne is a Democrat, 
loyal to the principles for which the party stands. 
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to which position he was first appointed and 
afterward elected. He was also elected .Sheriff, 
but after filling the olflce for a short time he re- 
signed in order to devote his attention to his busi- 
ness interests. Socially, he is a Knight Templar 
and a member of the Union Veterans' League. He 
is a charter member of Lcmert Post No. 71, G. A. R., 
and is the first officer of the day. Not only lias 
he succeeded in business himself, but through his 
kind assistance many others have gained a foot- 
hold in the business world and have been enabled 
to win success. 



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JOHN L. EMERSON, who is now living in 
retirement from life's active duties, owns 
and occupies a homestead situated in the 
suburbs of the village of Concord. He is a 
native of Licking County, having been born in 
Liberty Township, November 20, 1821. The Em- 
erson family originated in England, but has long 
been identified with the history of America. 
Grandfather James Emerson, who was born in 
Haverhill, Mass., died at the age of more than 
threescore years. His family numbered seven 
children, four daughters and three sons, all of 
whom attained years of maturity. 

Our subject's maternal grandfather, Moses Boy- 
ington, was born in Scotland and emigrated thence 
to America prior to the War of the Revolution, in 
which lie took part. When a boy he was bound out 
as an apprentice to learn the weaver's trade, and 
upon completing it was apprenticed to the shoe- 
maker's trade. Then removing to Ware, N.IL, he 
bought and cleared a tract of timber land in a thinly 
settled community, where there were but six fami- 
lies. The mother of Great-grandfather Emerson had 
a sister who was captured by the Indians, taken 
from her family of seven children, the youngest of 
whom was only a week old, and compelled to 
walk a distance of one hundred and fifty miles. 
Determined to regain her freedom, she planned to 



kill several of her captors, which she did with a 
tomahawk. She then returned to her home in 
Concord via the Merrimac River, after having 
been absent from her family one winter. She had 
been given up as dead, but surprised her friends 
by reappearing as suddenly as she was taken away. 

The parents of our subject, Stephen and Eliza- 
beth (Boyington) Emerson, were born in Ware, 
N. II., and came to Ohio in 1815, the journey 
overland requiring sixty-two days. The father 
reached Granville with his wife and six children 
.and only seventy-live cents in money. It being 
prior to the time land was in the market, he 
"squatted" on a large tract, which he began clear- 
ing, butsoon left it and bought one hundred acres 
adjoining the first place. There he resided from 
1818 until his death, October 27, 1856, when in his 
seventy-fifth year. Two years previous to his de- 
mise his wife passed away, aged seventy-five. He 
was a soldier in the War of 1812. In religion he 
and his wife were Free Will Baptists. 

In the family of Stephen Emerson there were 
four sons and five daughters, of whom three are 
now living, viz.: Sarah, widow of Josiah Philbrick, 
and a well preserved old lady of ninety-one years; 
George E.,of Liberty Township, and John L. The 
others were, Fannie, wife of Rage Muzzy; Eliza, 
who married Rev. David Adams, a minister in the 
Baptist Church; Jasper; Lucretia, Mrs. Lloyd Belt; 
Elmira, wife of William Hartcr, and James Mon- 
roe. Our subject has spent his entire life, a period 
of seventy-three years, in Liberty Township, re- 
ceiving his education in the old-fashioned district 
schools. Remaining at home until twenty-three 
years old, he then learned the carpenter's trade, 
which he followed for twenty-eight years. 

On the 20th of November, 1846, Mr. Emerson 
married Miss Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Hiler. 
Three children were burn to this union: Mary, who 
married Stacey Perry, had one child, William S., 
and is now deceased; Louisa, Mrs. Homer Wells, 
who lives near Creston, Iowa, and has four chil- 
dren, Mary Lou, Lida Edna, Thornton Langdon 
and Ethel Minerva; and John, who died in in- 
fancy. Mrs. Sarah Emerson died in 185 1. Mr. Emer- 
son was again married in October, 1851, choosing 
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Jane (Martin) Rice, natives respectively of Penn- 
sylvania and Virginia. This union resulted in the 
birth of three children, John William, Carrie Au- 
geline and Addie May. The only son, John W., 
married Miss Ruby Shrader, has two children, Ina 
Elizabeth and Fred Langdon, and lives on the old 
farm where our subject was born. Carrie Ange- 
line, who lives near the old homestead, married 
George Price and they have two children, Iva 
May and Ora B. In religion Mr. and Mrs. Emer- 
son arc identified with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. A Republican in politics, he has served 
as District Supervisor for one year and has also 
officiated in other capacities. His home is a pleas- 
ant rural abode, surrounded by thirty acres of val- 
uable land and favorably located so as to combine 
the advantages of country and town life. 

Our subject's only surviving brother, George 
E., was born in Liberty Township, Licking County, 
April 3, 1811), and now lives within sixty rods of 
the place where he was born sevcnt3 r -tive years 
ago. Remaining at home until twenty-one years 
old he then worked out by the year for three and 
one-half years, his wages being $100 per year and 
board. Later he was variously employed for two 
years, after which he and our subject bought one 
hundred acres in partnership, engaging in its cul- 
tiTation for four years. After the marriage of 
our subject the property was divided. Early in 
life they went to Iowa and took up four eighty- 
acre tracts, but soon abandoned their claim and 
walked back to Licking County, which they have 
never since left. 

February 3, 1851, George E. Emerson married 
Miss Mary, daughter of William and Susanna 
(Harper) Foster, natives of Staffordshire, England. 
Two children were born to them, Amanda and Mary 
Susanna, the latter dying at the age of twenty-five 
years. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson now live on a farm 
of sixty-six acres. They have witnessed the de- 
velopment of the country from a wilderness, and 
for three 3'ears lived with no neighbor nearer than 
two and one-half miles. At one time they lived 
without bread for six weeks,and salt was so scarce 
that his father at one time gave him sixteen 
bushels of corn for fifty pounds of salt. In his 
possession he has a half-dollar which he earned 



when a young man by cutting rails. In the old days 
he frequently attended "grinding bees," where the 
neighbors' children would congregate in large, num- 
bers and grind the meal for their food by means of 
a handmill which was so small that it was neces- 
sary to have frequent gatherings in order to secure 
enough meal to supply them with bread. It is 
worthy of special mention that the parents of our 
subject were the first settlers of Liberty Township, 
while he, his brother, George E., and sister, Mrs. 
Sarah Philbrick, together with Mrs. Wells, are now 
the oldest surviving residents of the township. 



WILLIAM F. HOLTON. In the pursuit 
of the calling of agriculture, a large 
number of the progressive citizens of 
this county have accumulated wealth; others, while 
not gaining fortunes, have become well-to-do, and 
among the latter class we mention the name of 
William F. Holton, the owner and occupant of a 
farm in the northeast corner of Mary Ann Town- 
ship. The estate comprises one hundred and sixty- 
six acres, upon which he has placed valuable im- 
provements, including farm machinery and sub- 
stantial buildings for the shelter of stock and grain. 

Of this county Mr. Holton has been a life-long 
resident, and in Eden Township he was born April 
3, 1849. He is the eldest son of Washington and 
Margaret (Miles) Holton, natives respectively of 
Muskingum County and Eden Township, Licking 
County, but early settlers of this locality. In the 
parental family there were five sons and four 
daughters, and with one exception all are now liv- 
ing. William F., of this sketch, was reared to man- 
hood upon the home farm and received such edu- 
cational advantages as the common schools af- 
forded. His education, however, has been acquired 
principally in the school of experience, in which he 
has been an apt pupil. 

March 25, 1874, occurred the marriage of Mr. 
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bless the union, Clara and Eva, who are at present 
students in the home schools, and will later be 
given the advantages of higher educations. The 
principles of the Democratic party are those which 
Mr. Ilolton believes best adapted to promote the 
progress of the nation, and these he supports with 
loyalty and devotion. For twelve years he has 
officiated as Justice of the Peace and has several 
times been elected Trustee of the township, being 
the present incumbent of that olliee. He is now 
(1894) a candidate for nomination for the office of 
Commissioner of Licking County, with favorable 
prospects for success. 

For twenty years or more Mr. Holton has been 
connected with the Masonic fraternity, and belongs 
to Acacia Lodge No 464, A. F. & A. M., at Wil- 
kin's Rnn. He is also identified with the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. As a farmer he 
displays excellent judgment in the rotation of 
crops, fertilization of the soil and cultivation of 
the land, and as the result of his efforts he has 
gained a well deserved prosperity. 






SAMUEL J. EVERETT. Through almost 
the entire period of his life a resident of 
Licking County, Mr. Everett has a circle of 
friends as large as his list of acquaintances. He 
was born April 20, 1825, on the old Everett home- 
stead, near the site of his present residence. From 
this locality he enlisted with the boys in blue and 
marched to the front. From here, also, he jour- 
neyed to the far west during the days the gold 
fever prevailed, and three years of his life were 
spent in the mines of California. With these two 
exceptions, however, he has resided continuously 
in this county and is now numbered among the 
hading citizens of Granville. 

The parents of our subject, Samuel II. and Den- 
cey (Warner) Everett, were natives of Granville, 
Mass., whence the father came to Ohio in 1805, and 
the mother in 1812. The subject of this notice was 



reared to manhood upon a farm, receiving a some- 
what limited education in the public schools of 
pioneer days. Arriving at manhood, he selected 
for his life occupation that of a farmer, but in 
addition thereto he was for many years interested 
in buying and shipping stock, and his operations 
in that line extended over a number of stales. 

In early life a Whig, Mr. Everett adopted the 
principles of the Republican party upon its organ- 
ization as a political body, and to its platform he 
lias ever been loyal. In a number of public po- 
sitions he has served with credit to himself and to 
the satisfaction of the people. He has been a mem- 
ber of the Village Council and has also occupied 
the position of Township Trustee. As a citizen 
he always identifies himself with any progressive 
movement for the progress of the community. 
During war times he stood with unwavering fidel- 
ity by the principles of the Union, and at the first 
call for troops, in 1861, his name was enrolled as a 
member of Company A, Seventy -sixth Ohio In- 
fantry. Ill health, however, enforced his resigna- 
tion from the army, but he still continued loyally 
to uphold the Government until the last cloud of 
rebellion had faded from the national sky. 

In his social connections Mr. Everett is identi- 
fied with Center Star Lodge No. 11, A. F. & A. M., 
and also belongs to the chapter and eommandery 
at Newark. For more than thirty years he has 
been a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows, and is still active in that fraternity. On 
the 29 of December, 1853, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Martha Hobart, a native of Gran- 
ville, and the)' are the parents of two sons and 
two daughters now living. They have been deeply 
bereaved in the loss of six children by death. 
Those living are, Mary, wife of Newman Bales, of 
Texas; Albert S., who is engaged in farming; Ar- 
thur G., also an agriculturist, and Hattie, who re- 
sides with her parents. 

As already intimated, Mr. Everett was one of the 
thousands who in 1850 sought the El Dorado of 
America, the golden shores of California. He 
traveled thither by the overland route and re- 
turned to Ohio after an absence of three years, hav- 
ing met with fair success in his speculations. At 
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and twenty-seven acres. Formerly his possessions 
were very mucli larger, but he has been generous 
with his children and has started them out in life. 
To his sons he has presented one hundred and sixty 
acres. To the poor and need}' he is liberal, though 
his charities are dispensed without ostentation and 
his kind deeds are quietly performed. 



JACOB R. DAVIES, attorney-at-law and an 
influential citizen of Newark, was born in 
Granville, Ohio, February 15, 1845, and is 
a son of David A. and Ann (Reese) Davies. 
His parents were natives of Wales, the father born 
February 2, 1809, and the mother February 14, 
1813. They were married in the land of their 
birth and emigrated thence to the United States in 
1840, settling on Welsh Hills, Licking County, 
Ohio. Here they followed the trade of weaving 
cloth and carpets, and the father also was at times 
employed as a farm laborer. In 1850 they pur- 
chased a home in Granville, and there continued 
to reside until death, the father passing away in 
188(5, and the mother in December, 1889. They 
were consistent members of the Baptist Church, in 
which the father was Deacon for a number of years. 
The family consisted of ten children, three born 
in Wales and seven in the United States, as fol- 
lows: David L., a bookkeeper in Columbus, Ohio; 
Mary Ann, who died unmarried; Sarah Jane, who 
passed away in childhood; Elizabeth, who died in 
18G9; Jacob R., our subject; William C, a physi- 
cian at Granville; Esther Ann, the wife of Dr. 
William Lynch, of Greenville, this state; Martha 
Jane, who married Hon. H. B. Swartz, an attorney 
of Wooster, Ohio; Mary, who married Rev. Frank 
Swartz and died in 1880, and Ellen, who resides 
in Newark. 

The subject of this sketch was graduated from 
Denison University with the Class of '69, and two 
years later completed the studies of the law de- 
partment connected with the Michigan State Uni- 



versity at Ann Arbor. Opening an office in New- 
ark, he was for four years a partner of J. Bucking- 
ham, and since then has been alone. While his 
practice is large and demands a great deal of 
attention on his part, he also finds time for other 
interests. He is the Secretary of the Soldiers' Me- 
morial Building which is now in course of erection, 
and is also Trustee of the Denison University and 
Shepardson College, at Granville. He is also Direc- 
tor of and attorney for the Security Building & 
Loan Association. 

While independent in politics, Mr. Davies in- 
clines toward the principles of the Republican 
party, which he believes best adapted to secure the 
prosperity of the nation. In local affairs, how- 
ever, he votes for the men and the measures, rather 
than the party. In religious belief he is a Baptist 
and for a number of years has been especially ac- 
tive in the work of the Young Men's Christian 
Association. He was a charter member of the or- 
ganization at Newark, served as its first President, 
filling that position for a number of years, and has 
always been an enthusiastic supporter of the work 
of the Association. 

In 1872 Mr. Davies married Miss Clara, daugh- 
ter of Washington Crabbe. She was reared in 
Bucyrus, this state, where her father was a farmer. 
Her death occurred in 1880, and one of her chil- 
dren, Charles, died at the age of four years. The 
others are, Elizabeth Rose, Clara Ann and William 
A. In 1882 Mr. Davies was united with Mary E., 
daughter of Jacob Anderson, formerly an agricult- 
urist of Licking County. Mrs. Davies was born 
in this county and is a graduate of Shepardson 
College in the Class of '69, being a lady of culture 
and refined tastes. 



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WALTER PRICHARD, who is living re- 
tired in Granville, was born in Oneida 
County, N. Y., February 12, 1828, and 
is of Welsh descent. His parents, John and Ealanor 
(Griffith) Prichard, were born in Wales, emigrated 
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State. Their marriage took place in Oneida County, 
where the father engaged in farming. They had 
a family of four sons and three daughters, all of 
whom attained years of maturity, but only three 
are living at the present time ( 1894), namely: Mrs. 
Mary Perry, of Utica, N. Y.; Walter, the subject of 
this sketch; and Timothy, the youngest, who re- 
sides in San Francisco, Cal. 

Upon his father's farm the subject of this 
sketch passed his boyhood and youth, and re- 
ceived such education as the common schools af- 
forded. At the age of fourteen he left home, and 
going to New York City, secured a situation as 
clerk in a dry-goods store, where he remained for 
eleven years. At the expiration of that time he 
removed west to Detroit, Mich., and for two years 
engaged in the same business. From that place 
he went to St. Louis, Mo., and followed the same 
occupation six years. 

On the 5th of August, 1858, at Granville, Mr. 
Priehard was united in marriage with Miss Eliza- 
beth, only daughter of Gershom and Mary Griffith, 
who resided upon a farm in Granville Township. 
In 1861 Mr. Priehard came to this county and 
engaged in farming with his father-in-law. As an 
agriculturist he was more than ordinarily success- 
ful, and through the exercise of good judgment 
in all his transactions he became well-to-do. In 
the spring of 1882 he disposed of his farm prop- 
erty and came to Granville. For four years he 
was employed as Assistant Cashier of the Bank of 
Granville, since which time he has lived retired. 

In politics Mr. Priehard is a Republican, having 
supported that party since its organization in 
1856. lie has never sought political preferment, 
but served the township for about ten years as 
Trustee, and the village for four years as Trus- 
tee of the water works. He is a friend of educa- 
tion, is public-spirited and progressive, and gives 
his support to all measures for the public good. 
In religious belief he is a Congregational ist, 
though he holds membership with the Presby- 
terian Church. He has in all his enterprises had 
the cheerful assistance and co-operation of his es- 
timable wife, who is a lady of noble character. 
Her parents were both of Welsh descent; her fa- 
ther, for man}' years an honored citizen of Gran- 



ville Township, is now deceased, while the mother 
still survives (1894), at the age of eighty-eight. 

Mr. and Mrs. Priehard have never had any chil- 
dren of their own, but a young lady who bears the 
name of Kate Priehard has found a pleasant home 
with them since she was four years of age. The 
family is one of prominence in social circles, and 
no residents of Granville enjoy the esteem of the 
community to a greater degree than the subject of 
this sketch and his estimable wife. 



JAMES A. STEWART. In passing through 
Licking County, the visitor is impressed by 
the prosperous and attractive appearance of 
many of the rural homes. Among those 
that are conspicuous for fine improvements may 
be mentioned the estate of Mr. Stewart, pleasantly 
situated in Newton Township, and comprising 
about two hundred and fifty acres. Here may be 
observed a commodious residence of modern de- 
sign, accompanied by a substantial barn and other 
structures needful to the successful management 
of a model farm. 

Of immediate Scotch descent, the subject of 
this sketch is the son of the late Alexander Stew- 
art, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who was 
brought to America by his parents at the age of 
three years. At the time of coming to Licking 
County, he was a mere boy, and here the days of 
youth were passed upon a farm. In Newton 
Township he was united in marriage with Miss 
Fannie Evans, who was born in Pennsylvania. 
Agriculture was his life calling, and as he was a 
man of perseverance, prudence and energy, he 
gained a competence. His death occurred upon 
his farm in Newark Township, in November, 1865, 
at the age of sixty-nine years. His widow is still 
living, though now (1894) at an advanced age. 
The parental family consisted of ten children, 
of whom the fifth in order of birth is James A. 
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New Year's Day of 1831, and was reared to man- 
hood upon his father's farm, gaining a practical 
education in the district schools. Farming has 
been his life occupation, and early in life he be- 
came familiar with the details connected with the 
improvement of a farm. About 1859 he settled 
in Jersey Township, where for four years he en- 
gaged in tilling the soil. Thence in 1863 he came 
to Newton Township and settled upon the farm 
where he has since resided. 

Miss Martha, daughter of Jesse and Belona Will- 
iams, was born near Zanesville, Ohio, May 16, 
1838, and became the wife of Mr. Stewart in Mus- 
kingum County, November 5, 1859. Four chil- 
dren blessed the union, of whom we note the fol- 
lowing: Fannie E. is the wife of Amon Coad; 
Jesse M. married Elizabeth Hollar; William M. 
chose as his wife Miss Nora Stumm; Mary C. re- 
sides with her parents. The family occupies a po- 
sition of prominence in the social circles of the 
community, and its various members enjoy the es- 
teem of all their acquaintances. 

To the great issues of the age Mr. Stewart de- 
votes the attention which every patriotic citizen 
should give, and having carefully studied the 
principles of both great political organizations, he 
gives his active support and ballot to the Demo- 
cratic party. He has at various times been chosen 
by his fellow-citizens to serve in official capacities, 
and has always rendered efficient and satisfactory 
service to all concerned. In several of the town- 
ship offices he has assisted in promoting the wel- 
fare of the community of which he is a resident. 



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JOHN M. PENNEY, the well known florist of 
Newark, was born in this city May 8, 1849, 
and is the son of George W. and Ermina G. 
(Smith) Penney. He was educated in the 
schools of his native town and in 1869 embarked 
in business with his father, who during that year 
established the hot-house and gardens directly 
across the street from their present location. In 
1886 John M. purchased the property he now 



owns, which consists of seven lots and a residence. 
Soon afterward he erected the present green houses 
and now has nearly four thousand square feet un- 
der roof. He is the principal florist of Newark, 
and through energy and good judgment, coupled 
with a love for the work, he has made a success of 
his chosen occupation. 

October 25, 1881, Mr. Penney married Miss 
Sara E., daughter of Thomas F. Smith, who was 
connected with a shoe manufactory in Cincinnati, 
Ohio. In that city she was born and there con- 
tinued to live until her marriage. Two children 
bless the union, Bertha W. and Marvin B. Mr. 
and Mrs. Penney are members of the Episcopal 
Church and are highly esteemed, not alone by that 
congregation, but by all who know them. Politi- 
cally he is a Republican and casts his ballot and 
exerts his influence in behalf of the cause of right 
and justice, but is not prominent nor active in 
public affairs, concentrating his attention upon his 
personal interests. Socially he is a member of 
Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P., and is serving as 
Master of Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M. 

In connection with this sketch, it will not be 
amiss to present some facts connected with the 
history of the family of which our subject is a 
worthy representative. The first of the name who 
came to America were given a tract of land on 
Cape Cod by the British Government, and there 
they located, giving their attention to agricultural 
pursuits. Ammial Penney was born in England, 
January 18, 1746, and brought his family to 
America, where he afterward resided. His son 
John was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., Sep- 
tember 19, 1786, and was reared upon a farm. Re- 
moving to Jefferson County, he married Polly 
Brown, the daughter of Quaker parents. He re- 
mained in that county, until his death, at the age 
of eighty-five. His wife passed away when eighty- 
seven years old. They had two sons and four 
daughters, and two of the latter died in childhood. 
One of the daughters is married and lives in 
Adams, N. Y., while the other, Mrs.. Celestine 
Washburn, died in that city. One of the sons is 
a grain merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio, while the 
other is George W., our subject's father. 

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ber 13, 1812, George W. Penney was reared upon 
a farm until the age of seventeen, when he entered 
the law office of Judge Skinner and at the same 
time acted as a clerk in the postoftice. After one 
year he tired of law and became a clerk in a store. 
In 1 833 he went to New York City, where he joined 
an uncle who was engaged in the West Indies 
shipping trade. Unable to find employment in 
that city, he accepted a position with a gentleman 
going west, and with him went to Columbus, Ohio, 
where he engaged as a clerk and bookkeeper for 
one year. Later he embarked in the dry-goods 
business and passed through the panic of 1837, but 
always met his obligations. In the fall of 1838 he 
sold out and returned to New York City, where he 
did a brokerage business for one year. lie. then 
came back to Ohio, where he formed a partnership 
with Robert KI1 is and carried on a hardware busi- 
ness in Columbus, also opening a store at Newark. 
Of the latter Mr. Penney look charge, coming to 
Newark in the spring of 1840. 

In the course of a few years the firm dissolved 
partnership, after which Mr. Penney continued 
alone for several years. Successful financially, 
he became Superintendent of construction of what 
is now the Sandusky, Mansfield it Newark Railroad, 
but the enterprise proved unfortunate and he lost 
some $50,000. With what he had left he engaged 
in the banking business under the title of George 
W. Penney it Co., and also with others founded 
the Newark Machine Works. The breaking out of 
the Civil War demoralized business and caused 
him to lose another large sum. He then retired 
from business and has since resided upon the farm 
near Newark, which he purchased about 1845, and 
which contains two hundred acres, now embraced 
in the corporate limits of the city. A portion of 
this he has platted into city lots, but still retains 
in his possession about one hundred and fifty 
acres. His beautiful home is known as Oakwood, 
and is one of the most charming rural abodes in 
Licking County, its attractive appearance being 
largely enhanced by the old forest trees which still 
stand, the sole survivors of primeval days. 

As above mentioned, George W. Penney has 
been extensively engaged as a gardener and flor- 
ist. At one time he was largely interested in the 



raising of sheep and also had one of the finest herds 
of Short-horn cattle in the state. In July, 1840, 
he married Miss Ermina G., daughter of Jesse 
Smith, and a native of Jefferson County, N. Y. 
She died after having become the mother of ten 
children, six of whom attained matufe years. 
Charles G. was a volunteer soldier in the late war 
and was mustered out as Captain. In 1866 he was 
commissioned Second Lieutenant in the regular 
army, but later rose to the rank of Captain of the 
Sixth United States Infantry, and is now sta- 
tioned at Pine Ridge, S. Dak. The other members 
of the family are: John M., our subject; Mary 
E.; Portia I., wife of William Hurt, of New York 
City; Rosa J. and Edith. Politically the father is 
a Republican and cast his first vote for William 
Henry Harrison in 1836. 



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-T UCIUS S. CHADWICK. Not only in Alex- 
I O andria, of which he is a resident, is Mr. 
Chadwick well and favorably known, but 
his name is also recognized by the people of this 
part of Ohio as that of a prominent worker in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. For ten years he 
has been business manager of the Ohio Conference 
Camp Meeting Association, a responsible position, 
which he has filled to the satisfaction of all con- 
cerned. He was formerly actively engaged in 
business, but at present his attention is largely de- 
voted to the settlement of estates and supervision 
of his eighty-acre farm. 

Three generations of the Chadwick family have 
been residents of Licking County. Our subject's 
grandfather, Samuel Chadwick, a native of Ver- 
mont, removed with his family to Licking County 
and settled in Granville Township, near the vil- 
lage of that name. Here he remained until death. 
His children numbered thirteen, of whom Rufus, 
our subject's father, was one of the younger 
members. He was born in Granville, in October, 
1815, and remained with his parents until about 



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fifteen years of age, when lie became an inmate of 
a sister's house. While there he learned the trade 
of a tanner and currier. 

On Thanksgiving Day of 1839, Mr. Chadwick 
married Miss Experience Brickley, who was born 
in Tompkins County, N. Y., September 24, 1819. 
They remained in that place until the fall of 1841, 
when they came to Licking County, remaining in 
Granville through the winter and then settling in 
St. Alban's Township. For about twenty-five years 
he followed his trade, after which he sold out and 
engaged in farming in a small way until his death, 
in November, 1878. His wife passed away July 
11, 1881. He was an active worker in the Method- 
ist Episcopal Church and was a man of public 
spirit, always interested in the welfare of his com- 
munity. 

There were but two children in the parental 
family, Lucius S. and Lydia A. The onlj' son 
was born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N. Y., Sep- 
tember 11, 1840, and was but a child when his 
parents came to Licking County. He was reared 
in St. Alban's Township and received a fair com- 
mon-school education. At the age of eighteen he 
embarked in the tanning business with his father, 
whom he succeeded two years later. He continued 
to carry on the business until 1864, when he dis- 
posed of the enterprise. For some time afterward 
he was variously engaged, then for ten years con- 
ducted a grocery, hardware and agricultural im- 
plement business. Selling out in 1876, he turned 
his attention to agriculture, in which he has since 
been interested. 

In public affairs Mr. Chadwick maintains a deep 
interest. For ten years he has been Justice of 
the Peace, and also officiated as Constable for 
some time. Not only is he interested in church 
work, but in the Sunday-school as well, and filled 
the position of Superintendent for thirty-two 
years. Socially he is a member of St. Alban's 
Lodge No. 491, A. F. & A. M., and Myrtle Lodge 
No. 350, I. O. O. F. For four years he was Master 
of the lodge and is its present Chaplain. 

At Alexandria, December 31, 1861, Mr. Chad- 
wick married Miss Anna L. Graves, who was born 
in Granville Township September 1, 1841. She 
is a daughter of the late N. A. and Louisa M. 



(Warren) Graves, the former a pioneer of the 
county, who resided in St. Alban's Township dur- 
ing the last twenty-five years of his life, dying in 
the winter of 1879-80. He wasa man of consider- 
able prominence and took an active part in local 
affairs. For many years he served as Justice of the 
Peace and also filled other offices of trust. His 
widow, who still survives, is now advanced in years. 
They had nine children, Simeon, Virgil, Anna L., 
Julius A., Ethclbert N., Carrie E., Kate, Nora and 
Ida. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick has 
resulted in the birth of three children, Anna L., 
Ira B. and Albert K. The family is highly es- 
teemed socially and its members are justly hon- 
ored wherever known. 



JAMES SANBORN BARRICK owns and oc- 
cupies two hundred and forty acres of land 
lying in the townships of Liberty, McKean 
and Burlington. The property bears the 
usual improvements made b} r a man of enterprising 
spirit and good judgment, and presents an appear- 
ance of home comfort attractive to the passer-by. 
Having come to Licking County in 1833, he knows 
much of the history of this part of the state, and 
has contributed his quota to its development. He 
deserves great credit for the manner in which he 
has fought the battle of life, as he began his per- 
sonal career with a very limited capital and little 
book knowledge. By dint of good habits and fine 
principles he has won his way to a position of 
worldly prosperit} 7 and gained the esteem of his 
associates while so doing. 

Born in Huntingdon County, Pa., April 24, 
1818, our subject is the son of William and Ann 
(Shockey) Barrick, likewise natives of the Key- 
stone State. With them he came to Licking 
County in 1833 and settled in McKean Township, 
where the parents continued to reside until death. 
James S. was reared to the occupation of a fanner, 
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tion was limited to such information as could he 
obtained in intervals of farm work, from study at 
the neighboring schools. 

Establishing domestic tie?, Mr. Barrick was 
united in marriage October 5, 1837, with Miss 
Ruth Cross, a native of McKean Township and a 
member of an old Pen nsy Ivan ian family that came 
to Ohio in an early day. After marriage our sub- 
ject began life for himself, and'one year later, or 
in 1838, settled in Burlington Township, which 
has been his home for almost a half-century. 
Though advancing years prevent him from act- 
ively engaging in the tilling of the soil, he still 
superintends the cultivation of the land, and his 
progressive spirit is displayed in the many im- 
provements noticeable on the place. 

On the 21st of May, 1884, Mr. Barrick was be- 
reaved by the death of his faithful and devoted 
helpmate. Their union had resulted in the birth 
of eleven children, of whom two died in infancy; 
a daughter passed away after attaining years of 
womanhood; and a son, who enlisted in the Union 
army, died suddenly while in the service. Three 
sons and four daughters still survive, namely: 
William Ilenr}', a farmer of Bennington Town- 
ship; Robert S.,a resident of Johnstown; Ann Mi- 
randa, wife of Andrew Harper, of Green County, 
Wis.; Naomi Jane, who married Rosswell Edwards, 
of Delaware County, Ohio; Clarissa Adelina, wife 
of Leroy Miller, of Columbus, Ohio; Samantha 
Caroline, now Mrs. Newton Cramer, of Hartford 
Township, and Charles Wesley, whose home is in 
Burlington Township. 

In early life Mr. Barrick was a Democrat, but 
prior to the Rebellion his sympathies were enlisted 
in the support of the anti-slavery movement and 
he joined the Republican parly on its organiza- 
tion. He has served a number of terms as Town- 
ship Trustee. He has always been a steadfast 
friend of education and the public schools, and the 
district is largely indebted to him for the splendid 
schoolhouse they now have. Everj'thing of a pub- 
lic character for the advantage of the community 
has found in him a supporter. During the greater 
part of his life he has been a member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church and contributes liberally 
to its support. His life has been one of industry, 



sobriety and morality, and in the legitimate chan- 
nels of business he has acquired a competence. In 
addition to what he still owns he has provided 
generously for each member of his family. 



AMUEL MOUNT, a prosperous and well 
known agriculturist of Licking County, re- 
siding in Liberty Township, was born in 
Middlesex, N. J., October 24, 1846, and is a son of 
Peter and Gertrude (Jobs) Mount, natives of New 
Jersey. The parental family consisted of four sons 
and two daughters, of whom three are now living, 
the others besides our subject being, Richard, a resi- 
dent of Dickinson Count3 r , Kan.; and Charles, whose 
home is in St. Alban's Township, Licking County. 

Upon coming to Licking County about 1855, 
Peter Mount purchased two hundred acres lying 
in St. Alban's Township, to the cultivation of 
which he gave his attention for a number of years. 
Later removing to Granville Township, he has 
since made his home there. His fust wife, who, 
like himself, was a devoted member of the Baptist 
Church, died in that faith many years ago, and for 
his second wife he chose Mrs. Margaret Harris, al- 
so deceased. His present wife bore the maiden 
name of Emeline C. Brown. Our subject's pater- 
nal grandfather was born in New Jersey and there 
followed the trade of a shoemaker until his death. 
The maternal grandfather, Jacob Jobs, was also a 
native of New Jersey. 

The subject of this sketch was nine years of age 
when his parents came to Licking County and he 
was reared to manhood in St. Alban's Township, 
receiving a limited education in the schools of the 
neighborhood. He remained beneath the parental 
roof until twenty-two years of age, when he began 
working by the month and continued thus engaged 
for about ten years. In 1879 he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Nira, daughter of Thomas and Lu- 
cinda Glynn. This lady died in February, 1883, 
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died at the age of three mouths. In October, 1887, 
Mr. Mount was united in marriage with Miss Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Martindale, and two children 
have resulted from their union, Gertrude and 
Ralph. The religious home of the family is in the 
Baptist Church. 

Starting in life without means, Mr. Mount has 
gradually worked his way to a prominent position 
among the agriculturists of Liberty Township. 
His farm consists of eighty-seven acres, the entire 
tract containing all the improvements of a first- 
class estate. Everything about the place denotes 
the careful supervision of the owner, who is justly 
regarded as one of the leading farmers of this le- 
gion. Having been a resident of Licking County 
for a period of thirty-five years, he has witnessed 
much of the development of the county, and has 
himself been an important factor in its progress. 

The political views of Mr. Mount bring him in- 
to affiliation with the Republican party, with 
which he is actively identified. Upon that ticket 
he has been chosen to serve in a number of local 
offices of trust and honor, and at the present lime 
is serving as Supervisor of Liberty Township. By 
working hard, saving what he had earned and in- 
vesting it with care, he has become one of the well- 
to-do men of the township. He takes an active 
interest in all matters pertaining to the public wel- 
fare, and having been so long and intimately asso- 
ciated with the agricultural affairs of the commu- 
nity, he enjoys a wide acquaintance and the confi- 
dence of many friends. 



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JACOB A. MILLER. One of the finest farms 
in Mary Ann Township (and indeed one 
of the best in all Licking County) is that 
owned and occupied by the subject of this 
biographical sketch. It comprises three hundred 
and twenty-one acres, upon which have been 
placed all the improvements to be seen upon a 
model estate. A substantial set of farm buildings 
has been erected, including a comfortable residence, 



a commodious barn and other outbuildings adapted 
to their varied purposes. 

A native of the township in which he now re- 
sides, our subject was born February 27, 1832, and 
is a son of Jacob and Sarah (Wilkin) Miller. His 
parents were among the earliest settlers of Mary 
Ann Township, having come hither as early as 
1817. Here they continued to reside until death, 
the father passing away in 1853, and the mother 
some years afterward. Six sons and three daugh- 
ters constituted the parental familj',of whom four 
sons and one daughter survive. Elizabeth, the 
widow of Isaac N. Blizzard, resides in Newark; 
David, who has been three times married, is a 
farmer living at Hartford, Ohio; H. G. is a farmer 
of this township; Lionel, a farmer, resides in Mary 
Ann Township. Those deceased are, Levi, who 
died in 1856, leaving a widow and two children; 
Michael O, who died in Coffee County, Tenn., in 
1892, leaving a widow and five children; and 
Lydia, who married Mahlon Farnsworth and died 
in 1888, leaving three children living; three are 
deceased. 

The early education of our subject was such as 
was afforded by the common schools of his day. 
Arriving at manhood, he was united in marriage, 
in 1859, with Miss Sophia L. Ash ton, a resident of 
Union Township, this county. Mrs. Miller passed 
away in 1883, leaving five children, viz.: Ohio V., 
Elmer O., Jacob II., Frank and Minnie, all of whom 
with the exception of Frank have engaged in teach- 
ing. They have received excellent educational ad- 
vantages. Jacob is a graduate of Bethany ( W. Va.) 
College; Frank, who was graduated from the Col- 
umbus Medical College, is now a practicing physi- 
cian of Virden, S. Dak.; Minnie will finish the 
course at Bethany College in 1894; Elmer O. is at 
present a student in the Columbus Medical Col- 
lege. 

The second marriage of Mr. Miller occurred in 
1885 and united him with Miss Margaret Stevens, 
who was born in Licking County in 1844, being 
the daughter of Lewis A. and Sarah Stevens. Her 
father, who died about 1884, served for six years 
as Treasurer of Licking County and was a man of 
influence here. Her mother is still living and 
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arc the parents of one child, Stanton Le Roy, who 
was born in 1888 and is an unusually intelligent 
child. 

The family is one of prominence in social circles 
and is especially active in the Disciples' Church. 
Jacob II. is a minister in that denomination and 
took a post-graduate course in theology at Bethany 
College, since which time he has continued his 
studies at home. Not having enjoyed many ad- 
vantages in his youth, Mr. Miller has been espec- 
ially anxious that his children should have ever}' 
opportunity possible, and it is due to his efforts that 
they are all well educated and honorable members 
of society. While usually voting the Democratic 
ticket, he is independent in politics, supporting the 
men and the measures rather than any fixed party. 
He is a man of strict integrity, widely known and 
respected as an upright citizen whose word is as 
good as his bond. 






HENRY K. STICKLE, a prominent agri- 
culturist of Mary Ann Township, was 
born in Coshocton County, Ohio, July 
13, 1849, and at the age of four years was brought 
to Licking County by his parents, Thompson and 
Martha J. (Chapin) Stickle. Coshocton County 
was the birthplace of botli parents. The father, 
who was born in 1818, died December 7, 1883, at 
the home of Henry K. The mother, whose natal 
year was 1828, is still living (1894) and makes her 
home in Eden Township with her youngest son. 

There were ten children in the parental family, 
all of whom are now living. Of the others besides 
our subject we note the following: Adin S., a 
farmer of Washington Township, married Miss 
Sarah Ilickey, and they have four children now 
living; James C. first married Melissa Stillwell, 
and after her death was united with Ellen Lynn; 
Susan, a resident of Eden Township, married 
Leonard Stevenson, and the}' are the parents of 



six children; Eli J., who is married, resides in Ken- 
ton, Ohio, where he is an influential attorney-at- 
law; George M., who is engaged in the manufac- 
ture of ice cream at Newark, married Mary Coff- 
man, and they have four children; Enos, after 
following the railroad business for several years, 
received injuries which rendered his retirement 
necessary, and now lives on a farm in Newton 
Township; Mary married Perry Winters, a carpen- 
ter living in Newark; John, who is unmarried, is 
cultivating the old homestead in Eden Township; 
and Minnie married Oliver Taylor, an agriculturist 
of Eden Township. 

Upon the home farm Henry K. Stickle grew to 
a sturdy manhood, well fitted for the active career 
of a farmer, which he chose as his life occupation. 
He remained at home until his marriage, which 
important event occurred August 30, 1873. His 
wife bore the maiden name of Mary J. Smith; she 
is the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Wood- 
ruff) Smith, natives of New Jersey, who came to 
Ohio when quite young, and were teamed in Lick- 
ing County, August 18, 1851. After the death of 
Mr. Smith, which occurred in 1875, his widow 
married Joseph Walton, and is at present living in 
Mary Ann Township. Mrs. Stickle is the only 
living child of her parents, two brothers having 
died in infancy. 

Five children bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Stickle, namely: Charles II., who was born October 
1, 1876; Thomas W., November 25, 1883; Ray B., 
June 20, 1887; Oren J., July 29, 1891, and Roxie 
Margaret, February 24, 1893. The older children 
are students in the neighboring schools, and are 
being trained for positions of usefulness and honor 
in the world. Mr. and Mrs. Stickle own jointly 
one hundred and eighty-eight acres of well im- 
proved land, all of which is in a high state of cul- 
tivation. This is devoted to the raising of cereals 
and stock, and from these departments of agricult- 
ure Mr. Stickle derives a good income. Not a 
little of his success he owes to his wife, who is not 
only a lady of amiable disposition and refined 
manners, but a thorough business woman as well, 
possessing excellent judgment and sound common 
sense. In all his enterprises, she is his counsellor 
and efficient helpmate. Politically he is a Repub- 



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lican, and socially affiliates with the Knights of 
the Maccabees and the Patriotic Order of Sons of 
America. As a man of upright character and hon- 
orable life he is held in high esteem by all who 
know him. 



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BENJAMIN C. WOODWARD, a civil en- 
gineer residing on a farm in Hanover 
Township, is a native of Brooke ville, 
Montgomery County, Md. On coming to Ohio, 
he settled with his parents near Mansfield, Rich- 
land County, but subsequently removed to Cos- 
hocton County, where his father and mother died. 
He pursued the usual studies '.of the common 
schools, and when about eighteen years of age he 
entered Ken3 - on College, where he took a classical 
course covering four years' study. He was grad- 
uated from that institution in 1842 with the de- 
gree of Bachelor of Arts, and three years later the 
degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. 
His education was thorough, and he is familiar 
with both the Greek and Latin languages. 

For several years after graduating, Mr. Wood- 
ward engaged in teaching, and acted as correspond- 
ent to several of the leading weekly newspapers 
and magazines. For four years he was Principal 
of the Coshocton schools. During this time he de- 
voted considerable attention to the higher mathe- 
matics, especially geometry and descriptive geome- 
try, so that on leaving the school room, he at once 
entered upon duty as a civil engineer for the Steu- 
ben ville & Indiana Railroad, subsequently known 
as the Pan-Handle. He assisted in establishing 
the line between Sleubenville and Newark, which 
consumed about three years' time, though he was 
not obliged to devote his entire attention to this 
enterprise. 

Subsequently Mr. Woodward served as construc- 
tive engineer from Newark to Frazersburg, and 
superintended the heavy cuts, culverts, arches, etc., 
near Hanover. Drafts of these he still preserves, 
which display his superior skill as a draftsman and 



mathematician. He occupies and owns a fine 
farm consisting of about one hundred and twenty- 
two acres, which he operates by hired help, his at- 
tention being devoted principally to brokerage, 
discounting notes and loaning money. 

The first marriage of Mr. Woodward united him 
with Miss Sarah A. Galbraith, a native of Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio, who died in March, 1865, 
after having become the mother of two children. 
William Henry is married, and at present engages 
in fanning in Knox County, Ohio; and Ida May, 
the wife of William Fleming, lives on a farm in 
Hughes County, S. Dak. In 1867 Mr. Woodward 
married Miss Mary Olivia Onion, a native of Balti- 
more County, Md., and a representative of one of 
the most prominent families of that state. Mrs. 
Woodward is an accomplished and well educated 
lady, and is popular in society. Though reared 
in the Episcopal faith, she is not a member of any 
church organization, and Mr. Woodward is also 
liberal in his religious views. 

At first an adherent of the Whig party, Mr. 
Woodward united with the Republicans upon the 
organization of that party, but when Horace Gree- 
ley allowed his name to come before the Demo- 
crats, Mr. Woodward followed the example of that 
famous but unfortunate statesman and has since 
been identified with that political organization. 
He is a talented writer and sustains an enviable 
reputation in the community. A terse, concise 
and interesting writer, he is at the present time 
the regular correspondent for several leading pa- 
pers and magazines. 



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PETER COFFMAN. Having spent almost 
his entire life within the limits of Licking 
County, Mr. Coffman is well known here, 
and by his honorable and upright life he has 
gained the esteem of all with whom he has had 
business or social relations. His occupation is 
that of a farmer, and he is successfully engaged 
in tilling the soil of his valuable property situ- 
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agricultural pursuits and iu his boyhood gained a 
thorough knowledge of the best methods of till- 
ing, fertilizing and improving the land, so that 
he is now a practical and progressive farmer, bring- 
ing to bear upon his work a large fund of energy, 
determination, perseverance and broad informa- 
tion. 

Referring to the parental history of our subject, 
we find that his father, Wesley Coffman, was born 
in Virginia, and thence removed westward to the 
Buckeye State, settling in Licking County. Here 
he met and married Miss Marietta Smith, who was 
born in Newton Township. After his marriage 
he settled in this township, where he entered upon 
the active career of an agriculturist. In October, 
1887, he was bereaved by the loss of his wife, who 
passed away while visiting relatives in Kansas 
City, Mo. For a few years afterward he con- 
tinued to make his home in this county, but in 
April, 1891, moved to Pike County, Ohio, where 
he now resides. 

Iu the parental family there were thirteen chil- 
dren, of whom Peter is the eldest. His birth oc- 
curred in Newton Township, Licking County, De- 
cember 7, 1848, and upon his father's farm he 
grew to manhood, alternating attendance at the 
district schools with work upon the home place. 
He remained with his parents until he attained 
his majority, and with the exception of six years 
spent in Indiana he has always made his home in 
tli is county. Many changes has he witnessed in 
the aspect of the country, and to its growth and 
improvement he has largely contributed, for while 
advancing his personal interests he has also pro- 
moted the welfare of his fellow-citizens. 

March 13, 1873, in Licking County, Mr. Coff- 
ni.'U) was united in marriage with Miss Clara Rces. 
This estimable lady was born in Washington 
County, Pa., June 16, 1851, and is the daughter 
of Benjamin and Mary Jane Rees. In all the 
efforts and enterprises planned by her husband, 
Mrs. Coffman is his devoted and efficient assistant, 
and to her ability, energy and tireless industry 
he owes no small portion of his success. They are 
the parents of five children: Philip, Benjamin, 
Wylie, Cary and Mary, bright and intelligent 



young people, in whose education the parents are 
deeply interested. 

In local and national political affairs Mr. Coff- 
man takes a deep interest, and is an advocate of 
the principles for which the Democratic party 
stands. Several times he has been chosen by his 
fellow-citizens to fill local offices of trust, and in 
these he has rendered efficient service. Twice he 
has been elected Trustee of Newton Township, 
and is the present incumbent of the office. 



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(Tpr LFRED BOURNE, a farmer and stock- 
/ — \ raiser of Madison Township, was born in 
Kent, England, December 21, 1825. His 
parents, James and Mary (Nye) Bourne, were of 
English nativity and emigrated to America when 
Alfred was a boy of eleven years. Settling in 
Licking County, Ohio, they resided here until 
their deaths, the father passing away in 1856, at 
the age of sixty-six, and the mother in 1878, 
when ninety-five years old. 

The youngest child in the parental family was 
the subject of this sketch, who, accompanying his 
parents to this county, grew to manhood among 
the pioneers of this section. Although he attended 
the subscription schools, his educational advantages 
were very limited, and the knowledge he now pos- 
sesses has been mainly self acquired. In youth and 
early manhood he spent his winters mostly in 
hauling wood to Newark, there being no other 
fuel here at that time. For this work he usually 
received pay in silver coin, Mexican and Spanish, 
and this was about the only product of the farm 
from which cash was realized. The development 
of the coal mines, however, soon ruined the wood 
market. 

In 1848 Mr. Bourne was united in marriage 
with Miss Anna Kislingbery, also a native of 
England, born in the town of Wallingford, Berk- 
shire, in 1830. Her parents. William and Jane 
(Harvard) Kislingbery, were natives of Berkshire, 



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England, and emigrated thence to America in 
1842, settling in Licking County. Here the mother 
died in 1886, at the age of seventy -seven, and the 
father died two years later, at about the same age. 
Three children were born to them, Mrs. Bourne 
being the eldest. Louisa married B. Doming, be- 
came the mother of two children and died when 
about thirty. Thomas, whose sketch is presented 
on another page, resides on a portion of the old 
homestead. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Bourne have been born eleven 
children, of whom eight are now living. Mary 
Jane, who first married Henderson Kran and be- 
came the mother of two children by that union, 
afterward became the wife of Henry Hughes, of 
Madison Township, whom she bore two children. 
Louisa R. married Calvin Allison, the engineer in 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops at Newark, 
and they have four children. Alfred, who married 
Martha Reed and had one child, a son, died at the 
age of twenty-eight. Thomas, Ellen, George, Emma 
and Ben are at work, the sons cultivating the farm, 



and George is also now serving as Assessor of 
Madison Township. Carrie is the wife of Volney 
Nichols, of Madison Township, and they have one 
child. Martha A. and James W. died in infancy. 
In religious views Mr. and Mrs. Bourne are not 
members of any church organization, but believe 
in the Gospel of the Son of God, and several of 
their children are active workers in the church. 
A Republican in politics, Mr. Bourne takes an ac- 
tive interest in public affairs. Ills sons, as well as 
a grandson living with him, are all sturdy advo- 
cates of Republican principles. Notwithstanding 
the fact that the township is Democratic, George 
was elected Assessor on the Republican ticket, a 
fact which proves his popularity as a citizen and 
officer. The home farm consists of one hundred 
and seven acres, and is embellished with a com- 
fortable residence, where friends are always wel- 
come and strangers cordially received. The hos- 
pitality of the family is well known, and the 
genial, jovial manners of Mr. Bourne invariably 
win the friendship of his associates. 





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HON. JOHN C. MALONE, Postmaster at 
Granville, was born November 5, 1832, 
in Scioto County, Ohio, at a place known 
as Challin's Mills. He is of Irish descent, his pa- 
ternal great-grand fattier having been a native of 
the Emerald Isle, whence lie emigrated to Virginia 
and settled in Loudoun County. The grandfa- 
ther, Richard Malonc, was born in the Old Domin- 
ion, and in 1790 moved to Greenbrier County, 
\V. Va., whence in 1802 he brought his family to 
the French giant in Ohio. 

The father of our subject, Isaac Malone, was 
born in Greenbrier County, W. Ya., and married 
Mary Perry, whose parents came to Ohio from 
Kentucky, settling in Scioto County, where she 
n:is born. The}' reared a family of four sons and 
four daughters, of whom all but one grew to ma- 
turity, and five of the number arc now living. 
John C. was reared upon his father's farm, and 
early in life gained a practical knowledge of agri- 
culture. His education was obtained in the com- 
mon schools of the locality, and to the knowledge 



there gained he has constantly added by observa- 
tion and reading. 

August 5, 18G4, Mr. Malone enlisted in Com- 
pany I), One Hundred and Seventy-third Ohio In- 
fantry, and assisted in raising the company with 
which he served. He was in the south witli his 
regiment until the close of the war, when he was 
mustered out June 2(1, 18C5, at Nashville, Tenu. 
lie participated in the battle of Nashville, as well 
as a number of skirmishes, and was commissioned 
Captain September 15, 1864. Previous to enlist- 
ment, he had been called out a number of times as 
a member of the militia to do service in defense 
of the Union. 

Returning to the farm, Captain Malone engaged 
in agricultural pursuits for a year. In 18GG he 
was elected Sheriff of Scioto County, and two 
years later was re-elected, serving four years alto- 
gether. His record as a public official reflected 
such credit upon his abilities, that in 1871 he was 
chosen to represent Scioto County in the State 
j Legislature, in which he served for two years. In 



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the spring of 1880 lie came to Granville and en- 
gaged in the grocery business for a couple of years. 
He has for years been one of the most prominent 
Republicans of this part of the stale, but numbers 
his friends among both political parties. For ten 
years in Scioto County, and eight since a resident 
of Granville, he was Justice of the Peace, and in 
188'J was appointed Notary Public. For two years 
he served as Assessor, having filled that position 
for a like period in his native county. June 14, 
1890, he was appointed Postmaster at Granville, 
and assumed the duties of the office the 1st of July 
following. 

August 17, 1856, Mr. Malone married Miss 
Eunice Challin, by whom he had four sons and 
three daughters. The wife and mother died Au- 
gust 18, 1877, and one child is also deceased. The 
others are: Cynthia G, a teacher in Tacoma, Wash.; 
W. L., who is professor of mathematics in the same 
place; Charles S., Deputy Postmaster at Granville; 
John E., a teacher in the Indian service at Dun- 
geness, Wash.; Lucy E., also a teacher in Tacoma; 
and Ernest F., who is court stenographer at Win- 
chester, Ky. In 1878 Captain Malone married 
Mrs. Irwin, of Lawrence County, who died in 
1887. His present wife, whom he married in 1888, 
was Mrs. C. I. Ellis. 

Socially, Captain Malone is a member of Lemert 
Post No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark. In politics and 
in educational interests he takes an active interest, 
always supporting progressive measures. In his 
habits he is temperate, always abstaining from the 
use of intoxicating liquors. He and his wife are 
members of the Baptist Church, and are prominent 
in the best society of the place. 



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WILLIAM II. HICKEY. The agricult- 
ural interests of Mary Ann Township 
have an honorable and successful rep- 
resentative in the subject of this sketch, who is 
conducting farming pursuits upon his finely im- 
proved estate lying on section 25. Now in the 
prime of his useful career, the success he has at- 



tained is attributable to the possession of an even- 
ly balanced mind and indomitable perseverance. 
He possesses the wisdom and foresight to formu- 
late his plans, together with the energy and decis- 
ion to execute them. In the course of his busy 
life lie has met with many obstacles, but he has 
persevered and gained success. 

Upon the farm where he now lives our subject 
was born June 15, 1858, and is the youngest son 
of the late William II. Iliekey, Sr. The latter was 
twice married, his first wife being Sarah Sham- 
baugh, who bove him five children, two now liv- 
ing, Allen and Edward. The former is a minister 
in the Disciples' Church at Des Moines, Iowa; he 
married Julia Bell and they have four daughters. 
Edward, who lives at Utica, Ohio, married Barbara 
Wilkin, and after her death was united with Mary 
Wilkin. Henry and Joseph both died at the age 
of about fifty years. 

The father of this family was born in Virginia 
in 17117 and was a youth at the time of the open- 
ing of the War of 1812, in which he enlisted and 
served for three years. Afterward he came to 
Coshocton, Ohio, where he married Miss Shani- 
baugh. Later he came to Mary Ann Township, 
where he took a ten years' lease of fort}' acres of 
land. Prior to the expiration of the time he pur- 
chased the farm and here the survivors of his fam- 
ily now live. On this farm his first wife died 
about 1826. In 1844 he married Miss Harriet 
Moore, who was born in the vicinity of her pres- 
ent home in March, 1822. Her parents were pio- 
neers of the county, and her father, Thomas Moore, 
entered land from the Government. 

The second marriage of W. II. Ilickcv, Sr., re- 
sulted in the birth of three children, of whom our 
subject is the youngest. David, a resident of 
Newark, married Miss Phoebe Brown and they 
have one daughter. Elizabeth is the wife of Henry 
Metz, of Newark. Our subject received a fair edu- 
cation in the district schools and in youth became 
familiar with farm work. He inherited a portion 
of the old homestead, which he has since cultivat- 
ed. September 6, 1881, he married Miss Ida Hull, 
a daughter of Joseph and Fannie (Brown) Hull, 
of Henry County, Ohio. Mrs. Iliekey came to 
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ing Mr. Hit/key, was persuaded to establish lier per- 
manent home here. Three children were born 
c>f their union, Eury, Vivian and Bessie. Vivian 
died at the age of ten months. 

In addition to operating his own farm, Mr. 
Hickey also has charge of his mother's estate, 
which is mostly rented. In the entire farm there 
are one hundred and ninety-seven acres, well cul- 
tivated and improved with good buildings. His 
mother lives alone on the old homestead, William 
H. occupying an adjoining farm. In politics he 
is a Republican and takes an intelligent interest 
instate and national affairs, lie and his wife are 
identified with the Disciples' Church, which was al- 
so the religious home of his father. 



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TEWART BARNES is well known among 
the agriculturists of Mary Ann Town- 
ship as the owner and occupant of a 
finely improved farm situated on section 16. 
This has been his life-long home, and here he was 
born March 5, 1834. The property has been in 
the possession of the family for three generations, 
his paternal grandfather having come hither from 
Virginia in 1811, and three years later located 
the portion of the farm on which the residence 
now stands. 

The subject of this sketch is the second son and 
fourth among the children of Charles and Mary 
(Stewart) Barnes. The father came to Licking 
County with his parents in 1811, when a youth of 
fifteen years, and in Mary Ann Township, in 
182t>, was united in marriage with Miss Mary 
Stewart, who was born in Huntingdon County, 
Pa., October 12,1804. Of their family we note 
the following: Ann is married and lives m Clark 
County, Mo. Catherine married E. Stewart, of 
Pennsylvania, and died in 1803, after having 
reared three children. Nathan went to California 
in March, 1854,and there married, bought a ranch 



and engaged in farming until May, 1881, when 
he was killed 1)}' a runaway team. Rachel J. is 
the widow of S. C. Pound, and lives on a farm 
near Litchfield, III. Eleanor C. is the wife of Rev. 
.1. Rea Stockton, of Trumbull County, Ohio. Mary 
I,, became the wife of James Ash and resides in 
(!rant County, Oregon. Emma C. is the wife of 
J. T. Ogle, a farmer living near Litchfield, 111. 

In his boyhood Stewart Barnes was a student in 
the public schools of Mary Ann Township, and 
by the exercise of Studious habits and a retentive 
memory has become a very intelligent and well 
informed gentleman. Travel has added to his 
culture and increased his fund of knowledge. In 
1883 he took a trip to the Pacific Ocean, visiting 
his brother in California, and lias frequently trav- 
eled through the western states, Kansas, Missouri, 
Nebraska, Iowa, etc. A practical and progressive 
farmer, he is also a successful stock-raiser. His 
line farm is improved with excellent buildings 
and at his model home affluence and comfort are 
everywhere apparent. One hundred and twenty 
acres comprise the homestead, which is under good 
cultivation and yields large harvests in return for 
the care bestowed thereon. 

On the 3d of December, 1861, Mr. Raines was 
united in marriage with Miss Virginia Jones, who 
was born in Newark, Ohio, April 8, 1838, being 
the only surviving child of Isaac and Catherine 
(Horn) Jones, the father a native of Wales and 
the mother of German ancestry. Unto the union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes were born five chil- 
dren, one of whom died in infancy. The eldest, 
Charles Stewart, who was born September 21), 
1862, was but a day old when our subject received 
a peremptory invitation to enter the service of 
the Union as a soldier. Feeling that it was his 
duty to remain at home and care for his young 
wife and infant son, he secured a substitute, who 
served for three years. 

< )f the children of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes we note the 
following: Charles S. was graduated from the Ohio 
Wesleyan University in 1891, and for a year there- 
after taught in the academy at Williamsport, Pa., 
and then accepted the position of Principal of the 
schools at Salem, Ohio, which he still holds. Will- 
iam II. died at the age of twelve months. Mary 



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C, who was born January 11, 1867, is a graduate 
of the Ohio Wesleyan University with the Class 
of 'U2, and for the past two years has been an in- 
structor in the Howard Payne College, at Payette, 
Mo. Edward II. was born the 20th of September, 
1869. For live years he attended the Ohio Wes- 
leyan University, but owing to ill-health he acted 
upon the advice of his physician and went to Cali- 
fornia, and immediately on his arrival there en- 
tered Stanford University, at Palo Alto, becoming 
a member of the senior class, and was graduated 
from that institution May SO, 1894. He is also a 
graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University. He 
is a most exemplary young man, and his friends 
predict for him a brilliant future. Oren J., the 
youngest child, was born May 22, 1877, and is 
now in the preparatory course at the Ohio AVes- 
leyau University. 

Socially, Mr. Barnes is connected with Acacia 
Lodge No. 161, A. P. & A. M., of which he is a 
charter member. He also belongs to Warren Chap- 
tor at Newark. In politics he is a stanch Repub- 
lican, and in that respect his sons are following 
in his footsteps, as without an exception they ad- 
vocate the principles of that parly. While he was 
reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, he 
is dow a communicant in the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, with which his family is also identified. 



/>EX. GEORGE P>. SMYTHE. Among the 
V^ T citizens of Ohio, and especially in the 
legal fraternity, the name of this gentle- 
man will be revered long after he shall have 
passed from earth. He is the oldest lawyer in the 
Buckeye Stale, both in point of age and years of 
practice, and aside from this distinction is also one 
of the most eminent attorneys the country has 
ever seen. Now in the twilight of his honorable 
and useful career, he still actively engages in the 



practice of the profession that has brought him 
wealth and fame. 

Born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in March, 1807, 
the subject of this sketch is the sou of James N. 
and Susan (Bosworth) Smythe. At the age of lif- 
teen he was orphaned by his mother's death, and as 
the family then broke up housekeeping he was 
thrown entirely upon his own resources. For a 
year he clerked in a cousin's store in Washington 
County, N. Y., after which he took under his care 
his youngest brother and they both attended school 
for one year. When seventeen he commenced to 
teach and was thus engaged for some time, mean- 
time pursuing his studies with diligence and de- 
termination. 

In the spring of 1830 our subject accompanied 
his father to Ohio, and during the following win- 
ter taught the village school at New Richmond. In 
the spring of 1831 he joined his father at Homer, 
and there remained until the opening of the Ohio 
Canal, the head of navigation of which was then 
at Newark. lie then took a canal-boat to Cleve- 
land, crossed the lake to Buffalo, went down Erie 
Canal to Schenectady and there passed the exam- 
ination, entering the junior class of Union College. 
From that institution he was graduated in the sum- 
mer of 1833. 

His education completed, Mr. Smythe went to 
Washington City, where he taught a year in the 
Classical and Mathematical Academy on Capitol 
Hill, and devoted his leisure hours to the study 
of law, under the tutelage of Gen. Walter Jones, 
of that place. About that time he began to dis- 
play the ability as an orator and writer, for which 
he was afterward noted. For a time he wrote over 
the signature of "Buckeye in Washington" a scries 
of letters that were published in the Cincinnati 
Gazette, also another series for the Ohio State Jour- 
nal. On the 4th of July. 1835, he delivered an 
oration at L'tica. winch was afterward published 
and brought him considerable fame. 

On the 28th of March, 1836. Air. Smythe was ad- 
mitted to the Bar at Portsmouth, and at once en- 
tered upon the practice of his profession. In (838 
he was commissioned Colonel of the First Regi- 
ment, Ohio Volunteer Militia, and on the 8th of 
July, 18J>7, was chosen Major-General of the Four- 



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teentli Division. In 1860 he was a delegate to 
the Charleston Convention and voted steadily for 
the nomination of Douglas, but his visit to the 
south showed him that trouble overshadowed the 
country, and on Ins return to the north he began to 
prepare for war. though his preparations were ridi- 
culed by others less well informed than himself. 

In politics so long as the Whig party existed 
General Smythe was a firm supporter of its prin- 
ciples. After its disruption in 1852 he united with 
the Democratic party, by which he has since stood, 
in storm and sunshine, with unshaken fidelity. 
While not solicitous for official honors, his fellow- 
citizens have upon a number of occasions prevailed 
upon him to represent them in various positions 
of responsibility. In 1861 he took the position of 
a War Democrat by introducing at the Newark 
Convention certain resolutions characterized by 
such honesty of motive and conservatism that he 
carried with him the entire Democratic party, and 
was at once invited to become their candidate for 
Representative at Columbus. Elected by a large 
majority, he served his constituents with efficiency 
and fidelity for two years, declining re-election. 
His address while a member of the legislature upon 
■•Arbitrary Arrests" is still remembered as one of 
the finest efforts made by any statesman during 
those trying days of war. 

In 1806 General Smythe was elected by the 
Democratic party a delegate to the Philadelphia 
Convention, composed of about an equal number 
of Democrats and Republicans, all of whom sus- 
tained President Johnson, lie was also a mem- 
ber of the slate convention that met at Cleveland 
in 1S68 and was subsequently appointed delegate 
to the Democratic Convention at Baltimore that 
nominated Horace Greeley for President. Though 
now in the twilight of life he retains the vigor and 
mental activity of days gone by. In 1894 he at- 
tended a lawsuit in the western part of North 
Carolina, making the trip to that part over moun- 
tains overland, a journey which would be deemed 
very fatiguing by most men fifty years his junior. 
The suit in which he was then interested and 
which required his presence in that state involved 
the title to a large and valuable tract of land. At 
present he is engaged upon the case of James H. 



Smith vs. Baltimore iv Ohio Railway Company, 
which he has carried through all the courts. 

The lady who for many years was the faithful 
helpmate of General Smythe was Sarah, daughter 
of Amos II. CatTce.a pioneer of Newark and May- 
or of the city for several years. She died at the 
age of fifty-nine, after having become the mother 
of eight children. Brandt G. is represented else- 
where in this volume. Julia married Dr. P. J. 
Akin, of Honolulu. Lota is deceased. Irene, Mrs. 
John Benton, resides with her father. Douglas C. 
is a resident of Newark. Satlie is the wife of lied 
Seymour, of Newark. 






WILLIAM PIGG. Occupying a most 
picturesque and beautiful location, 
apart from the distracting influences 
of city life, stands the cozy home of this gentle- 
man, who is one of the successful farmers and 
stock-raisers of Madison Township. From youth 
he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and 
has a thorough knowledge of the best methods of 
rotating crops and fertilizing the soil. His farm 
consists of one hundred and thirty-six acres of 
tillable land in a high state of cultivation, and 
the place is one of the most finely improved the 
locality can boast. 

In the neighborhood of his present home the 
subject of this sketch was born March 22, 183'.), 
being the third among five children born to George 
and Jane (Knox) Pigg. The parents were natives 
of Northumberland County, England, and were 
among the first settlers of Ohio, coming hither 
soon after the removal of the Indians to the for- 
ests of the west. The father when he came to 
Licking County had no means, but he possessed n 
stalwart physique and an abundance of energy and 
industry. During his active years he accumulated 
a fine property, the benefits of which his children 
are to-day enjoying. At the lime of his death, 
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acres of land, which was afterward divided among 
the children. 

In England George Pigg was reared in the 
faith i>f the Episcopal Church, but after coming 

to America he united with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, and remained a faithful member of 
that denomination until his death. Ilis wife also 
belonged to that church. She survived him for 
many years, passing away in 188G, and now lies 
buried by his side in the Newark Cemetery. In 
social and religious circles he was quite promi- 
nent, and few pioneers of the county were better 
known and none more highly esteemed than he. 

The subject of this sketch attended the common 
schools of the county, and thus acquired a good 
rudimentary education, to which he has added by 
self-culture. At the age of twenty-three he started 
out in life for himself, and since then has con- 
ducted farming pursuits. As an agriculturist he 
is progressive and practical, and has materially 
increased the value of the property left him by 
his father. In political matters he is ever inter- 
ested and affiliates principally with the Demo- 
cratic party, although he is somewhat independ- 
ent in his views. In 1877 he married Miss Dora, 
daughter of John and Mary IIollz. and an accom- 
plished lady, who has assisted her husband in all 
his enterprises. She is a member of the Christian 
Church and an active worker in the cause of re- 
ligion. 

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M\V. SFTER. M. D.. a practicing phy- 
sician and well known resident of Perry 
Township, was born in Brooke County. 
Va.. January '.». 1836. He is the son of Strother 
T. and Mary Duke (Wheatley) Suter. natives re- 
spectively of Front Royal. Va.. and Brownsville, 
Fa., the latter having been in childhood a school- 
mate of the famous statesman. James S. Blaine. 
The father was a miller by trade, and continued 
to reside in the Old Dominion until his demise. 
His wife survived him for nine years. 

In the parental family there were four sons 



and four daughters, of whom the following are 
living: Mrs. Kale Anderson, of California; Dr. 
M. W.. of this sketch; Theresa A., who lives at 
Brilliant, Ohio; Sarah Eliza, who is married and 
resides in Brilliant; and James P., an engineer, 
who lives at Powell ton, Fayette County. W. Ya. 
Being a representative of an old southern fam- 
ily, and having spent his entire life in the Old 
Dominion, it was but natural that our subject 
should advocate with enthusiasm the cause of 
the south during the great civil strife. He en- 
listed in 1861 as a member of the Twenty-sec- 
ond Virginia Infantry, and served for one year, 
participating in the engagements at Cross Lanes 
and Carnifax Ferry, and also in other skirmishes. 
Later he was transferred to the Thirty-sixth Bat- 
talion of Virginia Cavalry, under General Jenkins, 
and served until the close of the war. For a time 
he was under the lamented Stonewall Jackson. 

Twice our subject was taken prisoner and in- 
carcerated at Camp Chase. Ohio, and twice he was 
exchanged, but during the battle and aftei the 
surrender of Appomattox, he was placed under a 
parole that has not yet expired. He was study- 
ing medicine at the time the war broke out, and 
his studies were thus interrupted until 1860. when 
he entered the Eclectic Medical College at Phila- 
delphia, and was graduated from that institution 
April 7, 1 8 1 > 7 . During the following year he at- 
tended lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute 
of Cincinnati. In 1876 he look a course of lec- 
tures in the Columbus Medical College. His lit- 
erary studies had also been pursued with deter- 
mination and perseverance, and for four years he 
was a student in Bethany College, from which he 
was graduated in the classical course at the age of 
twenty-one. 

At various places Dr. Suter has followed his 
profession with success. He resided for a time at 
Zanesville, also in Taylorsville and Blackhand, 
and lived in Newark for eighteen years. There 
he assisted in starting and conducting the first 
daily newspaper of the place, and for several years 
he was correspondent to several leading papers of 
the slate. Politically, he is a Jeffersonian Demo- 
crat. Socially, he is identified with various medi- 
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eiety and the Agricultural Society. He is an ac- 
tive member of the Disciples' Church, to which 
Ins wife also belongs. 

Dr.Suter has been twice married. His first union, 
which was with Miss Caroline 'Poland, resulted in 
the birth of two children: Claude, who is in busi- 
ness in St. Louis; and Maude M., who married 
Charles II. McLashland and resides at Caldwell, 
Ohio. Mrs. Caroline Suter died in 1888, and the 
Doctor married Mrs. Rebecca J. Nichols in 1893. 
This estimable lady was living here at the time of 
her marriage to Dr. Suter. and was the widow of 
Thomas Nichols, formerly a prominent citizen of 
Mary Ann Township, to whom she bore three chil- 
dren. The only one now living is Louis II. Karris, 
who served for seventeen months in the Thir- 
teenth Ohio Cavalry, and is now living with Dr. 
Suter. The family is highly esteemed in the social 
circles of the community, and is one of the most 
highly respected in the county. 



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THOMAS KISLINGBERY. The success 
which has attended the efforts of Mr. Kis- 
lingbery entitles him to more than passing 
mention in this volume. As a farmer he has been 
progressive and enterprising, and as a citizen he 
has long ranked among the most public spirited 
Of Madison Township's residents. The farm which 
he owns and operates consists of one hundred and 
fifty-two acres, and is pleasantly located in the 
northwest corner of the township. 

Born near London, England, September 29, 
1836, the subject of this notice was but four years 
old when brought to America by his parents, Will- 
iam and Jane (Harvard) Kislingbery. They were 
natives of the same locality as that in which our 
subject was born, and both died on the farm where 
he now lives. The father was the first to establish 
the name of Kislingbery in the United States. He 
was a blacksmith by occupation and had a shopon 



the Zanesville Road for thirty years. For a long 
time he manufactured the Eagle Fanning Mill, 
now generally used throughout the state of Ohio. 

In the family there were three sons and three 
daughters. Two died in England and one in 
America in infancy. Louisa married Lee Dun- 
ning, and died in Madison Township, leaving two 
children, William D. and Emma R., the former 
now engaged in the real-estate business in Colum- 
bus, Ohio, and the latter the wife of John Hughes, 
who is now deceased. The other sister, Anna, is 
the wife of Alfred Bourne, of whom see sketch on 
another page. Our subject accompanied his par- 
ents to this country, spending seven weeks and 
two days in a sailing-vessel upon the ocean, and 
coming to Newark on a packet boat on the canal, 
lie grew to manhood upon the farm where he now 
lives, and in youth was a student in the neighbor- 
ing schools. 

The first marriage of Mr. Kislingbery united him 
with Miss Mary Jane Montgomery, and they be- 
came the parents of a son, Adam C. The latter 
married Miss Cora Channel, and is engaged in 
farming near Johnstown. A brother of Mrs. Kis- 
lingbery, William Montgomery by name, was in 
the service of the Union during the late war, and 
was color bearer in the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infan- 
try; he lost his right arm while holding aloft the 
Stars and Stripes. Mrs. M. J. Kislingbery died in 
1865, and our subject afterward married Miss 
Sarah F., daughter of Henry Evans, of Perryton, 
this county. There have been born to this union 
eight children, of whom Emma R. died in January, 
1893, aged ten years. The others are students in 
the home schools: Mary J., Carrie Belle, William 
Henry, Lillie May, Ira Franklin, Daisy F. and 
Thomas F. 

In political views Mr. Kislingbery is indepen- 
dent, usually however, voting the Democratic 
ticket. Socially, he is a member of Acacia Lodge 
No. 464, A. F. & A. M., and has held various offi- 
cial positions in his lodge. The religious home of 
the family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
The home farm contains first-class improvements, 
and its value is enhanced by a fine orchard, from 
which each year are gathered large quantities of 
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sold and add considerably to the receipts of the 

farm. A steam eider press is also operated in 
season. The land is under a bigli state of cultiva- 
tion and the buildings are substantial and adapted 
to their various uses. 



0IIRISTIAN W. WEIPPERT. There aie 
few of the residents of Licking County 

who are unfamiliar with the name intro- 
ducing this sketch. It is that of a man self-made 
in the broadest sense of that word, one who in 
youth resolved to make life a success, if that result 
could be seemed by industry and wise manage- 
ment. Without the prestige of family or the in- 
fluence of wealth to aid him, lie has worked his way 
to a foremost position among the business men of 
Newark, where he has resided since 18C9. He has 
engaged in business for himself since 1876, and is 
now the proprietor of a flourishing brick manu- 
factory. 

Our subject was born in Wurtemberg. Germany, 
October 2, 1848, and is a son of Christian Weip- 
pert, who still resides in that land. A brother, 
Ludwig, and sister, Mrs. Magdalena Iber, still live 
in Germany, while another brother, Gottlieb, is 
associated with our subject as an employe in the 
manufactory. In Wurtemberg, Christian W. wa; 
employed in a stone quarry and also on a farm, 
but believing that America offered better prospects 
for an ambitious young man, he came to this coun- 
try at the age of about twenty-one. Landing in 
New York City, he was for a time undecided 
whither to go, but having the addresses of some 
citizens of Newark, he came hither, reaching the 
city January 26, 1869. 

Securing employment in a brickyard, Mr. Wei p- 
pert soon learned the business, in which in 1876 
he embarked for himself. Success has rewarded 
his efforts and he now manufactures about one 
million brick annually. His prosperity is worthy 
of special commendation, on account of the fact 
that it was gained with little assistance from 



Others. On reaching Newark he had 1200 which 
he had earned in his native land. At the time of 
his marriage his mother sent him 1200, and at her 
death she bequeathed him $400, but with this ex- 
ception all that he has he acquired through his un- 
aided exertions. 

In Newark occurred the marriage of Mr. Weip- 
pert and Miss Dora, daughter of Frederick Seibold 
and a native of Germany, whence she came to the 
United States with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. 
Wei ppert are identified with the Lutheran Church. 
They own and occupy a comfortable residence at 
No. 239 Cedar Street, the beauty of which is en- 
hanced by the well kept grounds, covering four- 
teen acres. In his political views. Mr. Wei ppert 
is independent, casting his ballot for men and 
measures best calculated to promote the wtjfareof 
bis city or the nation, without regard to political 
affiliations. 



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0LEMENT L. McCRACKEN, Postmaster at 
Croton, is an honored representative of a 
worthy pioneer family of Licking County. 
lie traces his ancestry to County Donegal, Ireland, 
where his great-grandfather, Robert MeCiacken, 
was born and whence he emigrated to America in 
1790, settling near Middleton, Washington Coun- 
ty. Pa. John, the eldest of the family, was born 
January 28, 1795, and removed with his parents 
from the Keystone State to Harrison County, ( thio, 
in 1805. Settling in the midst of a dense forest, 
he experienced for the sixteen years ensuing all 
the hardships of frontier existence. 

On the 27th of August, 1821, John McCracken 
married Miss Margaret Simcox, a lady who lived 
near Cannonsburgh, Washington County. Pa. A 
few months after his marriage he removed to what 
is now Hopewell Township, Licking County, and 
settled on lands entered by his father in 1814. 
again inviting the toil and privations necessary to 
prepare his home for the comfortable occupancy 
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indefatigable labor and strict integrity he became 
prosperous. In common with his neighbors, lie 
worked on the farm during fair weather, selecting 
the stormy days for visiting the mill and market 
at Zanesville, sixteen miles distant. 

Early in years Mr. and Mrs. .John McC'racken 
united with the Church of Christ, and afterward 
lived exemplary Christian lives. They ever in- 
sisted that the Sabbath should !>e wholly dedicated 
to the Lord, and that the family should either at- 
tend worship on that day or spend the time at home 
reading profitable books. He was a man of broad 
information, having a library of over two bun- 
died well selected volumes, which he so diligently 
studied that they almost seemed a part of his life. 
On the 12th of September, 1866, his companion 
passed to her reward. After her death he remained 
at the old home with his youngest living son un- 
til the 2d of September, 1876, when death claimed 
him for his own. He died strong in the faith that 
had blessed his life, that he should live again. He 
had twelve children, ten sons and two daughters, 
all of whom attained years of maturity except the 
youngest, who died at the age of six years. The 
others he lived to see comfortably settled in homes 
of their own, energetically working their way to 
positions of prominence and possessing a reason- 
able amount of this world's goods. 

The children of John and Margaret MeCracken 
were born in the order herein mentioned: Martha 
married P. R. Wiley, to whom she bore three chil- 
dren. James married a Miss Loughman, and two 
sons and three daughters comprise their family. 
Mary cast her lot in life with Alexander Brown, 
and of their three children two survive. John won 
the hand and heart of a Miss Cooms, and early in 
married life removed to Iowa; seven children 
blessed the union. William wedded a daughter of 
Peter Bordner, and soon afterward moved to cen- 
tral I llinois; four children were born of this union. 
Robert and his wife also went west, settling with 
their three children in Missouri. Eli and Samuel 
married daughters of John Loughman, of Hope- 
well Township, Eli having nine children, and Sam- 
uel three living. Eleazer won and wedded Miss 
Nancy Gutridge, of Brownsville, Ohio, and two of 
their three children are living. Wilson S. married 



Miss Sarah A., daughter of Mahlon Wiley, and 
they became the parents of four sons and three 
daughters. Henry M., the youngest living sun. 
chose for his companion in life Miss Elizabeth, 
daughter of the Rev. William Henslee, of his na- 
tive township; three children blessed this union, 
the youngest of whom died in childhood. All the 
above named children are successful farmers, and 
all bear a strong family resemblance. 

The parents of our subject, W. S. and Sarah A. 
(Wiley) McC'racken, were natives respectively of 
Hopewell and Hanover Townships, Licking Coun- 
ty, the latter being of German descent, though 
somewhat remote. Our subject was born in Hope- 
well Township, October 2, 1863, and is the second- 
born among seven children. The eldest, Charles 
E., is a teacher and farmer of Hopewell Township; 
Annie is a teacher by profession; Blanche is at 
home; Alice married Hal Ditter, a farmer of Hope- 
well Township; and Henry M. and Mahlon Scott 
are under the parental roof. 

After completing his education in the district 
schools of Hopewell Township and the graded 
schools of Hartford, our subject engaged in teach- 
ing, being thus engaged for four years in Hopewell 
Township, later in Hanover Township, and for 
one year in the Hartford schools. In 1888 he en- 
tered the Northwestern Normal School, at Ada, 
where he took a normal and commercial course. 
He was graduated from the commercial depart- 
ment, but withdrew from college when entering 
the senior class in the scientific course. After his 
marriage, October 24, 1889, he at once removed to 
Hartford, where he engaged in farming and in the 
buying and selling of stock. In 1891 he was 
elected Secretary of the Hartford Central Agricul- 
tural Society, and has been twice re-elected, hold- 
ing that position at present. 

July 19, 1893, Mr. McC'racken was commissioned 
Postmaster at Hartford (postottice name Croton), 
and took formal possession of the oflice on the 5th 
of August. As may be imagined, he is a Demo- 
crat in his political views, which is also the politi- 
cal faith of his relatives. He has served as Asses- 
sor of Hartford Township, and for three years has 
been a member of the Board of Education in Hart- 
ford. The lady whom he married is a daughter of 



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Rufus and Mar; Adams, and is a native of Ben- 
nington Township, Licking County. Her father 
died during the Civil War, while in the service of 
the Union cause, and her mother is still living and 
makes her home with Mrs. MeC'raeken. One child 
Messes this union, a daughter, Faith, now (1894) 
four years of age. Mr. and Mrs. MeCracken are 
identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and are active workers in the Sunday-school. 

The life work of Mr. MeCracken is yet in its in- 
fancy, and bright prospects await him in the fu- 
ture. His actions have always been guided by the 
highest principles of right and honor, and the 
power of honesty and unswerving integrity is 
shown by the implicit confidence in which he is 
held by all, and by the various positions of trust 
that his fellow-citizens have called upon him to 
hold. In his present position as Postmaster he is 
rendering excellent service to the people, display- 
ing in the discharge of his duties a just apprecia- 
tion of the best business methods, which makes him 
a successful and popular civic officer. 



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er EORGE D. CRASSER, who is Secretary of 
Jf the Citizens' Building & Loan Association, 
and a representative business man of New- 
ark, was born in this city February 2, 1860, being 
a son of George M. and Sarah .1. (Little) Grosser. 
He traces his lineage to Germany, whence his 
grandfather, .Jacob Crasser, accompanied by his 
family, came to the United States in 1837 and set- 
tled in Newark, Ohio, the journey from Cleveland 
to this place being made by canal. Here until ad- 
vanced in years, Grandfather Crasser engaged in 
the bazaar and restaurant business, and here his 
death occurred. 

The father of our subject was born in Germany, 
December 31, 1831, and was a mere child when 
brought to America. Of his surviving brothers 
and sisters we note the following: Catherine mar- 



ried Robert Wiegand, of Newark; John, Ernest 
and William are residents of Newark; and Josie, 
now Mrs. Perkins, lives in -Columbus, this state. 
After completing his literary studies, George M. 
read law and was admitted to the Bar of the state. 
When a young man he went to Canton, and while 
there employed made the acquaintance of and 
married Sarah .1. Little, who was born in that city. 
Her father, William Little, was a cabinet-maker by 
trade, and died at the age of thirty-three years. 

In political affairs, George M. Grasscr won a 
well deserved prominence. He served as City 
Clerk, also filled the position as Mayor of Newark 
for one term, and was Probate Judge for six years. 
Soon after the expiration of his term of oflice in 
the latter capacity, he started for Hot Springs, 
Ark., and while in St. Louis was run over by a 
streetcar, receiving injuries which resulted in his 
death within twenty-four hours, April 26, 1882. 
The remains were brought back to Newark and 
were buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. In his death, 
Newark lost one of its most prominent citizens, 
one whom it had delighted to honor in the past, 
and upon whom, had his life been spared, still 
greater honors would have been conferred. So- 
cially he was a member of the blue lodge, chapter 
and comniandery at Newark, and was a Knight 
Templar Mason; he was buried with Masonic hon- 
ors. His widow still survives him, as do two of 
their three children. Florence O. is the wife of 
Edward S. Franklin, of Newark; and Charles C. 
was a law student at the time of his death, which 
occurred February 2, 1894, at the age of thirty-one 
years. 

After graduating from the high school of New- 
ark in 1879, the subject of this notice attended 
Ken yon College for two years. He then engaged 
as clerk in a drug store, in which he became a 
silent partner. In 1883 he embarked in the busi- 
ness for himself, in which he has since continued. 
He is one of the charter members of the Citizens' 
Building & Loan Association, organized February 
. r >, 1889, and has been its only Secretary. Politi- 
cally a Democrat, he has represented the Fourth 
Ward in the City Council for two terms, being 
President of the Council during his'.last term. 

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R., daughter of William II. Blaine, and a native of 
Jamestown, Ohio. They occupy a pleasant and 
cozily furnished residence at No. 182 North Fourth 

Street, where Ins mother also resides. Socially he 
is a member of Newark Lodge N<>. 97, A. F. A A. 
M.; Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M.; BigelOW 
Council No. 7, R. & S. M.; St. Luke's Commandery 
No. 84, K. T., and is also identified with the 
Knights of Pythias. 



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r> "IRION SHAFER, Mayor of Hartford, and 

t/l one of the leading business men of the 
place, was horn in Knox County, Ohio, 
February <i, 1880. lie is the son of Philip and 
Rebecca (Piatt) Shafer, both of whom died in Knox 
County, the father when seventy-seven, and the 
mother when forty-live years of age. The family 
consists of seven children, Simon being the eldest 
horn; Mary is the widow of Clinton Dean, and 
Amelia the widow of Cyrus W. Wise; Joseph first 
married Kiiima Weaver, and for bis second wife 
chose Hannah Smith; Thomas married Mary Neat, 
and is engaged in the lumber and real-estate busi- 
ness at Girard, Kan.; Columbus, who married Alice 
Fleckner, lives on a farm near Girard, Kan.; Cal- 
vin, who married Miss Jennings, has recently 
bought a farm and removed from Knox Count}' to 
Urbana, Ohio. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools of Knox County, our subject supplemented 
the information there obtained by a course of 
study in the Utica Normal School, thus gaining a 
good education. When about twenty-three years 
old he bought a sawmill at Rich Hill, in Knox 
County, which he operated about seven years. He 
bought a house in the same village, and in 18;39 
married Rliss Kinma Patterson, who died in 1871. 
Four children were born to them, of whom three 
arc living, namely: Blynn I)., who lias the joint 
agency for the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, and 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads at I'.arbcrton, 



Ohio; Kmmett 10., who is engaged in the lumber 
business at Alamosa, Colo.; Edward E., who is em- 
ployed as car accountant in the dispatcher's office 
of the Chicago, Akron & Columbus Railroad at 
Columbus. r.ertrand E. died in 18.86, at the age of 
fourteen years. The boys were educated in the 
Hartford graded schools, from which the two eld- 
est were graduated, the third son being a graduate 
of the school at Girard, Kan. The eldest son 
also completed a business course at Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y. Blynn I), married Rliss Annie Patrick, and 
they have three children. Kinmett E. is also mar- 
ried, his wife having been Rliss Emma Todd, and 
they are the parents of one child. 

In 1871 Mr. Shafer was a second time married, 
choosing as his wife Rlrs. Ellen A. (Cloghern) Bor- 
den, a native of Knox County, Ohio. She is a 
lady of exemplary character, a devoted member of 
the Christian Church, and a welcomed guest in the 
best social circles of the community. After sell- 
ing bis property at Rich Hill our subject removed 
to Findlay, Hancock County, where lie conducted 
a restaurant for three years. From there he went 
to Columbus, and for four years was proprietor of 
a grocery and provision store in that city. At 
the time of his second marriage he was conducting 
a sawmill in Hartford, to which place he immedi- 
ately afterward brought his family, and here be 
has since resided. About 1882 he embarked in 
the lumber, grain and coal business, which he 
operated in connection with his sawmill until 
1890, when he disposed of the latter enterprise. 
At present he conducts one of the most important 
business enterprises in Hartford, and has a large 
and profitable trade with the people of the sur- 
rounding country. He buys grain and seeds of 
all kinds except Max, and handles all kinds of pine 
lumber, also coal, lime and cement. 

A man of strong, firm character, Mr. Shafer has 
been influential in pushing forward undertakings 
of importance, and has been one of the prominent 
factors in the progress of Hartford. As a local 
politician he is popular and prominent, and has 
always worked and voted with the Democratic 
party, lie is now (1894) serving his second term 
as Mayor of Hartford, and his third term of three 
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Township. lie has twice visited his brothers at 
Girard, Kan., and when in the west in 1892 was at 
Creede, Colo., on the day that Bob Ford, the slayer 
of Jesse James, was killed. 

Beginning in business with no other capital 
than his mental and physical endowments, Mr. 
Shafer has accumulated a competence by a deter- 
mined effort to overcome all obstacles in the path- 
way of complete success, and by the exercise of a 
quick, unerring judgment in regard to the best 
means of investing money. While he feels a keen 
pleasure in the respect, trust and confidence of his 
fellow-men, yet lie has ever been averse to pushing 
himself forward in any manner for the purpose of 
gaining applause or notoriety. He has an exten- 
sive acquaintance in this county, of which he has 
been a resident for so many years, and is well 
known as a thoroughly honorable business man, 
whose integrity is beyond question, as is his repu- 
tation in all the relations of life. 



WILLIAM A. ASIIBROOK. One of the 
leading newspapers of Licking Coun- 
t3 r is the Johnstown Independent, of 
which the subject of this sketch is editor and pub- 
lisher. In all matters pertaining to the welfare 
of the people, it exerts a potent influence and has 
aided in no small measure in promoting the inter- 
ests of the village. It was established in 1883 by 
E. N. Gunsaulus, who published a folio. In Feb- 
ruary, 1884, the plant and paper were purchased 
by Mr. Ashbrook, who now publishes a five-column 
quarto. The paper is especially popular among 
the Democrats of the county, as it supports the 
principles of that party, but it also lias many 
readers among people of opposite political belief. 
Before presenting the events that have given 
character to the life of our subject, it may not be 



amiss to briefly mention his parentage. His father, 
William Ashbrook, was born February 19, 1824, 
upon the place where he now resides, being a son 
of Rev. Eli Ashbrook. He was reared upon the 
home farm, his schooling being limited to the com- 
mon branches. Purchasing from his father the 
old homestead of one hundred and fifty acres, he 
engaged as a dealer in live stock for about fifteen 
years, retiring from business in 1862, since which 
time he has not been actively connected with any 
business other than farming. 

In 1852 William Ashbrook married Lucy II., 
daughter of Eli Pratt and a native of Licking 
County, born near Johnstown. They have had six 
children, viz.: Milan, who resides in Granville, 
Ohio; Abbie E., wife of Charles Garner, of Lan- 
sing, Mich.; Byron B., a physician of Pataskala, 
Ohio; Aura II., wife of James L. Moore of Patas- 
kala; Burton G., deceased; and William A., of this 
sketch. Politically, the father was a Whig, but 
since 1856 has affiliated with the Republicans. He 
has served as Justice of the Peace and held other 
local offices. In 1868 he united with the Baptist 
Church, of which he has since been an active 
member and in which he is serving as Deacon, 
Clerk and Treasurer. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Johns- 
town July 1, 1866, and received his primary edu- 
cation in the schools of this place, afterward at- 
tending the business college at Lansing, Mich. At 
the age of eighteen his journalistic career com- 
menced. In Jul} - , 1893, he was appointed Post- 
master at Johnstown, in which capacity he has since 
served with efficiency and success. In April, 1889, 
he aided in the organization of the Johnstown 
Building & Loan Association, of which he is the 
present Secretary. lie is an active factor in local 
politics as a member of the Democratic party, and 
for two years has been Secretary of the Democratic 
County Central Committee, and he was recently 
elected Chairman of this commitee. 

December 24, 1889, Mr. Ashbrook married Miss 
Jennie B., daughter of Oliver Willison. Mrs. Ash- 
brook was born in Hartford Township, Licking 
County, and was graduated from the schools at Ada, 
Ohio, after which she taught at Johnstown and 
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with Centre Lodge No. 326, A. F. & A. M. His 
name was the lirst enrolled on the charter of 
White Cross Lodge No. 308, K. P., of which he is 
now Past Chancellor and which he has represented 
in the Grand Lodge. He is a progressive and en- 
terprising young man, and this community finds in 
hiiu a valued citizen, who manifests a commenda- 
ble interest in everything pertaining to its welfare 
and advancement. 



HON. WILLIAM BEAUMONT. As an in- 
fluential member of the Democratic party 
in Ohio the name of William Beaumont 
is well and favorably known throughout the state. 
A man of progressive spirit, his fellow-citizens in 
Licking County are justly proud of his attain- 
ments and success. Those of opposite political 
views, while combating his opinions, recognize his 
superior talents and hold him in the highest re- 
gard as a statesman. It is obvious, therefore, that 
this volume, having for its aim the perpetuation 
of the careers of distinguished men, would fail of 
its purpose were no mention made of this honored 
man. 

Referring to the family history, we find that 
our subject's grandfather, Isaiah Beaumont, Sr., 
was born in Connecticut, May 23, 1757, and served 
under General Washington in the Revolutionary 
War. He witnessed the memorable engagement 
resulting in the capture of the Hessians at Tren- 
ton, N. .1., and was wounded during that battle. 
About 1812 he brought his family to Licking 
County, and settled in St. Alban's Township, 
where his death occurred July 26, 1837. 

The father of our subject, Isaiah Beaumont, Jr., 
was born in Hartford, Conn., September 21, 1795, 
and accompanied the family to Licking County in 
1812. In St. Alban's Township, October 29, 1823, 
he married Miss Ilettie Carpenter, a native of Lu- 
zerne County. Pa., born Christmas Day of 1802. Af- 
ter their marriage they settled in St. Alban's Town- 



ship, where they spent their remaining years, the 
father dying February 22, 1861, and the mother 
February 26, 1881. Their children were ten in 
number, viz.: Louisa and Andrew J., deceased; 
Louisa, wife of Solon Ilazelton; Isaiah P.; Will- 
iam, of this sketch; Maria A.; John; Samuel, de- 
ceased; Lucien B.; and Hester A., wife of Watson 
Davidson. 

In St. Alban's Township, where he was born 
June 6, 1831, William Beaumont was reared to 
manhood, receiving a practical education in the 
public schools. His entire life has been spent in 
Licking County with the exception of six years, 
when he lived in Indiana and Illinois. For sev- 
eral years he was a traveling salesman, and upon 
retiring from the road he engaged in the manu- 
facture of agricultural implements for six years. 
Entering the mercantile business at Alexandria, 
he was thus engaged for fourteen years. For nine 
years he officiated as Superintendent of the Lick- 
ing County Infirmary, in which capacity his serv- 
ices gave excellent satisfaction, and since retiring 
from the infirmary, in 1889, he has made his home 
in St. Alban's Township, upon a finely improved 
farm of one hundred and thirty-eight acres. 

On the 16th of October, 1856, in St. Alban's 
Township, Mr. Beaumont was united in marriage 
with Miss Laura S. Webb, a native of this town- 
ship, born August 27, 1839, and a daughter of the 
late Stiles Webb. Two children blessed the union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont, a son and daughter. 
The greatest sorrow of their wedded life fell upon 
them when they were called upon to mourn the 
death of the daughter, Ilettie A., who passed away 
September 29, 1882, at the age of twenty-two 
years. The only son, William D., married Bessie 
E. Woolverton, of Newark, and resides on the 
homestead. 

The political allegiance of Mr. Beaumont has al- 
ways been given to the Democratic party, and he 
has long been regarded as one of its most promi- 
nent members in Licking County. He has served 
as Treasurer and Clerk of St. Alban's Township, 
and occupied other local offices. In the fall of 
1891 he was elected to the Legislature, and so effi- 
ciently did he represent his constituents, that in 
the fall of 1893 he was again chosen for that posi- 



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tion. During his Bret term he served as a mem- 
lier? of the Labor Committee, and during the pres- 
ent session (1894-95) is rendering able service on 
the Committees on Agriculture, Claims, Federal 
Relations, Fish Culture and Game. 

Mr. Beaumont was deeply bereaved when his 
devoted wife, who had for thirty-seven years 
shared his anxieties, lightened his sorrows and 
doubled his joys, passed from earth April 26, 1893. 
Not only was she devoted to her family, but she 
was also a kind friend and thoughtful neighbor, 
ever watchful of the welfare of others. With the 
other members of the family, she held a high place 
in the regard of a large circle of acquaintances, 
and her death was widely mourned. 

In his social relations, Mr. Beaumont affiliates 
with St. Alban's Lodge No. 491. A. F. & A. M., 
Warren Chapter No. 6, of Newark, and Bigelow 
Council No. 7. He is a man who takes the deep- 
est interest in the development of the resources of 
the county, and who contributes to its material 
progress in every way possible. Every measure 
having for its object the promotion of the welfare 
of the people is sure of his hearty support and co- 
operation, and he gives his influence to all pro- 
gressive projects. 



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< T 6)ILLIAM I). EVANS. A finely im- 
V/ \/ proved and valuable farm consisting 
of fifty-five acres in Newton Town- 
ship is owned and operated by the gentleman 
above named, who has spent his entire life upon 
the old homestead, the place of his birth. Here he 
has erected an excellent set of buildings and has 
also made other valuable improvements upon the 
estate. The farm though small is valuable, and in 
productiveness and fertility the land is not ex- 
celled by any property in the neighborhood. It 
is under a high state of cultivation and is amply 
provided with modern machinery for various pur- 



poses, while everything about the place indicates 
thrift and careful management on the part of the 
owner. 

The father of our subject, Joseph Evans, was 
born in Huntingdon County. Pa., in 1792. and ac- 
companied his parents to Newark, Ohio, in 1805, 
growing to manhood in Licking County. In 1825 
he was united in marriage with Miss Rosannah 
Donnelly, a native of Pennsylvania. The worthy 
couple lived upon a farm in Newton Township, 
and through economy and industry acquired a 
modest competence. Their union was a very hap- 
py one, and in death they were not divided. Both 
passed away in 1871, the mother in May. and the 
father upon the 4lh of the November following. 
In the parental family there were nine children, 
of whom William D. is the next to the youngest. 
Lorn in Newton Township April 3. 1839, his child- 
hood days were passed in the community of which 
he is still a resident. The schools a half-century 
ago were very inferior to those of to-day, and his 
educational advantages were limited, but being a 
man of close observation, by association with cul- 
tured men and by systematic reading he has be- 
come well informed. When choosing a life occu- 
pation it was natural that he should select the one 
to which he had been reared and of which he had 
such a thorough knowledge. As an agriculturist 
he is progressive, capable and energetic, ami 
through good management has won prosperity. 

At St. Louisville. Ohio, February 11. 1806. 
William D. Evans was united in marriage with 
Miss Amanda Pell, whose birth occurred in Wash- 
ington Township. Licking County. Ohio. July 27. 
1847. In order of birth she is the ninth among 
eleven children comprising the family of Hon. John 
and Mary (Harrison) Bell. Her parents were mar- 
ried in Knox County, this state, and later tame to 
Newton Township, Licking County, where Mi. 
Pell passed away October 16, 1865. Three chil- 
dren have blessed the union of Mr. aud Mrs. Evans, 
namely: Ed A., Cora E. and Charles B. The 
family is erne of prominence socially and its vari- 
ous members are held in high esteem by all who 
know them. 

While Mr. Evans has devoted his energies main- 
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ties of every loyal citizen. He aims to keep posted 
upon the issues of the age and both in local and 
national questions he is well informed. Politically 
he advocates the platform of tlie Democratic party. 
Upon that ticket he has been elected to the various 
township and school offices. 



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DAVID C. WINEGARNER, Secretary and 
Treasurer of the Franklin Banking Com- 
pany, has been a resident of Newark since 
1859 and has been connected with this bank since 
1876. His native ability no less than education 
has fitted him for the efficient discharge of the 
duties connected with his responsible position. 

Before presenting in detail the principal events 
in the life history of our subject, it might be well 
to record his ancestral history. The first repre- 
sentative of the family in America was Henry 
Winegarner, who emigrated from Germany in an 
early day. One of his sons was Herbert, our sub- 
ject's grandfather. The latter married Margaret 
Jordon, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., 
February 1, 1775, came to Ohio about 1816, and 
settled in Hopewell Township, Licking County, 
where she resided for upwards of a half-century. 
She died iii Franklin County, Ohio, November 2, 
1872, aged ninety-seven years, having been a 
widow the last forty years of her life. 

The father of our subject, Hon. Samuel Wine- 
garner, was born in Loudoun County ,Va., Novem- 
ber 12, 1799, and accompanied his parents to Lick- 
ing County, Ohio, in 1816. Here he passed the 
remainder of his life, with the exception of three 
years each in the counties of Muskingum and 
Fairfield. Until about twenty-live years old he 
engaged in farming. Afterward he conducted a 
mercantile business in Gratiot, Ohio, for lifteen 



years or more, and also served as Justice of the 
Peace for several years. In 1846 he was elected 
to represent Licking County in the Ohio Senate, 
where he rendered efficient service in behalf of his 
constituents. For nearly forty 3'ears he was a 
member of the Baptist denomination. In the fall 
of 1862 he removed to Newark and here he died 
August 7, 1863, aged sixty-four years. 

Samuel Winegarner was three times married. 
May 9, 1822, he married Miss Susanna Rakcstraw, 
who was born in Fauquier Count}', Va., December 
1, 1803, and died November 27, 1851, after having 
become the mother of three sons and four daugh- 
ters. Among the former was David C, of this 
sketch. He was born November 6, 1833, in Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio, and was only two years old 
when brought by the family to Licking County, 
growing to manhood in Gratiot. After com- 
pleting the studies in the common schools he en- 
tered the college at Granville and there remained 
until twenty years old. 

The business career of Mr. Winegarner com- 
menced with a clerkship in a country store, where 
he remained for two years. Then going to Keo- 
kuk, Iowa, he engaged in the grocery trade for 
two years. Next we Gnd him in St. Louis, Mo., 
where he held a position as bookkeeper for one 
year. Returning to Ohio in 1859, he settled in 
Newark and for some months was employed in the 
County Auditor's office. In the spring of 1860 he 
formed a partnership with Samuel Bancroft and 
W. II. Winegarner, and the firm of Winegarner & 
Bancroft carried on business for five years, when 
Mr. Bancroft withdrew and the firm became Wine- 
garner & Co. In 1867 our subject became sole 
proprietor, continuing in that way until 1876, 
when he associated himself with Willis Bobbins, 
L. B. Wing and W. A. Bobbins, and engaged in 
the banking business. All the gentlemen gave 
their undivided attention to the bank, which was 
a private concern, and conducted a safe and suc- 
cessful business. In January, 1894, the institution 
was incorporated with a capital of $100,000, and 
now ranks among the substantial financial con- 
cerns of the county. 

In March, 186 1, Mr. Winegarner married Miss 
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Fairfield County, Ohio. They have one daughter, 
Katharine. Mrs. Winegarner and Miss Katharine 
are members of the First Presbyterian Church, and 
our subject is an attendant at the services, though 
not identified with the church. Politically a Dem- 
ocrat, he served for two terms as Mayor of New- 
ark, and was a member of the Board of Education 
for fourteen years. 

As a Mason Mr. Winegarner is influential and 
prominent. He was initialed into the order at 
Newark, joining Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & 
A. M., which lie has served as Master for several 
terms, lie has been High Priest of Warren Chap- 



ter No. 6, R. A. M.; thrice Illustrious Master of 
Bigelow Council No. 7,R. ife S. M.; Eminent Com- 
mander of Newark Commandery No. 34, K. T., 
and has attained the thirty-third degree. In the 
organization of St. Luke's Commandery No. 34 he 
was a prime factor and was chosen its first Com- 
mander. For many years he has been a regular 
attendant at the Grand Lodge and attends almost 
all the meetings of the grand bodies of masonry. 
For two terms he has served as Most Illustrious 
Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and 
Select Masters of Ohio. He is also connected 
with the Knights of Pythias. 





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THOMAS MABERY. Licking County lias 
within its borders many citizens who have 
been successful financially and are now 
living in retirement in the enjoyment of an ample 
income. One of this class is Mr. Mabery, now re- 
siding at No. 198 Locust Street, Newark, and for- 
merly one of the prominent farmers and stock- 
raisers of McKean Township. By persistent, well 
directed labor, seconded by sound discretion and 
clear judgment, he accumulated a goodly amount 
of property, and is now spending his declining 
years free from the cares and toils of early life. 

A native of Philadelphia, Pa., our subject was 
born October 20. 1814, and is a son of John and 
Catherine Mabery. the former a native of Ver- 
mont, and the latter born in Bucks County, Pa., 
of German descent. His childhood years were 
spent in the (Quaker City, whence at the age of 
fourteen he removed to Bucks County and there 
learned the trade of a wagon-maker. The year 
1835 witnessed his arrival in Ohio, and settling at 
Wellsvillc, he engaged in the manufacture of wag- 
ons and buggies. In 1853 he removed to Ncw- 
comcrstown, Tuscarawas County, where for sever- 
al years he conducted a mercantile establishment. 
Later he purchased fanning property near that 
place and was occupied as a tiller of the soil there 
until 18G7, when he disposed of his land. 

Coming to Licking County the same year, Mr, 
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Mabery bought two hundred and seventy-six acres 
in McKean Township, comprising what was known 
as the Elijah Hunt farm. For some years he con- 
tinued as an agriculturist, but in 1872 sold the 
farm and came to Newark, where he has since 
made his home, practically retired from business. 
An important event in his life was his marriage, 
which occurred at Wellsvillc March 23, 1837, his 
wife being Miss Ann B. Cox. This lady was born 
in Chambersburg, Pa., May 27, 1819, and in child- 
hood accompanied her parents to Ohio. She was 
an exemplary Christian woman, and her death, De- 
cember 12, 1886, at Newark, was mourned by all 
who knew her. 

Seven children blessed this union, namely: 
William H., who is a hardware merchant of Oma- 
ha, Neb.; Catherine, who married A. ,7. Baggs, of 
Bridgeport, Ohio; Washington Maynard, who is 
in partnership with his brother William; Sarah 
Ann, wife of Johnson Brown, the present Post- 
master at Bridgeport, Ohio; John L., of Columbus; 
Thomas E., a farmer of Granville Township, Lick- 
ing County; and Frank, a boot and shoe manufac- 
turer of Tiffin, Ohio. The second marriage of Mr. 
Mabery occurred December 24, 1887, and united 
him with Miss Rachel Garber, a native of Wash- 
ington County, Pa., and a daughter of Cornelius 
and Ann (McCarty) Garber, both of whom were 
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amiable, kindly disposition and her character is 
such as to win the respect of all who know her. 

In early life Mr. Mabery was a Whig and has 
been a Republican since the formation of that part} - . 
He has never been an office seeker, but served as 
Marshal of Wellsville for four years. Formerly he 
held membership in the Protestant Methodist 
Church, but at present he and his wife are identi- 
fied with the First Methodist Episcopal Church at 
Newark. For almost sixty years he has been a 
church member and has filled the principal offices 
in the Protestant Methodist Church. The cause 
of temperance has alwa3's had in him a warm friend, 
and when the Order of Sons of Temperance was 
organized he identified himself with it Through- 
out his entire life he has been a total abstainer 
from intoxicating drinks, and as a result of his 
temperate habits he is still hale and hearty and in 
the full possession of his mental faculties, not- 
withstanding his advanced age. 

To such men as Mr. Mabeiy, Licking County 
owes its present high rank among the counties 
of Ohio. His excellent citizenship, his interest in 
all which will tend to promote the material pros- 
perity, and, above all, the moral and intellectual 
welfare of the society, make him a valued member 
of the community in which he wields a decided in- 
fluence for good. Wherever he is known, his noble 
attributes of character are recognized and valued, 
and also the spirit of philanthropy, which governs 
all his actions and wins for him friends not only 
among the poor and unfortunate, but also among 
the rich. 



MARTIN V. WEAVER. Throughout his 
entire life Mr. Weaver has been a resi- 
dent of this county, and of its citizens 
few are more widely and none more favorably 
known than he. During an honorable career as a 
sagacious, enterprising agriculturist, he has dis- 
played in a large degree those solid traits of char- 
acter that are needful to the attainment of pros- 



perity in any calling, and in his dealings with all, 
whether in a business or a social way, he has 
proved himself to be a man of honor. 

The father of our subject, George Weaver, is 
the son of Michael Weaver and was a lad of thir- 
teen years when he accompanied his parents from 
Loudoun County, Va., to Licking County, Ohio. 
Here he grew to manhood and in his youth learned 
the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for 
many years in the village of Chatham. Later he 
settled upon a farm in Washington Township, 
where he now lives retired from active cares, sur- 
rounded in his declining days by the comforts ac- 
cumulated in former years of toil. In Washing- 
ton County, this state, he married Miss Ruth 
Waters, who still survives. 

In the family of eleven children Martin V. is 
the eldest, and he was born in Chatham, Newton 
Township, Licking County, March 1, 1840. His 
childhood years were passed here and he secured 
a good education in the village schools, to which 
lie has since added by self-culture and extensive 
reading, so that now he is a man of broad infor- 
mation. Licking County has been the only home 
he has ever known and farming has been his only 
occupation. 

In Newark, Ohio, February 4, 1864, occurred 
the marriage of Martin V. Weaver to Miss Emily, 
daughter of the late Samuel McConnell. Mrs. 
Weaver was born in Newton Township, received a 
good education in the home schools, and is an 
amiable lady, whose home is the abode of hospital- 
ity. She has but one child, Fidelia, now the wife 
of J. H. Porter and an accomplished young lady. 
In the German Lutheran Church Mr. and Mrs. 
Weaver are active workers, contributing gener- 
ously to benevolent and religious projects, and 
proving by their kind, upright lives the sincerity 
of their religious belief. 

The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Weaver 
consists of one hundred and fifty-four acres, di- 
vided by good fencing into fields and pastures of 
convenient size, and embellished with a set of 
farm buildings adapted to their varied uses. 
Through the proper rotation of crops, as well as a 
thorough knowledge of the best methods of fertili- 
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every acre of land. In his political views he sup- 
ports the principles of the Democratic party and 
never fails to east his ballot for its candidates. 
For two terms he has held the otliee of Township 
Treasurer, and has also lilled other local offices of 
responsibility and honor, in all of which he has 
reflected credit upon himself and gained the com- 
mendation of his fellow-citizens. 



0IIARLES AUGUSTUS MOSER, truant of- 
ficer of the public schools of Newark, was 
born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 15, 
1844, and is the son of John G. and Barbara 
Moser. He was a child of four years when the 
family emigrated to the United States in 1818, 
and after a short time spent in New York came to 
Newark, where he has since resided. At the age 
of ten years he was orphaned by his father's death 
and he was therefore early obliged to become self- 
supporting. When fourteen he commenced to 
learn the trade of a cooper, at which he was en- 
gaged for three years. 

Abandoning the cooper's trade. Mr. Moser se- 
cured employment in a blacksmith shop, where he 
served a seven years' apprenticeship. Atthe expi- 
ration of that time he became a fireman on a loco- 
motive on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and six 
months later was promoted to the position of en- 
gineer, which he tilled for nine years. He was 
then employed as sexton of the Cedar Hill Ceme- 
tery for three years and later worked in a foundry 
for eight years, his special labor being the mount- 
ing of stoves. For some months following he was 
employed in the blacksmith department of a ma- 
chine shop. He also worked for a short time in a 
distillery. In 1890 he was chosen by the Hoard 
of Education to till the position of truant officer 
of the public schools, and in this capacity he is 
still engaged, his services being appreciated by the 
Directors as well as the general public. 

September 5, 1865, Mr. Moser was united in 



marriage with Miss Mary J. Ross, daughter of 
James Ross, a well known agriculturist of Licking 
County, where she was born. They have had 
seven children, as follows: Henry A., deceased; 
Lillie, who married Clarence Huston, of Mt. Car- 
mel, 111., and they have one child, Bessie; Lulu, 
who is the wife of Henry Jakes, of Newark, and 
the mother of one son, Frank; Charles, deceased; 
Delia; Frank, deceased; and Jessie. The family 
residence is pleasantly situated at No. 31) North 
Morris Street, Newark, and is the abode of hospi- 
tality. 

In every measure calculated to enhance the prog- 
ress of the the city Mr. Moser is ever interested, 
and having given careful study to the great issues 
of the present age he gives his support to the 
principles of the Democratic party. He has not, 
however, been an aspirant for official positions, 
preferring to devote his time and attention to per- 
sonal affairs. As a citizen he is progressive and 
public-spirited and justly stands high in the re- 
gard of his associates. His religious belief is in 
harmony with the doctrines of the Lutheran 
Church, of which he is a member. 



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ROYAL KASSON. There is doubtless no 
citizen in Johnstown whose name is SO in- 
timately associated with the history of the 
village as the subject of this sketch, and a record 
of the county would be incomplete were no men- 
tion made of his life career. As a child, youth 
and man, he has lived in the immediate locality of 
his present abode, and has been an interested wit- 
ness of the rapid development of the material re- 
sources of the county. At the present time he is 
engaged as a dealer in real estate, in which line he 
conducts an extensive business, owning a large 
proportion of the property in the place. 

Born in Johnstown, October 1, 1823, our subject 
is the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Barlow) Kasson, 
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Grandfather Samuel Kasson, also a native of the 
Keystone State, emigrated to Ohio about 1811, 
making the journey in an ox cart accompanied by 
his wife and four children, the other children 
remaining in Pennsylvania. lie settled in Mon- 
roe Township, Licking County, within three miles 
of Johnstown, where he settled on one hundred 
acres of unimproved land. Building a log cabin, 
he then gave his attention to clearing the land, 
which was covered with heavy timber. Assisted by 
his sons he cleared about one-half of the farm. 

When the family came to Ohio Daniel Kasson 
was sixteen years of age, and after settling in 
Licking County he aided in clearing and cultivat- 
ing the farm. After his marriage he and his wife 
commenced housekeeping on a part of his father's 
farm, making their home in a log cabin. Later he 
bought an adjoining tract of land, on which he 
lived about fifteen years. After the death of his 
father-in-law he purchased the Barlow homestead, 
consisting of one hundred acres, on which was a 
frame house with brick-fitted walls. There he 
spent his remaining years, dying October 7, 1883. 
His wife passed away from earth some years previ- 
ous to his demise. 

Thirteen children comprised the parental family, 
of whom ten attained mature years, viz.: Almeda, 
who married Silas Sherman and resides in Hartford 
Township; Alvin, a fanner living jn Elk County, 
Kan.; Royal; Laura, wife of Henry Reed, of Mon- 
roe Township, Licking County; Lovina, Mrs. 
Owen Claywell, deceased; Lucinda, who married 
Noah F. Butt, of Hartford Township, Licking 
County; Irvin, residing in Hartford, Ohio; Orrin 
and Oris (twins), the former of whom died in Ohio 
and the latter in Kansas; and Norman, of Johns- 
town, who married Columbia Wright. The parents 
were members of the Christian Church and were 
worthy people, highly esteemed wherever known. 
In politics the father was a Democrat. At the 
time of his death he was the owner of about three 
hundred acres of improved land, on which he had 
engaged in mixed farming. 

Our subject was reared on the home farm, re- 
ceiving a limited education in the neighboring 
schools. In 1847 he married Charlotte, daughter 
of Basil Butt, and a native of Licking County, bom 



near Johnstown. After marriage he rented his 
grandfather's farm for one year, then resided 
upon his father-in-law's place for six months, and 
later purchased forty acres, for which he paid 
$500. He had a team, an old set of harness and 
purchased a wagon, and these he gave for the 
farm, his father also giving him £200. After one 
year spent on that place he disposed of it for $500, 
and bought one hundred and nine acres for 
$1,600. One year later some of the heirs claimed 
the estate and a lawsuit resulted, causing great ex- 
pense to both parties, but enabling him to recover 
tiie property. At the expiration of three years he 
had entirely paid for the property, although he 
had been given six j'ears in which to lift the in- 
debtedness. He was fortunate in stock-raising, his 
speculations along that line proving profitable. At 
one time hogs advanced from #1.50 to $4 per hun- 
dred pounds, and taking advantage of the in- 
crease in price, he made considerable money. 

Removing to Union Township Mr. Kasson pur- 
chased seventy-five acres of excellent land, which 
one } - ear later he sold at an advance. His next 
purchase was two hundred and fifty acres, includ- 
ing his grandfather's place, where he lived for ten 
years. From there he came to Johnstown and 
opened a general store, which he conducted for 
three years. Then buying a hotel, he was pro- 
prietor of it for three years. His next enterprise 
was in the mercantile business, as a dealer in dry 
goods, groceries and bakery supplies. Since dis- 
posing of that concern he has dealt in real estate, 
and has erected a number of the most substantial 
houses in the place. Fire destroyed six of his 
buildings, but he still owns five business blocks, as 
well as some valuable farming land, amounting to 
about eight hundred acres. He has been generous 
with his children, to whom he has given about two 
hundred and fifty acres. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kasson are the parents of four 
children, namely: Maroa, who married Fred Mc- 
Inturf ; Elizabeth, wife of Willis Taylor; M. B., who 
married Rosa Philbrick, and resides in Johnstown ; 
and Charles, who is at home; he married Celia Cor- 
nell, who is deceased. Politically our subject is a 
Democrat and has been the incumbent of several 
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is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
with which he united many years ago, in which 
he has held all the principal offices, ami to the 
good works of which he is ever a Liberal con- 
tributor. 



I LAS F. "WHITE. An honorable record is 
a suitable subject for gratification, and a 
man does well to call to mind those facts 
in his history to which posterity may look with 
pride. One who has begun life with no means, 
and by his industry and perseverance, with no aid 
except that given by an economical and affection- 
ate wife, has gained a handsome competence, and 
provided for his children the advantages which 
every father should aim to give them, may well 
feel pride in his record. Such a man is Silas F. 
White, of Harrison Township. 

It will, therefore, be of general interest to place 
on record the life and lineage of our subject. He 
was born in Union Township, Licking County, 
January 20, 1842, and is a son of Elijah and Sarah 
(Frisloc) White, who were born, reared and mar- 
ried in West Virginia, near Wheeling. Soon after 
marriage they came to Ohio, and settled in Wal- 
nut Township, Fairfield County, whence they re- 
moved to Union Township, Licking County, some 
time during the '30s. They had a family of eleven 
children, eight of whom are living. Lucy Ann 
married, removed to Illinois and there died; Will- 
iam W. is a resident of Fairfield County; Thomas 
,1. lives in Hebron, Ohio; Mrs. Emily Scholield, a 
widow, lives near Kirkersvillc, Ohio; Silas F. is 
the next in respect to age; James P. is a farmer of 
Etna Township, Licking County; Mrs. Ella A. 
Taggart is a resident of Liberty Township, Fair- 
field County; Nathan "W. lives near Boswell, Fair- 
field County; and Perry W. makes his home in 
Fairfield County. A brother and sister died in 
infancy. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools, our subject became a student in Denison 



University. He was eighteen years old when he 
began teaching, and he was thus engaged in Lick- 
ing and Fairfield Counties for about nine years, 
after which he was similarly occupied in Missouri 
for two years. On his return to the Buckeye State 
he married Miss Sarah J. Tussing, a native of Fair- 
field County, though at the lime of her marriage 
she was living in Franklin County. She was a 
member of a family of nine children, seven of 
whom survive. 

For a year after his marriage, Mr. White farmed 
his father-in-law's estate, and then bought a tract 
of land in Harrison Township, to which he atonce 
moved his family. There was born his first child, 
Perry, who died at the age of nineteen years and 
three months, typhoid fever being the direct cause 
of his death. He was an unusually bright and in- 
telligent young man, a graduate from the Patas- 
kala High School, and a student in Lebanon, Ohio, 
when he was taken fatally ill. Four other chil- 
dren were also born on that place, Lora Lee, Ocean 
M., Chadda M. and Kate. Ocean M. is now the 
wife of William McCormick, an agriculturist liv- 
ing near Pataskala. 

About 1882 Mr. White bought the farm where 
he has since resided, and which is diagonally op- 
posite from his former home. Here were born 
Vina Belle, Edna J., Julia E. and Nelson T., all of 
whom are living. His propert} 7 consists of two 
hundred and forty-eight acres of excellent farming 
land located in the valley of Licking Creek, and 
here he engages in mixed farming. He is promi- 
nent in political circles, and affiliates with the 
Democrats, though opposed to his party on the 
tariff question, and favoring the free coinage of 
silver. He and his wife belong to the Primitive 
Baptist Church, of which their parents were also 
members, and in which Mr. Tussing has been a 
minister for forty years. 

The White family is of English origin, though 
long established in America. The genealog} 7 of 
the Fristoe family is lost. The Tussings are of 
German descent. The brothers of our subject are 
prosperous farmers, all being well-to-do and intelli- 
gent. Mrs. White's brother, L. Benton Tussing, 
is a talented attorney in Columbus. Associated 
with him, under the firm name of Donaldson <fc 



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Tossing, is his brother-in-law, Albert Donaldson, 
the husband of his sister, Laura E. Another sis- 
ter, Mary, became the wife of Dr. Taylor, a success- 
ful physician of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Two broth- 
ers, L. W. and C. W. Tussing, are very successful 
farmers of Franklin County, also large land own- 
ers and breeders and shippers of thoroughbred 
Hereford and Galloway cattle. They married 
daughters of Joseph Rhoades, of Hebron, Union 
Township. Lizzie, who is unmarried, is wealthy 
in her own right, and resides with her parents in 
Columbus. 

Not only through reading, but also through ob- 
servation and travel, our subject has become well 
informed upon all subjects of local and general 
interest. With his wife and two of their children 
he visited the World's Fair in 1893 and took in 
the sights of the great metropolis of the west. His 
son-in-law, Mr. McCormick, is an extensive breeder 
and shipper of Ayreshire cattle. He exhibited a 
portion of his herd at the World's Fair, and is 
now (1894) arranging to attend the Ohio State 
Fair. In competition with other breeds and with 
those of like breeding, he usually receives his 
full share of premiums. He has been awarded as 
high as $900 in premiums in one } - ear, and at Buf- 
falo, N. Y., took $600 in premiums at one fair. 



BANNING N. SIGLER, who is successfully 
conducting an extensive mercantile estab- 
lishment at Homer, was born in Newark, 
Ohio, June 5, 1859. He is the son of Samuel Sig- 
ler, a native of Franklin Township, Licking Coun- 
ty, born in 1808. The latter was twice married, 
his first union being with Elizabeth Hull, who was 
born April 13, 1812, and became his wife June 24, 
1830. She died December 5, 1852, after having 
become the mother of the following-named chil- 
dren: Sarah, Rebecca, Solomon S., Rachel S., 
Phoebe, James II., Anna, Mattie and Rhoda E. 
Of these children we note the following: Solo- 



mon is associated with the wholesale mercantile 
establishment of Miles, Bancroft, Sheldon <fe Co., 
of Columbus, Ohio, and is regarded as the best in- 
formed man in the notion department in Ohio; 
James H., who has been a traveling salesman for 
twenty-five years, is with Clarke's Mile End Thread 
Company; Sarah is the wife of Lee Dunning, of 
Columbus, Ohio; Rebecca married William Rut- 
ledge, a well-to-do farmer of Franklin Township, 
Licking County; Rachel is the wife of John Smith, 
an agriculturist of Appleton; Phoebe, who is un- 
married, resides with her* brother in Columbus; 
Anna is the wife of Rev. Edwin S. Dunham, a 
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now 
located at Delaware, Ohio; Mattie, the widow of 
II. Harmer, lives in Columbus; Rhoda E., a Confer- 
ence Deaconess of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
now employed in Knoxville, Tenn., is devoted to 
the spiritual welfare of mankind, her duties being 
to look after the interests of the church, inducing 
children of indifferent parents to come to Sunday - 
school, visiting the sick and distressed, distributing 
church charities, assisting in conducting revivals, 
etc. She is a noble woman engaged in a work of 
love, without hope of reward this side the grave. 

The second marriage of Samuel Sigler occurred 
February 13, 1855, his wife being Elizabeth An- 
drews, a native of Homer, born August 6, 1822. 
She died on the 30th of January, 1875; her hus- 
band survived some years, passing away March 
29, 1886. Their union resulted in the birth of 
two sons, of whom our subject is the younger. 
Wellington, the older son, is clerk in a dry-goods 
store at Mt. Vernon, Ohio: he married Miss Nettie, 
daughter of S. L. Blue (of whom see sketch on an- 
other page) and they have two children. 

When our subject was eight years old he re- 
moved with his parents from Newark to Homer, 
where he was educated in the public schools. His 
business experience commenced with his accept- 
ance of a position as clerk in the mercantile house 
of E. W. Scott, where he remained a short time. 
Then with his brother he bought a stock of goods 
and operated a general store in the building where 
Banning N. now conducts business. After five 
years thus spent the goods were sold to J. J. 
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of clerk for five years, after which he bought a 
half-interest in the business as it is now conducted. 
The firm style is Fulton & Sigler, the senior part- 
ner being R. S. Fulton, of whom mention is made 
on another page. They handle a general line of 
merchandise, including dry goods, groceries, no- 
tions, hardware, farm implements, etc. 

October 27, 1880, Mr. Sigler was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Lucretia, daughter of James and 
Elizabeth Oldaker, of Miller Township, Knox 
County, Ohio. She was educated in the public 
schools of the district and in Utica Normal. The 
three children bom of this union arc, Jessie, Ethel 
and Fred, now students in the Homer schools. 
Mrs. Sigler is identified with the Christian Church, 
while Mr. Sigler is a Methodist in religious belief. 
Socially, he is a member of the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows and also affiliates with the Knights 
of Pythias. Politically he is a strong Republican, 
and votes and talks his sentiments. As a business 
man he is far-seeing and possesses keen discern- 
ment. From bis German ancestry he has inherited 
qualities of thrift and perseverance, which, united 
with the American characteristic of pluck, cannot 
fail of success. 



JACOB BENNER. As a successful agricult- 
urist and progressive citizen of Hartford 
Township, this gentleman is widely and fav- 
orably known throughout Licking County. 
He and his good wife reside upon their farm of 
seventy-seven acres, but having retired from life's 
active duties he now rents the land, receiving 
therefrom a good income. Though living in re- 
tirement, his life is by no means an idle or useless 
one, as he still devotes considerable attention to a 
general supervision of his property, and also en- 
gages to some extent in stock-raising, making a 
specialty of sheep. 

In noting the parental history of our subject, we 
find that he is the son of Daniel and Sarah (Row) 



Benner. His father, who was born near Hagers- 
town, Md., December 22, 1783, removed in child- 
hood with his parents to Huntingdon County, Pa. 
His first wife, Sarah Row, who was a native of 
Virginia and about two years his junior, died after 
having become the mother of two children. They 
are, Susanna, who was born March 29, 1817, and 
married to James Disney, both deceased, and Jacob, 
whose birth occurred in Newton Township, Lick- 
ing County, October 28, 1818, and who was an 
infant at the time of his mother's decease. 

For his second wife, Daniel Benner chose Cath- 
erine Roberts, who was born in Virginia April 11, 
1798. Six children were born of this marriage, as 
follows: John, whose birth occurred March 25, 
1820; Eliza, December 26, 1821; Margaret, Decem- 
ber 4, 1824; Mary, February 18, 1827; Matilda, 
July 9, 1829, and Catherine, July 10, 1831. The 
last two named are the only survivors of the fam- 
ily, Matilda being the wife of Elias Myers, and 
Catherine having married P. J. Neibarger. The 
father of this family settled in Newton Township, 
Licking County, in 1807, and thence about 1826 
removed to Bennington Township, where he de- 
parted this life in February, 1872. His second 
wife also died at the home farm in Bennington 
Township. 

When the family removed to Bennington Town- 
ship, our subject was a child of eight years, and 
there he grew to manhood, his educational advan- 
tages being limited to a brief attendance at the 
district schools. However, being a man of close 
observation and penetrating insight into intricate 
matters, he has become well informed upon all im- 
portant subjects, and his broad knowledge makes 
him an interesting companion. Attaining man- 
hood and selecting a life occupation, he chose that 
with which he had become familiar in youth, and 
in Bennington Township commenced the career of 
an agriculturist. There he continued to make his 
home until 1866, when he removed to the farm 
where he now lives. 

In 1841 occurred the marriage of Mr. Benner 
and Miss Margaret Payne, a native of Licking 
County. Three children were born of this union, 
John, Daniel and Sarah, all of whom are married 
and have families. The sons live on adjoining 



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farms, anil the daughter in Findlay. Ohio. On 
the 22<1 of November, 1867, the wife and mother 
was called from earth. The present wife of our 
subject was Mrs. Melissa (Green) Kendall, the 
widow of Jonathan Kendall, and daughter of John 
B. and Sophia (Bessey) Green. Mrs. Benner was 
born March 20, 1832, in Lima Township, Licking 
County, of which her parents were early settlers. 
Her mother died when she was two years old, leav- 
ing two daughters, Melissa and Mary Minerva. 
The latter is the widow of Richard Gates, and re- 
sides with her daughter in Columbus, Ohio. The 
second wife of Mr. Green was Anna Bodain, who 
bore him five children, Robert P., Sarah J., Sophia, 
Martha and James B. Only two are now living, 
Sophia, the widow of Alvin Nichols, a Captain in 
the late war, and James B. Mrs. Nichols resides 
in Jersey Township, Licking County, and receives 
a pension from the Government in return for her 
husband's services in the war. James, who mar- 
ried Miss Victoria Mason, is a resident of Indian- 
apolis, Ind., where for many years he has been 
engaged as a dealer iu boots and shoes; Martha 
died at sixteen years of age; Robert P. never mar- 
ried, dying in Columbus at the age of about forty 
years; Sarah J. became the wife of Benjamin 
Snoddy, and died in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 

By her first marriage Mrs. Benner had three 
children. George ()., the eldest, was born in 1852, 
and when last heard from (seven years ago) was 
in Colorado; Eugene, who was born in 1858, mar- 
ried Fannie McNerlaud and conducts a farm in 
Licking Count}'; Eva L., now the wife of Edwin 
M. Baker, resides on a farm in this county; 
Eugene has one son, the only grandchild that Mrs. 
Benner has. Our subject has live grandchildren. 
The religious home of the family is in the Chris- 
tian Church at Appleton. 

Having more leisure time of late years than for- 
merly, Mr. Benner is enabled to spend many hours 
each day in reading, and thus keeps thoroughly 
posted upon the great issues of the age. In poli- 
tics he has always affiliated with the Democrat*, 
but has never been partisan in his preferences. For 
about nine years he held the office of Township 
Trustee, and has also officiated in other local posi- 
tions of trust. He has been a witness of the won- 



derful improvements this century has wrought in 
Licking County, and has himself contributed to 
its advancement. Enterprising, intelligent and 
public spirited, he is a citizen eminently worthy 
of representation in a work of this character, in 
fact this volume would be incomplete did it not 
contain a record of his life. 



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JOHN II. DAY. The subject of this sketch 
was born in Hampshire County, Va.. Novem- 
ber 25, 1840. His parents, Peter and Jane 
(Smith) Day, also natives of Hampshire 
County, spent their entire lives in the immediate 
vicinity of their birth, the father dying about 
1850, and the mother March 4, 1874. Three sons 
comprised the family, of whom John II. is the only 
survivor. The eldest, James, was a member of 
Company D, Second Virginia Infantry, Berkeley- 
Border Guards, which gained considerable fame as 
the company that captured John Brown. He con- 
tinued his membership until the Civil War broke 
out, at which time, being a railroad agent, he was 
enabled by means of blank passes furnished by his 
employer to avoid arrest, and was never actively 
engaged against the Union. He died April 7, 
1878, at Weston Insane Asylum, of apoplexy, and 
was buried by the Masonic fraternity, Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and 
Sons of Temperance, of all of which he was a mem- 
ber. His widow still lives in Virginia; three of 
his sons are employed as telegraph operators in 
Pittsburg, Pa. Our subject's other brother, Chris- 
topher, died when about six years of age. 

At the age of eleven years, John II. Day came 
to Licking County, Ohio, with relatives, with 
whom he lived until twenty-three years of age. 
The rudiments of his education were gained in the 
district schools of Burlington Township, and the 
knowledge there gained has been supplemented 
by private study, so that, being a thoughtful, 
studious reader, he is a well informed man. In 



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1862 lie became a member of Company H, Seventy- 
sixth Ohio Infantry, in which lie served about a 
year. On the 11th of January, 1863, he was 
wounded at Arkansas Post, which disabled him to 
such an extent that he was discharged from the 
service. As a compensation for injuries received, 
he has been a pensioner of the Government since 
the close of the war. 

Upon returning to Homer, Mr. Day engaged in 
the grocery business for about two years, and after 
selling out he engaged as clerk in a mercantile 
house at Newark. For some years, however, he 
has been physically unable to engage in any regu- 
lar business. He has filled nearly all the otlices 
within the gift of the people of Burlington Town- 
ship. For thirteen years he has been a member of 
the Board of Education, for two years served his 
township as Assessor, for five years filled the posi- 
tion of Township Clerk, and for six years was Con- 
stable. Though his party, the Democratic, is usu- 
ally in the minority, he has been elected to every 
oflice, with one exception, for which he has been 
nominated. This fact proves the high esteem in 
which he is held by his fellow-citizens. 

December 29, 1863, Mr. Day was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Elizabeth Edwards, a native of 
Licking County. Her father, Ira Edwards, was 
born in New Jcrsej', and died in Licking County 
in 1876; he was twice married, having three chil- 
dren by his first, and ten by his second union. 
Mrs. Day was a child of the second marriage, and 
has two sisters and one brother now living. By 
her marriage to Mr. Day eight children were 
born, one of whom died unnamed in infancy. 
Ella, who was a great sufferer during her short life 
of eight years, died of spinal meningitis after hav- 
ing been helpless and deaf and dumb for two years. 
The others are, Aldie Virginia, wife of Marion 
Shipley, of Burlington Township; Mary I., James 
Wellington and Frank Odell, who reside with 
their parents; Maude, wife of Frank Beaver, resid- 
ing in Knox County, Ohio, and Josie, at home. 

Socially, Mr. Day is a member of Dill Post No. 
463. (!. A. R., in which he has tilled every ollice 
but that of Quartermaster. He is also identified 
with the Knights of Pythias. His wife and two 
of the daughters are connected with the Baptist 



Church, while the other members of the family are 
Presbyterians or Methodists. Mrs. Day is an esti- 
mable lady, and a member of a family that traces 
its origin to Germany, while Mr. Day is of Irish 
ancestry. The children have been the recipients 
of the best educational advantages, and Mary and 
James have engaged in teaching school for several 
years. For forty-two years Mr. Day has resided 
within two miles of Homer or in the village, and 
his present home is a comfortable abode in Homer, 
where he has lived since 1863. Having been a 
resident of this locality for so many years, he is 
well known to the people, and his upright life has 
won for him the confidence of his associates. 



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OLIVER WILLISON. The Middle States 
are so productive of grain that it is not 
surprising that a large number of people 
have reaped from the bountiful harvests of Mother 
Earth a reasonable amount of this world's goods. 
Among the number who for years have been suc- 
cessfully engaged in tilling the soil of Licking 
County is the gentleman above named, one of the 
leading farmers of Hartford Township and a rep- 
resentative of one of the pioneer families of this 
locality. His fine farm is embellished with a good 
set of buildings, the most important of which is 
the family residence. Near it are such structures 
as the practical development of a model farm calls 
for, while through the proper rotation of crops 
and fertilizing of the soil the land has been 
brought to a high state of cultivation. 

In Monroe Township, Licking County, our sub- 
ject was born November 27, 1819. His parents, 
Jeremiah and Sarah (Stymets) Willison, who were 
married in Newark, Ohio, about 1814, were natives 
respectively of Virginia and Pennsylvania, the 
former born January 31, 1792, and the latter No- 
vember 18, 1793. The father and his brother 
Hyatt served in the War of 1812 under General 



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Tupper, wliile another brother, Elias. served un- 
der General Harrison. The mother's family was 
also represented in the second war with England. 
Her father is said to have burned the first brick 
ever manufactured in Newark, Ohio. 

When the family located here Licking County 
was one vast wilderness. There were no roads ex- 
cept paths "blazed" on trees through the woods. 
The Wyandotte Indians were here in force, but were 
friendly to the white settlers. Though they soon 
afterward removed from this locality, they re- 
turned each spring for several years to hunt and 
make sugar. The first bedstead owned by the 
Willison family was a one-legged affair. It was 
built across a corner of the room in the angle of the 
wall. Pins were driven in the walls of the log 
cabin for support of the back side, head and foot, 
only one leg being necessary in its construction. 
All the grain was thrashed with flails or tramped 
out with horses and cleaned up in sheets, no wind 
mills being in use for many years. Ropes took 
the place of leather for lines, bridle reins, halters, 
etc. Everyone raised flax, and the women were 
without exception expert spinners. No sleds or 
wagons were in use except such primitive vehi- 
cles as could be constructed without many tools 
or much mechanical genius. 

The father of our subject died on the home farm 
in Monroe Township, April 3, 1872. His wife 
survived him eleven years, her death occurring 
July 20, 1883. There were five sons and five 
daughters in the family, of whom our subject was 
the eldest son and second child. Tirzah, born 
October 23, 1817, died at eighteen years of age. 
Eflie, born May 3, 1822, married James N. Wright 
and lives in this township. Esther, born July 13, 
1824, became the wife of William Baker and died 
near Johnstown, Licking Count}-, leaving four 
children. Addis, born February 14, 1827, died on 
the twentieth anniversary of his birth. James M., 
born August 13, 1829, married a daughter of John 
Conklin and now lives in Hartford, Ohio. Miles 
N. was born June 6, 1832, and died a few years 
ago. Maria L., born September 4, 1834, married 
Thomas Corbin and resides in this neighborhood. 
Mary L. was born March 27, 1837, and married 
Isaac Hill, Deputy-Sergeant at Arms in the House 



of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Jeremiah 
Johnson was born August 19, 1840, and died Sep- 
tember 4, 1861. 

On the 28th of Ma} - , 1845, our subject was united 
in marriage with Miss Roanna. daughter of James 
and Maria (Brumage) Iliff, natives respectively of 
Pennsylvania and Virginia, both of English ances- 
try. They were early settlers of Perry County, 
Ohio, coming hither with their parents in the early 
part of the present century. In that county Mrs. 
Willison was born February 22, 1826. B}^ her 
marriage ten children were born, eight of whom 
are now living. James died of scarlet fever when 
three years old. Tirzah is the wife of Theodore 
Baker, of Hartford, Ohio. Orlena married Allen 
B. Shaffer and resides in Delaware County, Ohio. 
Addis married Emma Duke and lives in Liberty 
Township, Licking County. Celia, Mrs. Homer 
Green, died in Monroe Township, this county. 
William B. married Bertie Green and lives in 
Hartford Township. Jeremiah J. married Ella 
Ashbrook and lives in Delaware Count}'. Douglas, 
who was united in marriage with Delia Graves, 
lives just across the road from the parental home. 
Sallie, who was educated in the colleges at Ada 
and Delaware, Ohio, first married S. P. Fisher, a 
teacher in the Ohio Normal School at Ada, who 
died about 1887. She is now the wife of Rev. 
Will Swallen, a missionary of the Presbyterian 
Church in Korea, China, and by that union has a 
daughter, Olivet, born in Korea August 10, 1893. 
Jennie, the youngest member of the family, mar- 
ried William Ashbrook, an editor and Postmaster 
at Johnstown, Ohio. 

The father of our subject and his brothers, ex- 
cept Elias, were Democrats, and our subject has fol- 
lowed in the footsteps of his ancestors and never 
votes any other than the Democratic ticket. In 
religious belief he and his family are Methodists. 
He has witnessed with interest the remarkable de- 
velopment of this county. Soon after his mar- 
riage he moved to his present beautiful homestead 
and here he has lived for forty-nine years. In all 
his business undertakings he has been very success- 
ful. He began life on his own account by pur- 
chasing forty acres of land. When this was paid 
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ued to arid to his property until he now lias two 
hundred and eighty acres of excellent fanning 
land, well improved. He has also heen liberal with 
his children and has divided about #40,000 among 
them. In religious enterprises he has been equally 
generous, and few indeed are the buildings erected 
for church purposes to the building fund of which 
lie has not contributed. His father never had a 
lawsuit nor never paid a cent of costs, and the same 
is virtually true of <>ur subject, who is a peaceable, 
law-abiding citizen. As a companion he is genial 
and entertaining, hospitable, open-hearted and 
honest with all. 

Mr. and Mrs. Swallen have been in Korea two 
years and will doubtless remain there six years 
longer, as they have an eight years' engagement for 
that field. They are perfectly happy and content- 
ed in that oriental country, and are devoted to 
their work of converting the people to Christ. 
Both are liberally educated and specially fitted for 
their chosen work. Mr. Swallen took a spatial 
training course in a theological college atChicago, 
while his wife is a graduate of Ada College and 
Delaware University. 



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HON. JAMES LISLE, M. D. Probably few 
residents of Licking County enjoy a more 
widely extended reputation, both in pro- 
fessional and political circles, than this successful 
physician of Pataskala. He enjoys the distinction 
of being the oldest practitioner in the village, hav- 
ing opened an ollice here in August of 1875. To 
the discharge of professional duties he brings a 
well equipped mind, thorough information re- 
garding the science of therapeutics, skill in the 
diagnosis of intricate diseases and success in their 
treatment. The possession of these qualifications 
has won for him the confidence of the people of 
the county. 

The family of which our subject is a member has 
been identified with the history of Ohio for sev- 
eral generations. Many years ago, before the city 



of Columbus was in existence, and when the en- 
tire country was covered with heavy timber, 
Grandfather James Lisle, accompanied by his wife, 
came from Kentucky to Ohio on horseback, and 
became one of the pioneers of Franklin County. 
Building a small log cabin he made it his home for 
a number of years, when it was replaced by a 
house similarly constructed, but of larger size. 
His landed possessions in Franklin County in- 
cluded one hundred and sixty acres, and his 
brother, Robert, who accompanied him to the Buck- 
eye State, also became one of the land owners of 
the county. 

When about fifty-five years old, Grandfather 
Lisle was drowned while crossing a river in win- 
ter. He was long survived by his wife, who at- 
tained the age of seventy. Their family consisted 
of the following-named children: John, Robert, 
Alexander, William, Abbie, who married and re- 
moved to Iowa, and Mary. The grandparents 
were faithful members of the Lutheran Church. 
William Lisle, father of our subject, was born in 
Franklin County, Ohio, in 1806, and was reared 
upon a farm, attending the pioneer schools of those 
days. When a young man he went on foot to the 
Mississippi River, thence by boat to New Orleans, 
and from there returned north to Nauvoo, Han- 
cock County, 1 11. Purchasing a horse at that place 
he completed the homeward journey on horseback. 
This extended trip was made with a view to secur- 
ing another location, but he returned content to 
make the Buckeye State his permanent home. 

Prior to this journey William Lisle had worked 
by the year at twenty-five cents per day. On his 
return home he married Miss Sarah McWilliams, 
and settled on rented land ten miles west of Co- 
lumbus, meantime also tilling his father's farm. 
After some years spent as a renter, he purchased 
property, and is now the owner of four farms. The 
home place consists of over three hundred acres of 
valuable, well improved land, and is one of the 
best estates in the county. In early life, while 
associated with his brother in the live stock busi- 
ness, he twice failed, but since then has been very 
successful in that department of agriculture. 

Politically, William Lisle is a Democrat, and for 
twenty-five years served as Township Trustee. He 



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is a believer in the Christian religion, but i> not a 
member of any church. Ik- and his devoted wife 
have shared each cither's joys and lightened each 
other's sorrows for almost a half-century, and are 
now spending their declining days in quiet retire- 
ment. They have had six sons and two daugh- 
ters, namely: Estella. who died in Eranklin Coun- 
ty: Zadoc, who died at the age of twenty-eight; 
Osmer. who passed away when three years old; 
John, a physician of Columbus; our subject; Lewis, 
who is engaged in medical practice at Celina. Ohio; 
Delia, wife of Harry Hubbard, of Columbus, and 
George, who resides on the home farm. 

A native of Eranklin County. Ohio, our subject 
was born near Columbus February 10, 1848. After 
attending the district schools for some years, he 
entered Central College, spending three years 
there. Later he remained for two years at Leba- 
non College, and then taught several terms of 
school, spending his leisure moments in the study 
of medicine. He took a course of lectures at Mar- 
ling Medical College, and then entered the Cin- 
cinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, gradu- 
ating with the Class of '73. He has also taken 
lectures at the New York and Chicago Polyclinics. 
For about three years he practiced his profession 
in Roseville. whence he came to Pataskala. 

In the Democratic party Dr. Lisle is an active 
worker, and upon that ticket was elected in 1883, 
and again in 1887, to represent his district in the 
Legislature. While occupying the responsible 
position of Representative he served as Chairman 
of the Committee on Medical Legislation, as Sec- 
retary of the Committee on Investigation of State 
Institutions, and as a member of other commit- 
tees. Socially, he is identified with the Pataskala 
Valley Lodge No. 188, I. O. O. F., in which he has 
filled all the chairs, and has also represented his 
lodge in the grand lodge. He is a member of Pa- 
taskala Lodge No. 404. A. F. & A. M. 

During the progress of the Civil War, Dr. Lisle 
enlisted as a member of Company C. First Indiaua 
Heavy Artillery, in which he served until theclose 
of the Rebellion. Among the engagements in 
which he participated were those at Port Hudson, 
Mobile, Ft. Morgan. Ft. Selman and Spanish Fort. 
At the last-named engagement he was wouuded 



by a piece of shell, resulting in the loss of the sight 
of the right eye. Notwithstanding this affliction he 
continued in active service until the war ended. 
He is now a member of Baird Post No. 653, G. A. 
R., of which he was the first commander. 

March 10. 1874. occurred the marriage of Dr. 
Lisle to Miss Hattie Reese, who was born in Mus- 
kingum County. Ohio, being a daughter of Bailey 
Reese. Four children blessed this union, of whom 
the eldest. Daisy, died at the age of two years. 
The others are. Nellie, Charles and Bessie. 



\ ~\ ^ ILLIAM EVERS. To the brave men 

V V 7 ' who defended the Union during the 
dark days of the Rebellion, our country 
owes a debt of gratitude that can never be paid. 
Among the veterans of the war now living in 
Licking County is the gentleman whose name in- 
troduces this sketch and who is numbered among 
the influential citizens of Washington Township. 
The exposures incident to forced marches, together 
with the privations of camp life, undermined his 
vigorous constitution to such an extent that he 
has never regained his health, and is still unable to 
actively engage in the tilling of the soil, his atten- 
tion being devoted principally to a general super- 
vision of his farm. 

Little is known concerning the parentage or an- 
cestry of our subject. On account of poverty the 
family became separated and the children were 
reared by strangers, thus soon losing all trace of 
one another's whereabouts. It is known, however, 
that the parents of our subject. William and Mar- 
garet S. Evers. came from Ireland to America 1 about 
1835 and after a short sojourn in Maryland re- 
moved to West Virginia, where the father died. 
The widowed mother subsequently came to Ohio 
and died in Licking County. The six children, 
Patrick, Michael, John, Thomas, William and 
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states of the Union aud little reliable information 
can be obtained regarding their whereabouts. 

Our subject was born in Ireland about 1822 and 
at the age of ten years came to America with his 
Uncle John, stopping for a time at Yonkers, N. Y., 
where he attended school. Afterward he resided 
successively in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. His 
arrival in the last named state dates from 1856, at 
which time he settled in Licking County. On the 
4th of October, 1859, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Sarah Ann Rice, who was born in Greene 
County, Pa., February 10, 1832. Her parents, 
Jesse and Sarah Ann Rice, came to Ohio in 1833. 
and after a short residence in Knox County settled 
in Fallsbury Township, Licking County, where 
Mrs. Rice died. Later Mr. Rice removed to In- 
diana, and there his life was closed. He and his 
wife were the parents of thirteen children, of whom 
eleven attained years of maturity. 

After marriage Mr. Evers engaged in farming 
in Knox County. In 1862 he laid aside the im- 
plements of peace for those of war and was mus- 
tered into the United States service as a member of 
Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, with 
which he marched to the front. He saw a great 
deal of active service and participated in many- 
perilous engagements, including those at Chicka- 
saw Bayou, Grand Gulf, Raymond, Jackson, Cham- 
pion Hills, Black River, and the siege and surren- 
der of Vicksburg. He was prostrated with disease, 
which unfitted him for further service and was 
therefore honorably discharged August 4, 1863. 
His health was shattered for life, aud as a partial 
remuneration for his service and sufferings the 
Government has granted him a pension. 

In March of 1866 Mr. Evers settled in Washing- 
ton Township, Licking County, where he now owns 
and occupies a well improved farm. He and his 
wife are the parents of four children, as follows: 
James Francis, who was born July 29, 1860; Marga- 
ret Susan, December 9, 1861; Mary Ellen, deceased; 
and William Ira, born July 12, 1873. The only 
surviving daughter is the wife of Perry Van Win- 
kle and resides in Knox County. The political 
affiliations of Mr. Evers are with the Republican 
party. He is as loyal to our Government as any 
of its native-born sons and maintains an intelli- 



gent interest in the great issues of the age. With 
his wife he holds membership in the Christian 
Chinch. In the community where he has so long 
resided he is highly regarded as a veteran of the 
late war aud a loyal citizen of the United States. 



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REV. JAMES N. WRIGHT, a minister of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church and a 
prominent farmer of Hartford Township 
was born in St. Alban's Township, Licking Coun- 
ty, on the 20th of February, 1818. His parents 
Simeon and Susanna (Abbott) Wright, were na- 
tives respectively of Vermont and Connecticut, 
the former born in 1772, and the latter October 
10, 1768. In the Green Mountain State their 
marriage was solemnized in 1798. They had a 
family of ten children, four of whom are now 
living. 

Seth S., the eldest of the family, was born Jan- 
uary 22, 1799; Lucy, January 1 1, 1800; Hiram, 
July 25, 1803; Sally, July 5, 1805; Wait F., July 
20, 1807; Robert P., May 26, 1809; Polly, April 
5, 1813; Martha, May 3, 1815; James N., February 
20, 1818; Anna, March 11, 1821. All the mem- 
bers of this family attained mature years and some 
lived to a good old age. At present (1894), four 
are living, those besides our subject being, Wait 
F., who married Mary Hulls and lives near Johns- 
town, Ohio; Martha, wife of Lorenus Baker, a res- 
ident of Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio; and 
Anna, who married Ludlow Denman and resides 
at Chesterville, Morrow County. The father of 
this family died in Licking County, September 4, 
1833, aged sixty-one years and seven months. 

The Wright family has always been noted for 
patriotism. Grandfather Simeon Wright was an 
officer in the Revolutionary War and also had 
many thrilling experiences with the Indians dur- 
ing the early history of Vermont. Notwithstand- 
ing the fact that his life was ofttimes in peril, he 
attained the advanced age of ninety years. Sim- 



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eon Wright, who served as a Major in the War of 
1812, saw some of the severest battles of the war, 
and atone time lost from his command twenty-one 
out of sixty men engaged. After the birth of 
eight children he brought his family from Ver- 
mont to Ohio, making the trip overland with 
teams and spending eight weeks on the way. The 
journey was an extremel}' difficult one, and often 
he was obliged to cut roads through the impene- 
trable forests. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools, the subject of this sketch became a student 
at the college in Granville and thus acquired a 
good education. October 21, 1842, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Eflie, a sister of Oliver 
Willison, of whom mention is made on another 
page. At the time of his marriage he was engaged 
in the mercantile business at Johnstown and con- 
tinued in that line for ten years. Then purchas- 
ing a farm, he gave his attention to its supervision. 
On the 3d of July, 1835, he became a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1848 was 
licensed to preach. He has always been zealous 
and active in religious work, and is never too 
weary to attend a funeral service or take the place 
of an absent minister. His wife has been identified 
with the same church for fifty-two years. 

Of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Wright we note 
the following: Flora L., born October 26, 1844, 
married Jesse Lake and died in 1888 in the 
triumph of a living faith in her Redeemer; she 
left two children. Columbia A., who was born 
September 5, 1846, married Norman Kasson (see 
sketch elsewhere in this volume). Esther L.,born 
May 3, 1849, is the wife of James W. Wolf, of 
Monroe Township, Licking County; Miles L., born 
April 3, 1852, married Orlinda Searles and lives in 
Johnstown; Seth S., born May 21, 1854, mairied 
Sarah Barnum and lives on a farm near the paren- 
tal home; James N., born August 6, 1858, is a 
practicing physician in Newton, Union County, 
Ohio; his wife was formerly Miss Florence Hill, a 
teacher of Licking County. Frank P., born May 
19, 1861, married Miss Allie Wells, formerly a 
school teacher, and they are living in Monroe 
Township. The children have all received excel- 
lent educational advantages. Dr. James N., who 



is now a very successful physician, was educated 
in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 
graduating from the medical department of that 
institution with high honors. It is a fact of which 
the parents are justly proud that all the sons and 
daughters arc identified with the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church and are sincere Christians. 

So interested is Mr. Wright in the spiritual wel- 
fare of mankind that he has aided religious work 
in every way possible, although his work has been 
wholly without compensation except in the satis- 
faction of having discharged his duty to mankind. 
He exercises li is elective franchise in favor of the 
candidates of the Republican party, and socially is 
a member of the Masonic order. In addition to the 
raising of cereals he has been extensively engaged 
in sheep and wool growing, in which he has met 
with flattering success. 



JOSEPH ATKINSON, President of the Patas- 
kala Banking Company, and an extensive 
agriculturist of Harrison Township, was born 
on the farm where he now lives January 23, 
1839, being the son of Peabody and Marinda 
(Elliott) Atkinson. His father was a native of 
Boscawen, N. II., born in 1805, and died in St. 
Alban's Township, Licking County, in July, 1863, 
as the result of an accident while sacking wool. 
The mother, also a native of the Granite State, 
died in Granville, Ohio, in 1866. 

It was about 1831 when the family came to 
Licking County, the father renting a large tract of 
land which he cultivated for three years. Re- 
turning to his native New Hampshire he married, 
then came again to the Licking Township farm, 
making the journey via the Ohio Canal. The boat 
halted opposite the farm and their goods were 
dropped on the bank, where they remained until 
the next morning. Three neighbors, Baird, Miller 
and Atkinson, bought twenty-four hundred acres 
in Harrison Township, divided it into three farms 
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specialty of wool growing, and was thus engaged 
when he lost his life, as stated. 

There was a family of seven children, four of 
whom are living. Mary, the widow of William E. 
Atkinson, resides near Pataskala; William Henry 
died at the age of three years; Joseph is the third 
of the family; George J., who married Miss Madge 
R. McGeab, of Columbus, Ohio, is a resident of 
that eit}-, where he is an attorney and also en- 
gages in the abstract business; Samuel Peabody 
married Rena Shobe, now deceased; he lives in 
Champaign . 111., where lie is successfully conduct- 
ing the marble business; Anna Eliza and Nettie 
died in childhood. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools our subject spent one year at Union Scini- 
inary, Danville, 111., and afterward attended I Uni- 
son University for two years. While in college 
his father died and he was obliged to return home 
in order to superintend the estate. This was per- 
haps the turning point in his life, and he became 
a farmer. By the conditions of his father's will he 
was to have the home farm, after paying the in- 
terests of the other heirs. Other landed property 
was owned by the estate in Illinois. 

In 1864 Mr. Atkinson enlisted in Company D, 
One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, 
and became Second Lieutenant of his company. 
He served in the Shenandoah Valley and in the 
vicinity of Harper's Ferry and Marti nsburg, Va. 
There were several skirmishes with the enemy, and 
three companies of the One Hundred and Thirty- 
fifth were captured and taken to Anderson ville, 
where about fifty of the number died. Returning 
home after his discharge, our subject resumed his 
farming interests. In 1872 he married Miss Julia 
C, daughter of the late Dr. James E wing, a pioneer 
physician of Licking County. The full family 
history appears in this work under the title of 
Samuel J. Ewing. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson seven children have 
been born, all of whom are living. Charles Ewing, 
a graduate of the Pataskala High School, spent 
some time in the Ohio State University, and is now 
at home; Florence Elliott will complete the studies 
of the Granville Female College in 1895; Frank 
Peabody, Joseph Barnard, Harry Churchill, James 



and Carlton Coffin are students in the neighbor- 
ing schools. In 1887 the Pataskala Ranking Com- 
pany was organized, and Mr. Atkinson beeo.ning a 
stockholder, was elected President of the institu 
lion, in which capacity he has since officiated. He 
is a member of Baud Post No. 653, G. A. It., at 
Pataskala, in which he is Past Commander. 

Interested in public affairs, Mr. Atkinson has 
filled the office of Trustee of Harrison Township 
for several years. He has been the candidate of 
the Republicans for the ollices of County Surveyor 
and County Commissioner, but his party being in 
the minority by nearly two thousand, he of course 
did not expect election. In the Presbyterian Church 
with which the family is connected, he has served as 
an Elder for several years. The Atkinson family is 
of F^nglish origin, its first representatives in Amer- 
ica coming to this country in the sixteenth cen- 
tury. The martyr spy, Nathan Hale, was related 
to the family, and other members and connections 
displayed the greatest loyalty to the Colonies dur- 
ing the dark days of the Revolution. 

The farm owned by Mr. Atkinson consists of 
four hundred acres, upon which are excellent im- 
provements. A handsome residence, built after a 
modern style of architecture, a fine large barn and 
other substantial outbuildings, add to the value of 
the property. He is interested in the breeding of 
Short-horn cattle and has a herd of thoroughbreds. 
In sheep raising he also maintains a special inter- 
est, having commenced with this industry where 
his father left it. His honorable reputation as a 
loyal soldier and his standing as a straightforward, 
thorough-going business man, give him great in- 
fluence in the community and make his opinions 
of weight with all who know him. 



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AMUEL A. FOUND. The farming lands of 
Licking County comprise its most valu- 
able property, and the men who have 
placed them under cultivation occupy no unim- 
portant position among an intelligent population. 
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ing the owner of two hundred and ten acres of 
highly improved land in Eden Township. He 
enjoys a reputation not only as a substantial 
fanner, but also as a progressive and public-spir- 
ited citizen. Farming and stock-raising have 
formed his principal occupations in life, and the 
energetic manner in which he has taken advantage 
of every method tending toward the enhanced 
value of his property has had considerable to do 
with his success. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Orange 
County, N. Y.. August 28, 1830, and is the son of 
Joseph and Elizabeth (Allison) Round, natives of 
New York State. The family came to Ohio about 
1840, and settled in Mary Ann Township, where 
the father purchased a tract of unimproved land, 
and to the improvement of this property he de- 
voted the remaining years of his life. After a 
long and useful life he passed away, at the age of 
seventy-one. His wife died previous to his demise, 
aged sixty-nine years. Such had been his energy 
that, though beginning with no means or friends, 
he accumulated two hundred and forty acres of 
valuable land. 

In the family of Joseph Round there were eight 
children, of whom we note the following: Mary 
Ann married P. W. Harris and died in Putnam 
County, Ohio; .Sarah became the wife of Joseph 



Hickey, who lives in Washington Township; our 
subject is next in order of birth; Joseph resides in 
Licking County; Emily is the wife of David Hall, 
of Washington Township; Maria is the wife of 
George Chilcoat; Richard and Nehemiah are resi- 
dents of Mar}' Ann Township. Samuel A. was 
reared on the home farm. The educational priv- 
ileges which he received were only those afforded 
by the common schoolsof the locality. His train- 
ing at farm labor, however, was not so meagre, for 
he was early inured to the arduous labors of the 
fields. He gave his father the benefit of his serv- 
ices in youth, but upon attaining his majority em- 
barked in life for himself. 

In Mary Ann Township occurred the marriage 
of Samuel A. Pound and Miss Lucinda Wilkin, 
who was there born, being a daughter of Henry 
Wilkin. After marriage he settled upon the farm 
where he now lives and to the cultivation of which 
he devotes his attention. In addition to this 
place he superintends the management of forty 
acres belonging to his wife. They have a family 
numbering eight children, as follows: Emma L., 
wife of Alonzo Iloltz, of Madison Township, Lick- 
ing County; Belle, who married Byron Harris, of 
Mary Ann Township; Wallace, living in Eden 
Township, Magdalena, Sadie L., William, Orlando 
and Ella, who are with their parents. 




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>ACIL DENMAN. « 



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i7~T CIL DENMAN, a prominent agriculturist 
f — \ and representative citizen of Terry Town- 
sliip, was born in Licking County, Janu- 
ary 4, 1826, and is the youngest child of Philip 
and Amelia (Fox) Denman, the former a native 
of New Jersey, and the latter of Connecticut. The 
father was one of the pioneers of Ohio, having 
settled on Rocky Fork, near Hanover, in the 
year 1804. From there he removed to the farm 
now owned by our subject, and soon after com- 
ing here built what was then the largest house 
in all the country. Within its walls the early set- 
tlers assembled for worship, and it is said by some 
that these were among the first services ever held 
by the Methodist Chinch in Licking County. The 
Denmans were powerful men, and delighted in 
feats of strength. 

At an advanced age Philip Denman passed away, 
September 22, 1868, honored and mourned by all 
who knew him. lie had been three times married, 
and six children resulted from his lirst union, two 
of whom died in early childhood. Phoebe, the 
eldest, was born March 6, 1810, and married a Mr. 
Horner, now deceased; she passed away March 16, 
1886. Two of their three children are deceased, 
while the third is living at Columbus Grove, Ohio, 
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Marinda, who was born June 21, 1813, married 
Richard Wales, and they had two children, Lcan- 
der s., a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan College at 
Delaware, and Uriah. Mrs. Wales was a devout 
Christian and an earnest worker in the cause of re- 
ligion. Philip R. was born in July, 1823, and 
mention of. him is made in the biography of Frank 
Denman on another page. 

The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in 
this county, and June 3, 1853, married Miss Ann 
Jane O'Connor, by whom he had two children: 
Minnie, the wife of W. W. Irwin, who resides at 
Boulder, Colo., and Helen, who married W. II. 
Lynn and lives at Winlield, Kan. Mrs. Denman 
was a descendant of an aristocratic family of the 
North of Ireland, and was a cultured lady, a grad- 
uate of the Granville Female .Seminary. She died 
in July, 1858. 

Ten years later Mr. Denman married Miss Let- 
tic Paisley, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Hood) 
Paisley. She vvas one of eight children, of whom 
the eldest, Mary J., married J. McPridc, who died 
in Andersonville Prison. After twenty years of 
widowhood, Mrs. McPride became the wife of 
Ephraim Ponifield and removed from Muskin- 
gum County to McPherson, Kan., where Mr, Boni- 



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field died in 1881). Mrs. Bonifield and her son, 
John McBride, reside in a beautiful home near Mc- 
Pherson. Mrs. Denman is second in order of birth. 
Tlie third daughter. Mrs. Ilattie German, lives at 
Morton, Kan., and is the mother of four children. 
Dr. ,1. W. Balsley, the fourth member of the family 
circle, is a prominent physician and druggist of 
Oskaloosa, Kan. During the late war he served 
for four years in the Union army, and was twice 
taken prisoner, but each time was parolled. His 
wife was formerly Miss Sadie Bonifield, and is a 
niece of Dr. T. A. Reamy, of Cincinnati. For two 
years she has been a member of the City Council 
of Oskaloosa, and is a lady of education and abil- 
ity. 

The next in order of birth is Nanie B.. wife of 
Edward Richards, of Nashport, Ohio, to whom she 
has borne four children. Fannie, the youngest of 
the daughters, is a teacher of unusual ability, and 
has taught in the schools of Harrisburg, Oskaloosa 
and Valley Falls. Kan. At present she is making 
her home with Mrs. Richards, at Nashport. The 
twins. Herbert and Earnest, are the youngest of 
this large family. Herbert is a painter living at 
Dayton, Ohio, while Earnest, a farmer by occupa- 
tion, resides in Zauesville, Ohio. Mrs. Balsley 
died very suddenly May 30, 1889. Her father 
was a participant in the War of 1812, while the 
father of Mr. Balsley served in the Revolutionary 
War. 

On account of failing health, our subject was 
obliged to abandon farming pursuits. He then en- 
tered a store and clerked for four years, but his 
health not improving, he decided to take a trip to 
the California gold fields. In 1850 he went to 
New York and purchased a through ticket to Cali- 
fornia via the Isthmus of Panama. All went well 
until Panama was reached, when he found that 
the "Columbia." the steamer he was to take from 
there, had not rounded Cape Horn, and on inquiry 
he learned that it would be six weeks before she 
would arrive at the Isthmus. He could sell the 
rest of his ticket for just what it cost in New York, 
but when lie came to buy another, it was different. 
They wanted more for a ticket than a common 
man could earn in a life time. 

Finally taking passage on a sailing-vessel at 



Panama, Mr. Denman soon found that his troubles 
were not ended. The captain committed suicide, 
and after the excitement abated the mate said they 
had been on the wrong course, and the Captain 
had been insane for weeks. Returning to Panama, 
the vessel was there refitted and once more started 
on its course. Five months after leaving New 
Y'ork, Mr. Denman reached the gold fields. While 
there he had a narrow escape from death, but fort- 
unately regained his strength, and is now, at the 
age of sixty-nine, one of the finest specimens of 
physical manhood in Licking County. 

Arriving at home from California in 1852, Mr. 
Denman investigated property with a view to pur- 
chase, anil decided to locate in Licking County. 
Here he has since resided, his home being upon a 
valuable farm of one hundred and thirty acres. The 
residence is a commodious structure, occupying a 
splendid site and surrounded with attractive rural 
environments. His life proves what may be ac- 
complished by industry, honor and perseverance. 
His opportunities in youth were meagre, and al- 
though he had a scholarship in the Wesleyan Col- 
lege, ill health prevented him from attending. In 
the school of experience, he has been an apt stu- 
dent, aud probably throughout the entire county 
few men are better informed than he. 

Politically a Republican, Mr. Denman votes aud 
works with that party. He has held various town- 
ship offices, and at one time was elected Assessor 
without his personal knowledge. As an earnest, 
consistent Christian, he affiliates with the Method- 
ist Episcopal Church, with which denomination all 
the members of his family are identified. 



r~y APT. HIRAM BRICKER, formerly one of 
j V~\/ the most extensive stock-raisers of Lick- 
ing County, but now a retired citizen of 
Utica, was born in Knox County, Ohio, September 
14, 1821). He is of direct German descent, his 
grandfather, Ludwig Bricker, having been born in 
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with the other members of the family. He settled 
in Maryland, and there grew to manhood and 
married. Later he removed to Washington Coun- 
ty, Pa., where his death occurred at an advanced 
age. He had a large family, and his sons became 
pioneers of Knox County. Ohio. 

The youngest of the family was David, father of 
our subject, who was born in Washington County, 
Pa., September 14, 1800. He married Indiana 
Cox, a native of Greene County, Pa., who was born 
March 4, 1798, and in 1821 settled in Morgan 
Township, Knox County, on a farm of two hun- 
dred acres, containing few improvements. Being 
a man of great industry and excellent judgment, 
he became the owner of several farms, which he 
divided among his children. In 1873 he purchased 
a residence property in Utica at a cost of *5,000, 
and retired from active pursuits. His death oc- 
curred September 14, 1878. His wife passed from 
earth March 2, 1887, aged eighty-nine years. 

In early life David Bricker was a member of the 
Baptist Church, but during his later years was a 
Universalis! in belief. Politically he was a stanch 
Republican, and at different times held office in 
the township where he resided so many years. His 
children were six in number, viz.: Elizabeth, who 
married Jesse Bell and died in Greene County, 
Pa.; Christopher, who departed this life in Dela- 
ware Count}', Ohio; Emeline, who married Harvey 
Cox and died in Knox County, Ohio; Anna Belle, 
Mrs. Samuel Elliott, who died in Knox Count}', 
Ohio; Hiram; and Demus. who resides in Rich Hill 
Township, Knox County. 

The educational advantages of our subject were 
limited to such privileges as were afforded by the 
public schools of Morgan Township, Knox Coun- 
ty. At the age of eighteen he became a dealer in 
live stock, buying in Ohio and driving to Cumber- 
land, Md., which was then the nearest railroad 
point. It required forty days to market stock at 
that time. Upon one occasion he drove his stock 
to Baltimore. In 1853 he settled on a farm in 
Washington Township, where he became an exten- 
sive sheep raiser and dealer in wool. His own 
flock, after removing to Knox County, numbered 
one thousand head of merino sheep. In 1872 he 
removed to the farm where he was born, and con- 



tinued as before until October, 1891, when he re- 
tired from active business and took up his resi- 
dence in Utica. 

In 18G1 our subject enlisted for one hundred 
days, and was mustered into service as First Lieu- 
tenant of Company A, One Hundred and Thirty- 
fifth Ohio Infantry. After having served for four 
months, he was mustered out with the rank of 
Captain. During his period of service he partici- 
pated in two engagements. His landed possessions 
include three well improved farms, which aggre- 
gate nearly five hundred acres, and he also owns a 
pleasant home in Utica. Socially he is a member 
of Channel Post No. 188, G. A. R., of which he is 
Past Commander. A Republican in politics, he 
has served as Justice of the Peace, and also filled 
other minor offices. In religious connections he 
and his wife belong to the Church of Christ. 

The lady who February 17, 1853, became the 
wife of Captain Bricker was Harriet Malissa, 
daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Hanger) Bell. 
Her father was born in Washington Count}', Pa., 
in 1802, and was a son of James and Elizabeth 
(Hayes) Bell, whom he accompanied to Licking 
County in an early day. He pursued fanning 
with marked success, becoming the owner of about 
nine hundred acres, and engaged extensively in 
the business of a wool grower. His death oc- 
curred November 11, 1882, while his wife passed 
away February 12, 1878, aged seventy-six years. 
They were devoted members of the Church of 
Christ, in which faith they reared their six chil- 
dren. Mrs. Bricker, the youngest of the family, 
was born in Licking County, February 14, 1836, 
and has here made her life-long home. She is a 
lady of culture, who with the Captain is highly re- 
garded in the social circles of the community. 

Captain and Mrs. Bricker have had twelve chil- 
dren: David A., born on the 5th of April, 1854, is 
a hardware merchant of Utica; Isaac B., born Au- 
gust 12, 1856, died at the age of seven years; 
Catherine A., born July 26, 1858, is the wife of 
Ray Mc Will tams, a fanner of Licking County; 
Anabell, born November 2K, I860, married F. T. 
Mercer, druggist, and the present Postmaster of 
Centreburgb, Knox County, Ohio; Elizabeth I.. 
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of Knox County; Virginia, born August 9, 1865, 
married James Seward, of Newark; James F.. born 
November 22, 1867, manages the home farm in 
Knox County; Mary Emma, born December 3, 
1869; Cary Tecumseh, born February 3, 1872; 
Laura E., born April 9, 1874; Charles C, born 
February 18, 1876; and Nellie M., January 7, 1878, 
complete the family. 



J WILLIS FULTON. His present farm has 
been the life-long home of Mr. Fulton, and 
in the house where he now lives he was 
born March 18, 1851. His parents were John 
M. and Rebecca A. (Young) Fulton, the former 
born in Berkeley County, W. Va., in 1814, and 
the latter in Licking County, Ohio, in 1820. The 
father was in turn the son of Robert Fulton, a 
native of the North of Ireland, who after his 
marriage emigrated to America and settled in 
West Virginia. 

When about nine years of age John M. Fulton 
accompanied his parents to Licking County, where 
he was reared to manhood. Of his marriage, two 
sons and three daughters were born. The eldest, 
Robert S., was graduated from the Newark High 
School, and later finished the course in Marietta 
College, from which institution he was graduated 
after four 3'ears' study. He is now a prominent 
attorney of Cincinnati, where he married Miss 
Mary Morse. In church and Sunday -school work 
he is quite active, and is one of the Elders before 
whom II. P. Smith was tried for heresy in the 
Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati. 

The eldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of Sam- 
uel F. Van Voorhis, a well-to-do retired farmer 
of Newark and a man of some prominence there, 
being connected with the Board of Trade, the 
electric railroad, and the building and loan associ- 
ation of that city. Our subject is in order of 
birth the third member of the household. Lou 
is the wife of Charles II. Follett. of Newark, 
whose family history will be noted in the sketch 



of Hon. Charles Follett. Nellie M., who resides 
with her mother in Newark, has been an invalid 
for fifteen \ r ears. 

Receiving a common-school education, our sub- 
ject was denied further educational advantages on 
account of failing eyesight. This calamity befell 
him as the result of a severe blow upon the head, 
caused by being thrown from a runawa}' horse. 
His entire life has been spent upon the farm where 
he now lives, which he inherited at the death 
of his father, December 29, 1873, two days after 
the sixtieth anniversary of his birth. The prop- 
erty was then divided among the heirs and the 
widow purchased cit} r property, to which she soon 
afterward removed, and where she now resides. 

November 28, 1873, Mr. Fulton was united in 
marriage with Miss flattie E. Glick, who was born 
in Licking County September 15, 1851. She is 
the daughter of G. W. and Rosala Glick, the 
former of whom was Superintendent of the Lick- 
ing County Infirmary for twenty-one years. Her 
education was received in the Granville Female 
College, where she took a normal course. For 
several years prior to her marriage she was suc- 
cessful^' engaged in teaching school. 

Two sons and one daughter were born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Fulton. Guy II., the eldest, was born 
March 4, 1874, and was graduated from the New- 
ark High School with the Class of '92. He is now 
at home. Fred O., born May 30, 1876, is a stu- 
dent in the Newark High School; and Mary C. 
is also in school. 

At the death of his father, our subject received 
his share of the estate, which was valued at $80,000. 
With his mother, he now owns a farm consisting 
of two hundred and eighteen acres of fertile land, 
upon which are excellent buildings and all neces- 
sary conveniences. While prosperous and success- 
ful in his agricultural operations, he has never- 
theless met with several serious misfortunes. Twice 
he lost his barns by fire. Upon the first occasion 
a barn, 30x58 feet, cribs, wagon sheds, granary, 
etc., were entirely destroyed with contents, in- 
cluding a thoroughbred Short-horn bull. In April, 
1893, the fire fiend again destroyed the new 
barns erected on the site of the old, consuming 
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bushels of com, five head of horses, thirty head of 
hogs, farming implements, harness, etc. These 
buildings have since been replaced. 

In political matters Mr. Fulton is earnest and 
active. He has been Township Trustee for six 
years, Land Appraiser for two terms, a Director 
of the Licking County Agricultural Society for 
ten years, and its Vice-President one 3 T ear. In 
1894 he was a candidate for County Commissioner, 
but his location was somewhat against him, and 
the ollice fell into the hands of a resident of the 
northeastern part of the count3'. Frequently he 
has represented the Democratic party in state and 
congressional conventions. Socially, he belongs 
to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In 
religious views he is liberal. His father was a 
Presbyterian, his mother a Baptist, and his son 
and daughter are identified with the latter de- 
nomination. 



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-T EWIS SIMMONS. As early as 1810 Van 
I C} Simmons, father of our subject, removed 
from Hampshire County, Va., to Licking 
County, Ohio, and settling in Burlington Town- 
ship, there cleared a farm from the midst of the 
forest. Shortly after erecting a log cabin he was 
dratted into service in the War of 1812, and at 
the close of that conflict returned to his farm and 
was soon afterward married. That important event 
united him with Miss Sarah Butcher, a native of 
Hardy County, Va., who removed to LickingCoun- 
ty about the same time as did he. 

Upon the home farm in Burlington Township 
the parents of our subject continued to reside 
until they closed their eyes upon the scenes of 
earth. The mother died aged sixty-six years, six 
months, and the father passed away when in his 
seventy-ninth year. Of their ten children, the 
eldest died in childhood and five are now living. 
Elizabeth, who married John Smoots, resides near 
Grant City, Mo.; Mary Louisa, Mrs. John II. Smith, 
lives on a farm adjoining that of our subject; 



Joseph resides in Grant City, Mo.; and John J. 
resides near Appleton, Licking County. 

Upon the farm where he now lives the subject 
of this sketch was born September 17, 1836. His 
education was received in the district schools of 
Burlington Township, and upon entering upon 
his life work he chose the occupation of a farmer, 
which he has since followed. On the 4th of Janu- 
ary, 1859, he married Mary D. Howell, who was 
born in Linnville, Licking County, Ohio, July 17, 
1838. She is the daughter of William and Emily 
(McDowell) Howell, natives respectively of Mary- 
land and Bedford County, Pa., and early settlers 
of Franklin Township, Licking Count}', where the 
mother died at the age of thirty-six years. The 
father died in Muncie, Ind., at an advanced age. 

Mrs. Simmons is one of eight children, five sons 
and three daughters, of whom five are living- 
John is a mechanic of Red Oak, Iowa. William 
H. resides in Bennington Township, Licking Coun- 
ty. Commodore P. lives in Washington, D. C. 
Three of the sons were soldiers during the war, 
serving until the close of the conflict, and David 
died in Chattanooga, Tenn., after the Rebellion 
had ended. The only living sister, Mrs. Emily 
J. Culp, resides at New Salem, Fairfield County, 
Ohio. 

Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are the parents of two 
children, Leroy L. and William N. The former 
was born December 4, 1859, and is well educated, 
having been graduated from the Utica High School. 
He also attended the University of Michigan until 
almost completing the course of studies, when he 
was obliged to resign on account of poor health. 
Afterward he was graduated from Duff's Com- 
mercial College at Pittsburgh He is considered 
a mechanical genius, having superior ability in 
that line. At present he is a bookkeeper in a real- 
estate office in Columbus. On the 28th of Sep- 
tember, 1871, he married Miss Maimie H. Postle- 
waite,and they have three children. The younger 
son, William N., who was educated in the high 
school, is married and has four children. 

A portion of the old homestead our subject in- 
herited from his father, and at present he is the 
owner of one hundred and twenty-five acres of 
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buildings and the other accessories of a model es- 
tate, lie lias been generous with his sons, giving 
each %2,000, and still retains in his possession suf- 
ficient to provide against poverty in his old age. 
Reared in the faith of the Democratic party, he 
still advocates its principles and supports its can- 
didates. With his wife, he holds membership in 
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Homer. He 
takes a deep interest in matters pertaining to the 
welfare of his fellow-citizens, and may always be 
relied upon to co-operate in progressive move- 
ments. 



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JOSEPH ROGERS, M. D. After having en- 
gaged in the practice of medicine and sur- 
gery for more; than forty years, Dr. Rogers 
retired from active professional duties, and 
now, surrounded by the comforts rendered possi- 
ble by days of toil, he quietly passes the twilight 
of his life at his home in I'tica. He was one of 
the first physicians to locate in Licking County, 
having opened an office at Utica in December, 
1845. Among the citizens of the county few are 
better and none more favorably known than he, 
and it is with pleasure that we invite the reader's 
attention to the following facts connected with his 
life history: 

In 1770 our subject's grandparents, Thomas and 
Sarah (Armstrong) Rogers, removed from Kent 
County, Md., to Washington County, Pa., settling 
in the village of Rurgettstown. There he was 
born March 15, 1815, and there the first eight 
years of his life were passed. At that time his 
parents, Rowland and Mary (Hartshorn) Rogers, 
with their eight children, removed to a farm ad- 
joining the village, from which it was separated by 
a small stream of water. Upon that place he was 
reared, receiving his education in the common 
schools. After the death of his father, the mother 
and eight children returned to Rurgettstown, in 
1834, where he attended a select school, giving his 



attention to the study of English and Latin gram- 
mar, advanced arithmetic and penmanship. Hav- 
ing spent three years and a-half in academic and 
collegiate education, nearly completing the full lit- 
erary course, and some time spent in teaching and 
private study, our subject in the spring of 1840 in 
Rurgettstown commenced the study of medicine 
under the tutelage of Dr. William Dornan, a cele- 
brated physician. In the fall of 1841 he removed 
to Steubenville, Ohio, and continued his medical 
studies under the tuition of Dr. J. S. Scott, a very 
successful physician and surgeon, who was widely 
known throughout the state. While there the 
young student had favorable opportunities for 
studying anatomy and kindred sciences, having 
access to all the books, both literary and medical, 
that he needed, and for two winters having the 
advantage of two dissecting rooms. Of all of these 
advantages he availed himself to the utmost. 

During the last eighteen months of his stay with 
his preceptor, our subject was offered an opportun- 
ity of engaging in practice, and in that way he ac- 
quired considerable practical experience. The fall 
of 1845 witnessed his arrival in Utica, where for 
more than two score years he had the oversight of 
an extensive and lucrative practice. While he 
never took a regular course of lectures at a medi- 
cal college, yet his preparation for practice was 
much more thorough than he could have received 
in many colleges. The degree of Doctor of Medi- 
cine was conferred upon him by the Cincinnati 
College of Medicine, and also by the medical de- 
partment of the university at Cleveland. For two 
consecutive years he officiated as President of the 
Licking County Medical Society, and his interest 
in evei\ything pertaining to the science still con- 
tinues, though he has been retired from the profes- 
sion for several years. 

During the days of slavery the Doctor was a 
stanch Abolitionist, and from the date of the or- 
ganization of the Republican party to the present 
he has always upheld loyally the principles for 
which this political organization stands. He has 
held a number of local offices, and at one time was 
nominated for the State Legislature, but his party 
being in the minority he suffered defeat with the 
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byterian, lie has long been prominent in that 
church and served as a delegate to the general as- 
sembly when the old school and the new school 
branches were united. lie has never married; his 
sister resides with him and looks after the house- 
hold. Notwithstanding his advanced years, eighty, 
he is still in reasonably good health and retains 
unimpaired the full possession of his mental fac- 
ulties. 



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JOHN W. BUXTON, M.D. This talented phy- 
sician of Homer was born in Miller Town- 
ship, Knox County, Ohio, March 4, 1859. 
He traces his ancestry to Maryland, where his 
grandfather, Rev. John Buxton, was born and 
reared, and whence he removed to Coshocton 
County in an early period of the history of Ohio. 
Grandmother Buxton bore the maiden name of 
Elizabeth Todd. Among their children was Noali 
W., our subject's father, who was born in East 
Union, Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1830, and now 
resides in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he follows the 
occupation of a bridge contractor and builder. 

One of our subject's uncles, Rev. John Wesley 
Buxton, is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, now connected with the northern Cali- 
fornia circuit. Another uncle, Francis A. Buxton, 
a farmer of Knox County, has a son, Rev. E. O., 
who is a gentleman of fine attainments, liberal 
education and wide influence, being at present pas- 
tor of a Methodist Episcopal Church located in 
Cleveland, Ohio; he is now enjoying a tour in Eu- 
rope. The father of our subject was twice mar- 
ried, his first wife being Lorinda Butler, and by 
that union two sons were born, James B. and John 
W. The former is engaged with his father as a 
contractor; he married Miss Orlinda, daughter of 
Riley Trout, of Licking County, and they are the 
parents of three children, Elsie, Noah and Milton. 
When our subject was two years old his mother 
died, and afterward his father married for his sec- 



ond wife Miss Candace Buxton, a relative by 
blood. Three daughters and one son were born 
of this union. The son, William T., a resident of 
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, is a traveling salesman by oc- 
cupation. The daughters are, Olive, wife of W. C. 
Mills, of Mt. Vernon, a graduate of the Ohio Uni- 
versity and formerly engaged in the drug busi- 
ness; Mamie, who married Kelley Miller, a tele- 
graph operator and station agent at Galena, Ohio, 
and Elizabeth Gertrude, a student in the Mt. Ver- 
non High School, from which she will soon be 
graduated. 

The subject of this sketch acquired his general 
education in the district schools, which he attended 
until about nineteen years of age. He then en- 
tered the Utica Normal School, where he prosecut- 
ed his studies for seven terms. After leaving there 
he remained at home on his father's farm in Cos- 
hocton County for one year. Next he entered the 
office of Drs. Russell cfe McMillan at Mt. Vernon 
as a medical student, remaining under their tutor- 
ship two years. For the two succeeding years he 
was a student in Starling Medical College, gradu- 
ating from that institution February 28, 1883. 
During his last year there he continued his studies 
in the office of Dr. Loving, of Columbus. 

Returning to the parental home in Coshocton 
County, the young doctor remained there six 
months, and then coming to Homer, entered up- 
on the practice of his chosen profession. Here he 
has built up a fine practice, this too in the face of 
strong competition from a physician of twenty 
years' previous practice in the village. In August 
of 1893, he was appointed a member of the Lick- 
ing County Board of Pension Examiners, a dis- 
tinction which older practitioners might justly 
envy. He meets with this Board at Newark Wed- 
nesday of each week. Politically he is a loyal 
Democrat, and socially holds connection with 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the 
Knights of Pythias. 

At Utica, July 26, 1882, the Doctor was united 
in marriage with Miss Emma L. Johnson, daughter 
of Joseph and Mary Johnson, formerly residents of 
Knox County, Ohio, but now deceased. They had 
a family of six sons and five daughters, all of 
whom still survive, though widely separated. One 



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daughter, Sarah, now matron of the State Normal 
of Missouri at Warrensburg, married II. Martin 
Williams, a prominent editor of that place. A 
son, Martin Johnson, went to Holden, Mo., a poor 
hoy, and becoming a dentist, by close application 
to business has amassed a fortune. In religious 
belief Mrs. Buxton is a consistent member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and her two bright 
and interesting children, Ethel I. and Hugh J., are 
regular attendants at the Sunday-school. The fam- 
ily is one of the most influential in the place and 
is prominent in social circles. 



RUFUS F. WRIGHT, a successful farmer of 
St. Alban's Township, is the descendant 
of honored and patriotic ancestors. His 
grandfather, Simeon Wright, was a Major in the 
War of 1812, and his great-grandfather, Robert 
Wright, served in the defense of the Colonies dur- 
ing the Revolutionary War. While that conflict 
was in progress, and during a time of great peril, 
he hid his wife and three of their children(one of 
whom was Simeon) in a hollow tree to protect them 
from the Tories and Indians. His other three 
children he hid under his cabin floor in the cellar. 
The Indians discovering the three helpless chil- 
dren hid in the cellar, with the fiendish cruelty char- 
acteristic of many tribes of savages, cut their 
throats, scalped them and then burned the house. 
The wife and children hid in the hollow tree 'were 
not found, and thus their lives were saved. Rob- 
ert Wright then took a solemn oath that he would 
kill every Indian he could, and true to his vow he 
killed twelve of the redskins after the war was 
over. He attained a great age, dying at Homer, 
Ohio, when ninety-seven years of age. 

Simeon Wright, accompanied by li is family, mi- 
grated to Licking County, Ohio, in 1819, and set- 
tled on Raccoon Creek in St. Alban's Township. 



When sixty-three 3'ears old he was killed by a run- 
away horse. The father of our subject, Hiram 
Wright, was born in Rutland, Vt., July 25, 1803, 
and was sixteen years of age when he accompanied 
li is parents to Licking County. In St. Alban's 
Township he married Eliza Blood, a native of Bos- 
ton, Mass., born in January, 1803, who settled in 
this township in 1821. 

After marriage Hiram Wright settled in Monroe 
Township, but after his father's death he returned 
to St. Alban's Township and here continued to re- 
side until the fall of 1870. He then removed to 
Champaign County, 1 11., and settled near Mahomet, 
where he died August 8, 1889, and his wife April 
9, 1890. Their children were, Sarah (deceased), 
Elizabeth, Mary, Lucien, Rufus F., Robert, Charles 
(deceased) and Theodore. Rufus F. was born in 
Monroe Township, near Johnstown, April 7, 1835. 
When four years old he was brought by his parents 
to St. Alban's Township, where with the exception 
of one year he has since resided. Farming has been 
his sole occupation, and of this he has made a sig- 
nal success. 

In Alexandria, Ohio, March 26, 1857, occurred 
the marriage of Rufus F. Wright and Miss Harriet 
Elizabeth Lyman, a daughter of Abner and Betsey 
(Hubbard) Lyman. Abner Lyman was born in 
Onondaga Count)', N. Y., November 1, 1811, and 
when six years old was taken by his parents to 
Hardin County, Ivy., thence in 1820 removed to 
Louisville, Ky., and in the fall of 1825 drove an 
ox team from that city to Licking County, landing 
in St. Alban's Township with fifty cents and a few 
bedclothes. For several years he was employed b}' 
the month on farms. In 1830 he bought forty 
acres in St. Alban's Township, where he became a 
prominent resident. He married Miss Hubbard 
July 10, 1836, and they had four children, Harriet 
Elizabeth, Horace O, Sarah F., and Joseph A., who 
was killed in the battle of Ringgold, Ga. Mr. Ly- 
man died in Alexandria, Ohio, January 24, 1885, 
at the age of seventy-three. He was one of the 
pioneer members of the Methodist Church in this 
locality, becoming identified with it in 1848. 

The mother of Mrs. Wright, known in maiden- 
hood as Betsey Hubbard, was born in Rutland, Vt., 
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was principally passed in Licking County, whither 
she came with her parents at the age of four years. 
With them she settled in Granville Township, hut 
after several years spent there removed to Lock, 
Knox County, Ohio, where her wedding was sol- 
emnized. She attained an advanced age, passing 
away in St. Alban's Township December 24, 1883. 
Our subject's married life has been spent in St. 
Alban's Township, with the exception of one and 
one-half years in Morrow County. lie and his 
wife have three children, namely: Lyman A., who 
married Mary B. Stimson; Sarah I., wife of L. 1). 
Rogers, M. I).; and Fred J., who married Maggie 
Levering. With his wife our subject holds mem- 
bership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 
which he has officiated in various important capaci- 
ties and the good works of which he assists by gen- 
erous donations. Ilis farm consists of one hundred 
and sixty acres and is one of the best in St. Alban's 
Township, presenting a neat and attractive appear- 
ance, which abundantly proves the energetic dis- 
position of the owner. 



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NATHAN S. DENMAN. The farming lands 
of Licking County comprise its most val- 
uable property, and the men who devote 
their energies to the cultivation of the soil occupy- 
no unimportant position among the people. To 
this class belongs Mr. Denman, a successful agri- 
culturist and progressive citizen of Perry Town- 
ship, who owns one of the best farms in this local- 
ity. A visitor to the homestead will see that good 
buildings have been erected. Modem machinery 
has been introduced, the land has been subdivided 
into pastures and fields of convenient size by good 
fences, and all the improvements have been intro- 
duced that mark a first-class farm. 

The name which our subject bears has long been 
one of prominence in Licking County, the family 
having made settlement here in 1804. His father, 
Zenas II., was born in New Jersey August 24, 1791, 
and on the 7th of December, 1815, was united in 



marriage with Miss Jane Smith, a native of the Old 
Dominion, born March 29, 1800. They became 
the parents of eleven children, of whom five now 
survive, those besides our subject being, Mathias, 
a resident of Illinois, now living near the city of 
Bloomington, who is married and has eight chil- 
dren; Roverta, who married John Arnold, of Cali- 
fornia, and they have one daughter; Augustine 
C, Mrs. Freeman, who is the mother of six chil- 
dren and makes her home near Grand Island, 
Neb.; and Isabel, the wife of L. V. Iloyt, living at 
Denman 's Cross Roads, this county. Mr. and Mrs. 
Iloyt have had live children, but only two are now 
living. 

Upon the home farm in Perry Township, where 
he was born March 26, 1838, the subject of this 
sketch passed the years of boyhood and youth. At 
the age of twenty-two he traveled to the south- 
west, where he remained about ten years. During 
a portion of this period he was engaged as a stock 
dealer, buying cattle in Texas and driving them 
into Nebraska, where they were sold. Sometimes 
in these expeditions, he would go as far north as 
Dakota. Possessing the requisite push and deter- 
mination, he met with success in that occupation, 
but not desiring to devote his life to it, he re- 
turned to Ohio and settled on the old homestead, 
where he has since resided. 

January 2, 1876, Mr. Denman was united in 
marriage with Sarah E., daughter of Thomas and 
Elmira Shannon, concerning whom mention is 
made in the sketch of W. W. Shannon, on another 
page. Mrs. Denman is well educated, and both she 
and her husband occupy an enviable position in 
the social circles of this place. Their home is 
pleasant, and it is their especial enjoyment to 
throw wide open their doors for the entertainment 
of their many friends. They have one child, a 
son, Enyart T., an ambitious and intelligent youth, 
whose prospects for the future are the brightest. 
By her first husband, Andrew W. Shaw, Mrs. Den- 
man has a son, James T., who is a clerk and tele- 
graph operator at Elreno, Oklahoma Territory. 
He married Miss Ella McMurray, of Washington, 
Pa., and they have one child, Leland Denman 
Shaw. 

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impartial counselor and kind friend. He is a gen- 
tlemen of libenl views, both religions and politi- 
cal. While not identified with any denomination, 
be frequently attends the Methodist Protestant 
Church, to which bis wife belongs. On national 
issues be is a Democrat, but in local affairs occa- 
sionally votes with the Republican party. 



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01IARLES J. KERR- Traveling through 
Perry Township, the visitor pauses to ad- 
mire the finely improved farm owned and 
occupied by Mr. Kerr. The property is in many 
respects an ideal place. The improvements are 
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Mch adapted to its special purpose. The 
residence stands upon a slight eminence, and its 
attractive appearance is enhanced by the ornamen- 
tal trees surrounding it on every hand. A never 
failing spring furnishes an abundant supply of 
clear, pure water: in fact, the farm of one hundred 
and forty -two acres contains all the improvements 
nature, with lavish hand, can furnish or the imag- 

Mr. Kerr is still comparatively young in years, 
having been born March - He is a native 

of Knox County, and a son of Isaac and Elizabeth 
(Holmes) Kerr, also natives of Ohio. Of the par- 
ental family of eight children, five are now living. 
those besides our subject being. Sarah R_ the wife 
of R E. Horn, of Gambia. Ohio: Scott R. a resident 
of Bmdeasburg. Ohio: Martha M- who married 
Joseph Farmer and lives at Martinsbnrg. Ohio: 
and Will, whose home is in Rladensburg. this state. 
Upon hts father's farm Charles J. Kerr gained in 
youth a prac t ical knowledge of agriculture. For 
a few terms he attended the district schools, bat 
with that exception he has gained his education 
by personal application and self -cult ure. On the 
lath of May. 1880, be was united in marriage with 



(Mercer) Davidson, of Knox County. Ohio. Mrs. 
Kerr was born and reared in Knox County and 
by her marriage has beco me the mother of three 
children, namely: John Otts. Otto Lee and Arliea 
M.. who are now ( 1394) thirteen, eleven and eight 
years of age respectively. The children are bright 
and intelligent and are being given excellent edu- 
cational advantages in the home schools. 

While taking an interest in public affs 
Kerr is not a politician and has never sought or 
desired office, preferring to devote his attention 
exclusively to his farming interests. However, be 
is well informed upon local and national questions 
of importance and gives his support to the princi- 
ples of the Democratic party. He and his wife 
are members of the Disciples' Church, and are 
earnest, sincere Christians, who enjoy the respect 
of all their acquaintances. They are generous con- 
tributors to religions and charitable projects, and 
their infiaence may always be relied upon to sup- 
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erty of the subject of tats sketch. The place con- 
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Licking County, Ohio, anil soon afterward entered 
from the Government t lie land now owned by 
Charles. Both parents were natives of the Old 
Dominion, the father having been born April 17, 
L785, and the mother February 10,1789. Their 
family consisted of three sons and four daughters, 
namely: Sarah ,\nn, who was born in 1815; Bar- 
bara. 1818; Albert, 1820; Mary. 1823; Jane, 1826; 
Charles. 1828; and Joseph, 1830. Of these only 
two are now living, Charles and Mary, the latter 
being the wife of Edward Hickey. The others at- 
tained manhood and womanhood, and all except 
one died in Licking County. 

In boyhood Charles Wilkin was a student in the 
pioneer subscription schools, but his advantages 
were limited and his education has been acquired 
mainly by self-culture. In youth he gained a 
thorough knowledge of agriculture, which he 
chose as his life occupation. Upon establishing 
domestic ties, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Abbie Jane Smith, who was born June 28, 1833, 
and is a member of a family of eleven children, of 
whom three brothers and one sister are now living 
in Ohio and one hi other in Missouri. The parents, 
Adna and Phivbe Ann (Carpenter) Smith, were 
natives of New York and were members of fami- 
lies long established in the Empire State. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin resulted in 
the birth of six children, of whom four are living. 
James II., the eldest, died in infancy; Horace is 
living under the parental roof; Phoebe died at the 
age of twenty-four; Nelson is at home; Nettie 
married Milton Wilkin and lives on a farm near 
that of her father; Emma, the youngest, is a bright 
and accomplished young lady. The children en- 
joyed every advantage offered by the schools of 
modem days and are well educated and refined. 
Having resided in Licking County through more 
than sixty changing years. Mi. Wilkin has aided 
in bunging about the result so nobly achieved in 
making the wilderness the habitation of the white 
man. In his chosen vocation he has met with 
more than ordinary success and is numbered 
among the prosperous agriculturists of the town- 
ship. With his family he holds membership in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. While affiliating 
with the Democratic party upon the national 



issues of the age, in local affairs he votes for prin- 
ciples rather than party and gives his support to 
the candidates whom he deems best qualified for 
the office, irrespective of political ties. 



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-T^r LANSON L. SIMMONS. Among the re- 
/ — \ tired business men who have labored ar- 
duously in earlier life, and now in their 
later years are enjoying the fruits of their labor 
with a conscience at ease and an active interest in 
the welfare of the eommunit\ r , we mention the 
gentleman whose name stands at the head of this 
record. He resides at Kirkersville, where with his 
family he enjoys the pleasant home he has so 
truly earned and richly merited. 

The record of Mr. Simmons' life is one of more 
than usual interest. Born in Muskingum County, 
Ohio, June 6, 1816, he is the son of William and 
Martha Simmons, the father a native of Massachu- 
setts, and the mother a descendant of Irish ances- 
try. At the age of eight years he was kidnapped 
and bound out until he was twenty-one. He was 
placed in the family of Amos T. Sweazey, in Fair- 
field County, Ohio, where he learned the woolen 
manufacturing business, serving nine years. His 
"master and mistress" died while he was in this 
service, which cancelled the contract which made 
him a bound boy. He never afterward heard from 
his family except to hear that his mother was dead 
a year after that event transpired. His father had 
died when Alanson L. was two years old, and one 
Monroe was appointed his guardian. Monroe's 
brother-in-law wanted a boy, and the result was a 
collusion between Monroe and Sweazey, to the 
effect as recorded above. Being so young at the 
time of leaving home, new acquaintances and as- 
sociations soon estranged him from his mother. 

In the spring of 1833 Mr. Simmons went on the 
Ohio Canal as a driver for one John D. Wormer, 
continuing three years. His recollection of his em- 



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ployer is such that he would willingly contribute 
a monument to his memory if permitted to do so. 
He personally knew of the employment of Presi- 
dent Garfield in the same capacity as himself on 
the same canal. He was a resident of Licking 
County in the winters of 1833-45, being em- 
ployed in keeping a canal horse stable. For seven 
years he was Captain of a boat, and afterward pur- 
chased a boat, which he traded for hotel property 
in Haiti more, Fairfield County, Ohio. For one 
year he was proprietor of the hotel, then clerked 
in the dry-goods business in Baltimore for about 
three years. Afterward he embarked in the grain, 
lumber and wool business on his own account in 
Baltimore, operating this business ten years and 
meeting with good success. Meantime he also 
conducted a drug business in Baltimore. 

Leaving that village in 1865, our subject went 
to Toledo, where he engaged in jobbing and re- 
tailing in paints, oils, glass, etc. Selling out his 
interests in that place, he went to Fostoria and 
bought a stock of goods, remaining there eight 
months. He then shipped his goods to Baltimore, 
and sold them out at a serious loss by reason of 
dissipated partners. In October, 1870, coming to 
Kirkersville, he built a drug store and established 
his son in business, which he still continues. He 
owns some residence property in Toledo, which 
brings him a good rental. Since coming to Kirkers- 
ville he has lived retired and surrounded by all 
the comforts secured through the years of his ac- 
tive business life. 

.September 15, 1836, Mr. Simmons married Miss 
Wealthy Lucky, a name which, if there be any 
significance in names, was doubtless recognized as 
a forerunner of success and happiness. Fifty- 
seven years of the wedded life of this venerable 
pair have passed, the fiftieth anniversary having 
been appropriately celebrated. Seven sons and 
seven daughters were born to them, of whom five 
are living: Thomas C, Hartsel H., Mary Louisa, 
Ann C. and Clara O. George and Henry died in 
young manhood; the others died in infancy or 
early childhood. Thomas C. married Elva Kiefer 
and is Superintendent of the state shops in the 
Ohio Penitentiary. H. H. married Miss Emma, 
sister of D. C. Winegarner, whose sketch appears 



herein; he conducts the drug store in Kirkersville. 
Ann C. is the wife of W. B. Beach, a prosperous 
mechanic of Bowling Green, Wood County. Clara, 
residing in Toledo, is the wife of Angus Hosmer, 
bookkeeper in a railroad office. Two sons, George 
and Thomas, were soldiers during the late war, 
and Thomas is pensioned by reason of deafness 
incurred while supporting a battery in action. 

Since the organization of the Republican party 
Mr. Simmons has identified himself therewith. He 
cast his first Presidential vote for General Harri- 
son, and voted for the grandson in 1888. He 
has served in various local positions. For nine 
years he was Justice of the Peace, and also served 
as Overseer of the Poor and Fence Viewer. His 
wife has been connected with the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church since early womanhood, and two 
daughters also belong to that denomination. As 
a citizen, he is held in high esteem by his fellow- 
citizens, and always approves an}' movement which 
will enhance the prosperity of the community. 



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T~> LI ASHBROOK was identified with the 
r Cy history of Licking County during the pe- 
riod of its earl} r development. So long as 
the names of the honored pioneers are cherished 
in the hearts of posterity, so long will he be re- 
membered with gratitude for the part he bore in 
the early growth of this section of Ohio. He came 
hither before many of our now venerable citizens 
were born, and it was his privilege to witness the 
transformation of the country from an unattrac- 
tive, unimproved wilderness to the abode of a 
large and intelligent population. 

Mr. Ashbrook was born in Hampshire County, 
Va., on the 23d of September, 1781. He grew to 
manhood in the Old Dominion, and at the age of 
about twenty years, January 5, 1802, was united 
in marriage with Miss Caty Peters, also of Hamp- 
shire County. They continued to reside there for 
eight years after their marriage, but in the autumn 
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County, Ohio, and after a sojourn of a few months 
there, went to Fairfield Count}', the same state, in 
April, 1811. In that place he continued to reside 
for twelve years, meantime engaging in agricult- 
ural pursuits. 

When a young man of twenty-five years, Mr. 
Ai-hbrook united with the old school Baptist 
Church, and afterward, while devoting his atten- 
tion principally to farm work, never neglected an 
opportunity to preach the Gospel. In April, 1823, 
he came to Licking County and settled near Johns- 
town, where he had purchased fifty acres of unim- 
proved land. One of his first improvements was 
the erection of a hewed log house, and as time 
passed by he introduced other valuable additions 
and accessories to the place. He met with many 
of the misfortunes and hardships incident to pio- 
neer life, but kept a brave spirit in the midst of 
adversity. 

While not rich in this world's goods, Mr. Ash- 
brook was rich in the hope of a blessed immortal- 
it j\ He was a firm believer in and expounder of 
the doctrines of the old school Baptist Church for 
sixty-eight years. He also served the cause of 
Christ as an evangelist, traveling in seven differ- 
ent states preaching the Gospel and exhorting the 
unconverted to accept Christ as their .Savior. His 
wife passed to the better land June 1, 1871, in her 
eighty-seventh year, and at the advanced age of 
ninety-five years and four months he followed the 
companion of his youth to their eternal home, Jan- 
uary 24, 1877. They had fourteen children (seven 
sons and seven daughters), of whom twelve at- 
tained years of maturity, married and became the 
heads uf families. Nine of his children were pres- 
ent at his funeral, the eldest being then seventy- 
four, and the youngest fifty-three years of age. 



WILLIAM HENRY KUSSMAUL is the 
proprietor of the Granville Times, a 
breezy sheet, which enjoys a good cir- 
culation, and is published in the interests of the 
community, especial attention being paid to local 



affairs. It also reviews ably the public issues of 
the age, and its advertising columns are well filled, 
showing that the business men of Granville appre- 
ciate it as a medium for communicating with the 
people. The paper is issued weekly, aud has a 
guaranteed circulation of eight hundred. 

Mr. Kussmaul has spent his entire life in Lick- 
ing County, and was born at Newark June 21, 
1860. His parents, Christian and Louisa (Freiner) 
Kussmaul, natives of Germany, are now residents 
of Newark. He received an education in that city, 
where for six years he was a pupil in the German 
schools, and for a year and a-half conducted his 
studies in the English public schools. At the age 
of sixteen he began learning the printer's trade, 
at which he was employed until 1880. 

Coming to Granville in March, 1880, in com- 
pany with H. A. Church, our subject established 
the Granville Times, the first issue of the paper 
appearing June 9 of that year, the day Garfield 
was uominated for President. Three years later 
Mr. Kussmaul became half owner, with the Rev. C. 
B. Downs as his partner, and on the 1st of Septem- 
ber, 1887, he purchased Mr. Downs' interest, which 
eight days afterward he sold to F. W. Shepardson. 
The connection thus formed continued until Oc- 
tober 7, 1890, and since then Mr. Kussmaul lias 
been sole proprietor. 

In August, 1888, Mr. Kussmaul, in connection 
with F. W. Shepardson, purchased the book and 
stationery store, and in 1890 bought his partner's 
interest. At present he is the proprietor of the 
only book store in the village. He aided in the 
organization of the Granville Building & Loan 
Association, and has been a Director since it was 
started. He is also a stockholder in the Newark and 
Granville Electric Street Railway Company, as well 
as one of its Directors, a stockholder in the Newark 
Ice and Cold Storage Company, and in the Balti- 
more Bent Works located at Newark. Socially he 
holds membership in Centre Star Lodge No. 11, A. 
F. & A. M. 

Mr. Kussmaul has a pleasant home in Granville, 
presided over by the lady whom he married De- 
cember 31, 1890. She bore the maiden name of 
Jennie N. Ransower, and is a daughter of The- 
ophilus Ransower, of Granville. By their large 



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circle of acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. Kussmaul 
are held in high esteem, and belong to the best so- 
ciety of the place. He has made his own way 
since the age of thirteen, and his success is the re- 
sult of his industry, enterprise and business saga- 
city. 



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WILLIAM BARRICK. With the de- 
velopment of the county, Mr. Barrick 
has been associated throughout his en- 
tire life, covering a period of eighty-two years. 
Upon the farm in Hanover Township where he now 
lives, lie was born August 10, 1812. He enjoys 
the distinction of being the oldest surviving resi- 
dent who was born in Hanover Township, with the 
exception of T. W. Southard, whose sketch is pre- 
sented on another page. 

The parents of our subject, Philip and Annie 
(Harvey) Barrick, were natives of Frederick Coun- 
ty, Md., and accompanied their respective families 
to Hampshire County, Va., where the}' met and 
married. Moving to Vienna, Ohio, they there re- 
sided for two or three years. As early as 1796 
they came to Licking County, being thus the earli- 
est settlers of whom this volume gives any record. 
Their family numbered ten children, only three of 
whom are now living. Amos, who was born in 
Vienna about 1795, died in this county. Amelia, 
who was born in 1798, died in Muskingum County 
at the age of about eighty. Charles was born in 
1801 and passed away when seventy. Catherine 
and Margaret died in infancy. Rebecca, who was 
born in 1808, died at eighty-four years of age in 
Muskingum County. Our subject is the next in or- 
der of birth. Matilda Ann, who was born in 1816, 
is the widow of George Sherman and resides at 
Macon City, Mo. Eliza, the widow of Rev. Dan- 
iel Kinney, a Methodist minister, resides at Lincoln, 
Neb. Philip II., the youngest of the family, died 
in his twentieth year. 

Upon what was then the western frontier, our 



subject attained a sturdy, robust manhood, endur- 
ing many hardships and privations which would 
discourage the young people of the present gener- 
ation. He attended the subscription schools, and 
states that the "master" usually earned his pay, 
for the pioneer boys were hard to manage. The 
typical birch came into requisition on the least 
provocation. He remembers Newark when it con- 
tained but two dry -goods stores, kept by K. & Reese 
Darlington and a Mr. Buckingham respectively. 
He well remembers the old log jail and the build- 
ing of three court houses in Newark. 

In Muskingum County Mr. Barrick married Miss 
Ann, daughter of Jacob and Mary Rb.oa.des. Her 
father erected a flouring mill on what is now known 
as the Claypool farm, and there the marriage cere- 
mony was solemnized. Nine children resulted from 
the union, only two of whom are living, viz.: 
Charles M. and Angelia Sperry. The former is 
married and lives in Earlville, Ohio, where he is a 
prosperous farmer. The latter is the wife of A. J. 
Sperry, of Hunt, Knox Count}', also a well-to-do 
agriculturist. One child died in infancy, two sous 
at the ages of six and nine years respectively, a 
daughter, Annie M., at fifteen, and Oran S. died of 
small pox the day he was twenty-three years old. 
Salem It. married and died when about thirtj'. 
William Homer, a speculator in stock, died in Mis- 
souri a few years ago. Mrs. Ann Barrick died in 
September, 1880. 

On the 17th of May, 1882, Mr. Barrick married 
Mrs. Nettie A. (Osborn) Rehnick, a native of Mus- 
kingum County, this state. Her parents, Thomas 
and Amelia (Mossman) Osborn, were born in Vir- 
ginia and Muskingum Comity, Ohio, respectively, 
the former coining to this state when nine years 
old. Ten children were born to them, six of whom 
are now living. Howard E. has been a resident of 
Chicago for man}' years and is a baggage master on 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Fannie, Mrs. Cul- 
taback, lives in Michigan, her husband being Re- 
corder of Wexford County. Orpha married Frank 
Johnson, a cabinet maker of Columbus, Ohio. Alice 
A. is an employe in the Imbecile Asylum at Co- 
lumbus. Kate S., the wife of D. W. Rathbun, a me- 
chanic, lives in Newark. The eldest of the family, 
a sister, died in infancy. Another sister, Mrs. Ed- 



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wards, died in Muskingum County, leaving two 
daughters and one son. Alberta, Mrs. Archibald 
McDonald, died in Muskingum County, leaving 
four children. From the earliest recollections of 
Mrs. Barrick her father kept a hotel at Dresden, 
Muskingum County, and he continued thus en- 
gaged until his death, in 1890. The mother died in 
1864. 

Socially Mr. Barrick is a non-affiliated Mason, 
but is still firm in the faith. For about thirty-five 
years he has been prominently associated with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, though not in mem- 
bership. Though once very wealthy, he has met 
with reverses in business and is reduced to very 
small possessions. His financial misfortunes were 
largely brought about by his confiding and liberal 
nature. Many thousands were paid as security for 
Other people's debts, and the depreciation in value 
of his extensive landed possessions did the rest. He 
served for many years as Justice of the Peace and 
is known by no other name than that of " 'Squire" 
Barrick. He also served one term as Commissioner 
of Licking County. In early days a Whig, he 
later became a Republican and has since supported 
the principles of that party. 



JOHN MITCHELL. Few citizens of Licking 
County are unfamiliar with the name of this 
influential resident of Hartford Township, 
who although somewhat retired from active 
agricultural duties, still superintends the manage- 
ment of his property. In addition to the raising 
of cereals he has for twenty years or more made 
a specialty of the breeding of thoroughbred horses, 
a number of which he has sold at high prices, one 
yearling colt bringing $500 in 1893. With the 
growing of grain he lias always combined the rais- 
ing of stock, and in both lines of woik has met 
with great success. 

A life-long resident of Licking County, our sub- 
ject was born in Burlington Township, June 17, 
1817, being the son of William and Mary (Dripps) 
Mitchell. His father was born in Pennsylvania, 
where his parents lived for many years prior to 



his birth. In Greene County, that state, he mar- 
ried Miss Dripps, a native of Ireland, who accom- 
panied her parents to the United States, settling 
in the Keystone State at the age of fourteen years. 
Early in the present century they came to Licking 
County, Ohio, where their remaining years were 
spent. They had seven children, as follows: Han- 
nah, who married William Perkins and died in 
this county; Nancy, Mrs. William Heese, who re- 
mained in this county until her death; Elizabeth, 
wife of Daniel Smith, both of whom resided in 
this county until death; Isabel, widow of John 
Baker and a resident of Hartford; John, of this 
sketch; William, a miner and speculator residing 
in Colorado, and Isaac, a farmer in Nebraska. 

In the subscription schools of earlier years, Mr. 
Mitchell was a student whenever opportunity was 
allowed. Becoming in youth thoroughly familiar 
with every detail of farm life, he naturally chose 
agriculture when selecting a life occupation. In 
Knox County September 1,6, 1841, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Maria Wilson, a native of 
Muskingum County, born May 22, 1819, her par- 
ents having been pioneers of the last-named coun- 
ty. On the 16th of September, 1891, this venera- 
ble couple celebrated their golden wedding, when 
after fifty years of married life the}' were the re- 
cipients of congratulations from hosts of warm per- 
sonal friends. During this long period they have 
shared with each other the prosperity and adver- 
sity incident to life, by mutual sympathy doubling 
their joys and dividing their sorrows. They are 
both in the enjoyment of excellent health, consid- 
ering their ages and the hard work they have per- 
formed. 

Seven sons and one daughter were born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Mitchell, all of whom are living but the 
eldest, William, who married Ellen Gillespie and 
died in 1877, aged thirty-four years. Frank mar- 
ried Miss Alice, daughter of Edwin Buell, a prom- 
inent farmer and early settler of Hartford Town- 
ship; he is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Lan- 
caster County, Neb.; Newton is unmarried and 
resides with his parents; John Jerome chose as his 
wife Miss Jennie Steele, and is a resident of Lan- 
caster County, Neb.; Ezra ( (scar, who was burn 
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this county and three years her husband's junior; 
they have one son, G rover, now (1894) nine years 
old; Ezra tills the home farm and lives on the 
place; Isaac Hayes married Miss Maggie McFar- 
land in Kansas, where he now lives; Eber, who has 
never married, is engaged in the fruit business in 
California; he was educated at Delaware and Leba- 
non, Ohio, and for several years engaged in teach- 
ing school. 

The only daughter, Sarah, is an intelligent and 
accomplished lady, with whom filial affection is 
stronger than other attachments. Her parents are 
her especial charge, and their happiness and com- 
fort are paramount to all other considerations. 
Possessed of some property on her own account, 
she contents herself with her home duties and with 
an oversight of her monetary interests. Four of 
the sons are Democrats and three Republican, 



Ezra being a member of the former party, in which 
he is prominent in local affairs. Socially, he is 
identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- 
lows, belonging to the lodge at Johnstown. 

Thirty-six years ago Mr. Mitchell purchased the 
farm upon which he now lives and removed his 
family from Bennington Township to this place. 
The estate comprised two hundred and nine acres 
of partly improved land, but with the assistance 
of his sons he soon had the place under a good 
state of cultivation, and after a time added twenty- 
five acres, thus enlarging its boundaries. In his 
early political life he was a Whig, and joined the 
Republican party on its organization, which he 
followed until the war had progressed about two 
years. He then allied himself with the Democra- 
tic party, and has since been a firm advocate of its 
principles. 





HON. CHARLES FOLLETT. 



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HON. CHARLES FOLLETT. The Bench 
and the Bar have many able representa- 
tives in Ohio, men who stand high in 
their professions because of deep study of the best 
authorities on legal lore, and men whose native 
ability is of a superior order; men also who com- 
bine the two so that their native gifts are en- 
hanced in value by extended study and research. 
Of these various gentlemen of various attainments 
none stand higher than the subject nf this sketch. 
II is record is that of an impartial and learned 
judge, and during his long and honorable career 
he has gained the confidence of the people to an 
extent seldom surpassed. 

Born in Franklin County, Vt., December 14, 
1820, Charles Follett was a youth of sixteen years 
when he came to Licking County with his parents, 
John F. and Sarah (Woodworth) Follett, settling 
near Johnstown. At the age of nineteen he com- 
menced to teach school, but meantime continued 
bis studies and recited Latin under a private tutor. 
In April of 1842 occurred his marriage, which 
united him with Miss Mary D., daughter of Rev. 
Davis Lewis, of Johnstown. This gentleman being 
an itinerant preacher was away from home much 



of the time and therefore gave the management 
of his farm into the hands of our subject. 

Ambitious from childhood to become a well in- 
formed man, Mr. Follett had always cherished a 
preference for the legal profession and longed to 
make its practice his life work. For some time cir- 
cumstances did not favor his plans, but while en- 
gaged in farming he borrowed some law books from 
his friends, George M. Conrad and Samuel White, 
of Newark, and commenced his legal studies alone. 
Two years after his marriage he purchased a small 
property in the village of Johnstown. In carrying 
out his plans, he received the ellicient co-operation 
of his devoted wife, who, being a milliner by trade, 
assisted him by her industry as well as her econ- 
omy, thus enabling him to pursue his reading. 

Admitted to the Bar October 27, 1815, the 
young lawyer, dissatisfied with the knowledge 
hitherto acquired, still continued his studies. In 
the spring of 1847 he was commissioned Post- 
master at Johnstown, and in October of the ensu- 
ing year was chosen Prosecuting Attorney for 
Licking County. In the latter oflice his services 
were so satisfactory to the people that he was re- 
elected in 1850. Resigning the otlice two years 



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later, lie became a candidate for the Ohio Stale 
Senate, representing the counties of Licking and 
Delaware. During his service of two years in that 
capacity he displayed the possession of unusual 
ability, and b}- his honorable record justified the 
choice of his constituents. 

Resuming professional studies at the expiration 
of his term of office, Hon. Mr. Eollett settled in 
Newark, and in 1859 formed a partnership with 
his brother, John F. Follett, which continued until 
the latter removed to Cincinnati in 1868. In 
1801 he was nominated by the Democratic party 
as its candidate for Congress to represent the 
Thirteenth Congressional District, composed of the 
counties of Muskingum, Licking, Knox and Cos- 
hocton. It was the opinion of his friends that he 
was duly elected to this position by a majority of 
twelve hundred and twenty-two votes over his 
opponent, Columbus Delano, but subsequently he 
was counted out upon returns of votes said to 
have been cast by soldiers in different states and 
territories and the hospitals of the Federal army. 

January 26, 1866, on motion of Hon. Henry 
Stanberry, Attorney-General of the United States, 
in the Supreme Court of the nation at Washing- 
ton, D. C, Hon. Charles Follett was duly admitted, 
qualified and commissioned as an attorney and 
counselor of said court. In political views, as 
may be gleaned from the above paragraphs, he has 
always been a stanch Democrat, ranking among 
the foremost men of the party in the state. In 
October, 1870, he was elected to fill a vacancy in 
the Court of Common Pleas for the Sixth Judicial 
District of Ohio, and his service in that capacity 
was so satisfactory that he was again elected in 
the following year. In 1884 he was chosen Judge 
of the Circuit Court and is now serving his second 
terra in that capacity, a position for which his 
versatile talents admirably adapt him. 

Judge and Mrs. Follett have been the parents 
of two sons and four daughters, of whom one son 
died in infancy. Those now living are, Helen C, 
Henrietta O, Harriet F., Charles H. and Ida M. 
In his religious views the Judge is a believer in 
the truth of the Scriptures and the teaching of the 
Son of God, "Whatsoever ye would that raen 
should do to you, do ye even so to them." Though 



now somewhat advanced in years, he retains the 
mental and physical activity of life's prime, and 
the future years will undoubtedly bring to him, 
from his fellow-citizens, enlarged opportunities 
for usefulness as well as added honors in public 
affairs. 

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J v^ OSTER M. JONES. No class hascontrib- 

5 uted more largely to the development of 
Licking County than the capable, indus- 
trious farmers, with whose success the prosperity 
of every business and profession is so closely in- 
terwoven. As one of the number whose efforts 
have enhanced the value of farming property and 
promoted the interests of the people, we present 
the name of Foster M. Jones, the well known agri- 
culturist of St. Alban's Township. 

The Jones family originated in North Wales, 
where our subject's father, the late David D.Jones, 
was born in December. 1808. Early in life he 
emigrated to America, and proceeding to Ohio, set- 
tled in Licking County. There he met and 
married Miss Eliza Foster, a native of Stafford- 
shire, England, born June 24, 1825, who accom- 
panied her parents to America at the age of nine 
years. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jones 
settled in Granville Township, where they spent 
several years. In the spring of 1860 they removed 
to Liberty Township and settled near the village 
of Johnstown. 

After many years spent in farming pursuits 
David D. Jones retired, having accumulated a 
competence, and settled in Johnstown, where his 
death occurred in October, 1889, at the age of 
eighty years. His wife is still living in Johns- 
town. They were the parents of six children, of 
whom four attained 3'ears of maturity, namely: 
Alice, Mrs. Morris Glynn, who died in Liberty 
Township, Licking County, leaving her husband 
and one child to mourn her death; Foster M.; 
Charles 15., who died when about thirty years old, 
and Philip T. 

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Township February 16, 1858, and was two years 
old when his parents removed to Liberty Town- 
ship. There he was reared to manhood, receiving 
a common-school education in the home district. 
Establishing domestic ties February 16, 1881, he 
was united in marriage in Libert)' Township with 
Miss Ida A. Price, who was born in Liberty Town- 
ship January 29, 1859. She is the daughter of 
Josiah W. and Hannah M. (Davis) Price, the latter 
of whom died in Liberty Township. Mrs. Jones 
is one of four children, namely: Isaiah M., George 
W., Ida A. and Bertha M. By her marriage she 
has become the mother of 1*<n*v children, Nettie 
Grace, Alice II. and Inez E., ftf*v*&*i. fa-cM. , 

After his marriage Mr. Jones settled upon the 
farm where he now lives. This consists of one 
hundred and seventy acres, well improved and 
placed under good cultivation. The buildings are 
substantial in appearance and convenient in ar- 
rangement, and are excellently adapted to their 
varied uses. Mr. Jones is a man who takes an ac- 
tive interest in everything calculated to benelit his 
fellow-men, and is especially interested in religious 
affairs. With his wife and eldest daughter he holds 
membership in the Baptist Church. His life has 
been such as to commend him to the confidence of 
the people, and he is recognized as one of the in- 
dustrious and elticicnl agriculturists of the town- 
ship. 

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WILLIAM B.VANCE, who is engaged 
in the livery business at Utica, was 
born in Washington Township, Licking 
County, May 16, 1856. lie is a descendant of good 
old Revolutionary ancestry, his great-grandfather, 
Albion Vance, having been one of the heroes of the 
Revolutionary War. For some time this old pa- 
triot resided in Virginia, but removed thence to 
Portsmouth, Ivy., where he died. In the Old Do- 
minion Grandfather Jacob Vance was born, and 
thence in 1819, when a lad of fourteen years, he 
and his brother came to Ohio, some lime later set- 
tling in Washington Township, Licking County. 



At an advanced age he removed to St. Louisville, 
where he departed this live in 1889. His wife, 
Rachael, was a native of Pennsylvania and died 
many years previous to his demise. Their chil- 
dren were live in number, Hiram, deceased; Ma- 
linda, who was twice married and died in Gambler, 
Knox County; Josiah and Uriah and Eliza, de- 
ceased. 

The father of our subject, Uriah II. Vance, was 
born in Washington Township June 29, 1821, and 
was reared to manhood upon a farm, remaining at 
home until the time of his marriage. That impor- 
tant event occurred in 1846, at which time he was 
united with Miss Catherine, daughter of Alexan- 
der Wilson, and a native of Pennsylvania, born 
October 20, 1830. Four children resulted from 
the union, Albert, Lucy, William B. and Jane. 
After his marriage the father engaged in farming 
in Newton Township, and afterward for ten years 
dealt in grain at St. Louisville. Thence he re- 
moved to Utica, where he carried on a hotel and 
lively business for many years. He also dealt ex- 
tensively in horses, meeting with fair success in 
that enterprise. Upon disposing of his interests 
in the village he settled upon his present farm, 
which he had purchased in 1859. Politically he is 
a firm friend of the Democratic party. 

Upon the home farm in Washington Township 
our subject was reared to manhood. In l.S{;9 he 
accompanied the family to Utica, and ten years 
later became a partner in the livery business, of 
which he became sole proprietor August 21, 1881. 
As a business man he is shrewd, energetic, quick 
to discern an opportunity and equally quick to 
seize it. Success has come to him as the reward of 
his painstaking, persevering efforts. In addition 
to the livery stable, he owns some good farming 
land and a neat residence in Utica. Like his father 
he is a Democrat in politics. He has been a mem- 
ber of the City Council and School Board, and in 
every position has rendered efficient service in be- 
half of his fellow-citizens. 

On the 8th of June, 1878, Mr. Vance was united 
in marriage with Miss Alice ('., daughter of 
Stephen and Louise (Thornberry) Huffman, and a 
native of Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, born 
August 26, 1861. Three children bless the union. 



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George Huffman, born April 12, 1880; John Earl, 
bom September 5, 1882; and Catherine Louise, 
born August 8, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Vance are 
members of the Presbyterian Church. In his so- 
cial affiliations Mr. Vance is prominently connected 
with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of 
Licking Lodge No. 291, A. F. & A. M., in which 
he has filled both the Wardens' chairs. He is al- 
so a member of Utica Lodge No. 555, K. P. 



ROBERT S. FULTON, Postmaster, merchant 
and proprietor of the hotel at Homer, is a 
native of Burlington Township, Licking 
County, born December 21, 1843. His parents, 
Robert and Elizabeth (Crowe) Fulton, were na- 
tives respectively of Westmoreland County, Pa., 
and Virginia, and were married in Licking Coun- 
ty, where the father engaged in the occupation of 
a farmer. The mother died when our subject was 
a child of four years. Our subject is the next to 
the youngest among seven children, two of whom 
died in infancy. 

Of the surviving members of the family Henry 
is the eldest. He is a minister, and for two years 
filled the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian Church 
at Newark; at present he resides in Nelson ville, 
Ohio. Nancy, the wife of George L. Hendren, 
lives in Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio. Re- 
becca married John D. Ross and is a resident of 
Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio. William P., of 
Akron, Ohio, is a bookkeeper in the railroad audi- 
tor's oflice. 

The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
public schools of Granville. At the age of eigh- 
teen, in 1862, he enlisted in the Union army, be- 
coming a member of Company D, One Hundred 
and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry. He served until 
the close of the Rebellion, meantime participating 
in many engagements of greater or lesser note, 
among which may be enumerated Chickamauga, 
Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, 



Jonesboro, Bentonville, the siege of Atlanta and 
the famous march to the sea under General Sher- 
man. With his command he marched through the 
Carolinas to Richmond, and thence to Washing- 
ton, D. C, where he took part in the Grand Re- 
view of Sherman's victorious army. On the 6th 
pf July, 1865, he was honorably discharged at 
Louisville, Ky. 

Upon his return from the army, Mr. Fulton em- 
barked in the mercantile business, in which he is 
still engaged, the firm of Fulton <fc Sigler opera- 
ting a general store. He is also Postmaster at 
Homer, serving his second appointment under 
President Cleveland. For about fifteen years he 
has been Justice of the Peace. In his social con- 
nections he is a member of Licking Lodge No. 
291, A. F. & A. M., and the T. & J. Dill Post No. 
463, G. A. R. He is also identified with the 
Knights of Pythias, and is a gentleman prominent 
in the social as well as the business walks of life. 

In 1876 Mr. Fulton was united in marriage with 
Miss Emma Squires, a native of Knox County, and 
a daughter of Oliver and Mary A. Squires, promi- 
nent old settlers of Knox County, where the}' still 
reside. The political views of Mr. Fulton bring 
him into affiliation with the Democratic part}', of 
which he is one of the leaders in Homer. Reared 
in the Presbyterian faith, he is not at present con- 
nected with any denomination, and is inclined to 
be liberal in religious matters. In business he has 
been successful, his long experience as a merchant 
having placed him at the head. As "mine host" 
of the principal hotel in Homer, he is popular with 
the traveling public. It has been his aim to en- 
hance the prosperity of Homer in every way pos- 
sible, and the village has no citizen more progress- 
ive and energetic than he. 



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(~y EORGE H. HUNTER, the principal stone 
VJ T cutter and mason in the vicinity of Utica, 
resides in Washington Township, where 
he owns and occupies a small and well improved 
farm. He is a native of the Buckeye State, hav- 



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ing been born in Knox Count}', February 0, IN 13. 
His lather, .lolin Hunter, who was born and reared 
in Bristol, England, there learned the trade of a 
stone cutter, which he followed in Ohio after emi- 
grating to this country. Such was his recognized 
skill in his occupation that he was awarded the 
contract for building the theological seminary at 
Qambier, which unfortunately resulted in a large 
financial loss to him. 

February 6, 1834, John Hunter was united in 
marriage with Elizabeth Tym, a native of Man- 
chester, England. Her mother died in that coun- 
try and her father afterward married again. Her 
brothers and sisters were, Charles, Samuel, Sarah 
and Martha. After his marriage John Hunter pur- 
sued his trade in Licking County, where he passed 
away in February, 1865. His widow survived him 
for some time. Her death occurred in Ashland, 
Ohio. Their children were seven in number, viz.: 
Charles W.; Mary E., who married James Hughes; 
Sarah, wife of C. M. Wilson; George II., of this 
sketch; James F.; Matilda, wife of James Thomp- 
son; and Gary B. 

The boyhood days of our subject were passed in 
Knox and Licking Counties, this state, and early 
in life he learned the trade that he has since success- 
fully followed. At St. Louisville, Licking County, 
in 1874, occurred his marriage to Alcinda, daugh- 
ter of Eli and Melissa C. Hampshire, and a native 
of Morgan County, Ohio, born May 4, 1853. 
Shortly after his marriage Mr. Hunter settled in 
Washington Township, where he has an attractive 
rural abode. Unto his union there have been born 
six children, bright and intelligent sons and daugh- 
ters, of whom their parents are justly proud. They 
are, Clara B., who was born October 12, 1875; 
Charles D., April 29, 1877; Carrie Mamie, March 
21, 1880; Virta Ivon, Christmas Day of 1882; 
Amzie Tym. September 7, 188C; and John 1'rieh- 
ard, July 5, 1888. 

The father of Mrs. Hunter was Eli, son of Henry 
Hampshire and a native of Morgan County, Ohio, 
born March 13, 1827. On the 27th of July, 1852, 
he was united in marriage with Miss Melissa C. 
Barton, whose birth occurred in Morgan County 
March 21, 1837. After marriage he settled in 
Licking County, where his wife died November C, 



1873. He now makes his home with Mrs. Wolf. 
lie and his wife were the parents of the following 
children: Alcinda, wife of our subject; Franklin; 
Job, deceased; Henry, Eli, Davis, William, John 
and Laurena, the latter now Mrs. Wolf. 

In 1861 George II. Hunter enlisted in Company 
D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, serving for three 
years and one month, and was wounded at Ar- 
kansas Post. At the age of lifteen he joined the 
old school Baptist Church, of which he has since 
been a consistent and active member. In matters 
pertaining to local interests he is always deeply 
interested, and gives his warm and hearty co-op- 
eration to all progressive projects having in view 
the welfare of the people. While not actively 
partisan in his preference, he is a loyal champion 
of Republican principles and advocates the meas- 
ures of that party. The poor and needy have in 
him a friend, and benevolent projects receive his 
sympathy and support. 



PARMILEE COTHREAL ALLEN, M. D. 
To this gentleman belongs the distinction 
of being, in point of years of practice, the 
oldest physician in Licking County. In 1845, 
fifty years ago, lie settled in Hartford, where for 
more than a score of years he carried on a good 
practice. Thence, in 1867, he came to Utica, 
where he soon gained a foremost position as a rep- 
resentative of the medical fraternity. Though on 
account of advancing age he no longer responds 
to calls, he still conducts an office practice and 
maintains his reputation as a skilled and successful 
practitioner. 

Born in the town of Lester, Livingston County, 
N. Y., May 20, 1819, our subject is the son of Tin- 
man and Mary (Rutherford) Allen. He is a mem- 
ber of a family noted for its loyalty to our Gov- 
ernment. His grandfather, Parmilee Allen, and 
five brothers served in the Colonial army during 
the Revolutionary War. One member of the fam- 



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ily was a soldier in the British army, and after 
the war ended his brothers forced him to leave the 
United States and change his name. He went to 
Nova Scotia, and afterward spelled his name 
Allyng. 

The father of our subject was born in Connec- 
ticut, grew to manhood upon a farm, and in early 
manhood removed to Pawlet, Vt., whence in 1811 
he went to Livingston County, N. Y., becoming 
one of the very first settlers in Lester Township. 
Being a civil engineer and surveyor, he assisted in 
surveying the Western Reserve in Ohio, and was 
similarly employed in other places. His death oc- 
curred at the age of eighty-eight. His wife, who 
was born in the North of Ireland, died at the age 
of three score and ten years. 

In the family of Truman Allen there were six 
children, of whom five attained mature years. 
Electa, who married Henry Blan chard, died in 
Oakland County, Mich., at the age of seventy-one; 
Johnson W., a physician by profession, died in 
Elkhart, Ind., aged seventy-one; William R., a 
farmer, died in Livingston County, N. Y., when 
sixty-three; Salinda, who married Alonzo Hart, 
resides in Michigan. The next to the youngest in 
the family is Parmilee C, who received an aca- 
demic education at Warsaw and Geneva, N. Y. 
Afterward lie read medicine under the tutelage of 
Dr. Daniel Bissel, of Geneseo, N. Y. 

Coming to Ohio in 1841, our subject for three 
years read medicine with his brother at Frederick-' 
town, Knox County. In 1845 he was graduated 
from the medical college at Geneva, N. Y., after 
which he at once opened an office at Hartford. As 
a physician he is skilled in the diagnosis of diffi- 
cult cases and equally fortunate and successful in 
their treatment. During the late war he enlisted 
in the United States service in 18G4, becoming as- 
sistant surgeon in Hospital No. 8, at Louisville, 
Ky., after which he was surgeon of the Twentieth 
Ohio Battery. Later he was in the hospital at 
Chattanooga until September, 18G5, when he was 
discharged. 

In 1847, Dr. Allen married Elizabeth, daughter 
of Richard and Anna (Johnson) Allen, and a na- 
tive of Washington County, N. Y. They have had 
one daughter, Mary Ann, who married and died 



in 1884, leaving a daughter, Georgia A., now mak- 
ing her home with her grandfather. Politically, 
the Doctor is loyal in his allegiance to the Repub- 
lican party, but has never sought nor desired 
public oltice, preferring to devote his attention 
exclusively to professional duties. 



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WILLIAM M. MOORE. Located in 
Union Township lies one of the fertile 
farms of Licking County. This con- 
sists of one hundred and eighty-three acres of ex 
cellent land, upon which there are splendid im- 
provements. The residence is a model rural home, 
built of brick, two stories in height and constructed 
according to modern ideas of architecture. Here 
also may be found all the buildings necessary for 
the storage of grain and shelter of stock and farm- 
ing implements. 

Upon this attractive homestead resides William 
M. Moore, now somewhat retired from active farm- 
ing, but still interested in everything pertaining 
to agriculture. He was born in Union Township, 
August 25, 1827, and is the son of Samuel and 
Elizabeth (Thompson) Moore, natives of Adams 
County, Pa., who came to Licking County, Ohio, 
in 1812. Settling in Newark, the father there en- 
gaged in business as a hatter, which trade he had 
learned previous to his removal to Ohio. After 
some years thus engaged, he retired to a farm near 
Luray, and later settled upon the farm now owned 
by our subject. Here he died when William M. 
was about twenty-one; his widow continued to 
make her home with our subject until about eighty- 
four years old, when she died, and her body was 
buried beside that of her husband in the family 
lot in the Kirkersville Cemetery. 

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also the only son in the family. Ilis eldest sister, 
Eliza, married David Hounds, and died after three 
years of wedded life, at the age of twenty-two 
years; Esther and Honor were twins. The former, 
who first married a Mr. Deselim, after his decease 
became the wife of James Wells, now deceased, 
having one child by her first union, and five by 
her second marriage; she now lives in Hebron, this 
township; Honor, who married Lewis Rhoads, sur- 
vived all of her four children and passed from 
earth some years ago; Mary .Jane, the wife of Isaac 
T. Twiss, a retired farmer of Maquoketa, Iowa, has 
two children. 

Attaining manhood upon the home farm, our 
subject was in 1854 united in marriage with Miss 
Sarah M. Hewitt, who was born in Washington, 
Pa., in September, 1838. She was educated in this 
state, her parents having settled in Licking County 
when she was a child. Only one child was born 
to this union, John Franklin, whose birth occurred 
March 28, 1855. He was educated in the district 
schools and at Utica Normal, and now cultivates 
the home place. He married Miss Eliza, daughter 
of James Taylor (see sketch on another page) and 
the}' have two children, Fred Darlington and Es- 
tella. Mr. Moore had the great misfortune to lose 
his devoted wife by death June 14, 1892, since 
which time he has lived with his son's family. 

In support of Republican principles Mr. Moore 
lias always been active and earnest, but has never 
sought political ollice. His religious home is in 
the Presbyterian Church, of which his parents were 
also members. His wife was identified with the 
Baptist Church. Throughout his entire life he has 
been an active worker, and now, as he approaches 
the twilight of life, he can enjoy the fruits of 
years of toil and surround himself with all the 
comforts that enhance our happiness. 

The only brother of Mrs. Moore, Henry L. 
Hewitt, was a soldier from the beginning of the 
Civil War until its close, enlisting as a private in 
General Grant's Illinois regiment, and receiving 
successive promotions until he was honorably dis- 
charged with the rank of Captain. He was born 
and reared in Licking County, but now makes his 
home in Missouri, where he is engaged in farming. 
Mrs. Moore had three sisters, two of whom are liv- 



ing, Elizabeth, Mrs. Atwood, living in Marshall, 
III., and Mrs. Keziah Shock, whose home is in 
Newark. 



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BERN IE COLEMAN, M. D. Numbered 
among the most successful and skilled 
physicians of Licking County stands the 
name of Dr. Coleman, of Homer. He is a native 
of Ohio, having been horn in Democracy, Knox 
County, August 6, 1840, to the union of Ichabod 
and Barbara (McDcrmott) Coleman. His father, a 
native of Pennsylvania, was a mechanic by occu- 
pation, although during the latter part of his life 
he engaged in farming. On the 1st of January. 
1826, in Knox County, Ohio, he was united in 
marriage with Miss McDermott, a native of Ire- 
land, and nine children resulted from their union. 
Of this family we note the following: Elizabeth, 
now Mrs. Merron, resides in Illinois; Amanda 
married John A. Beers and lives in Knox County, 
Ohio; Ellen M., wife of A. L. Beers, lives in Fred- 
ericktown, Ohio; Addison died in 1881, when 
about forty-seven years old; Grandison died in 
early youth; our subject is the next in order of 
birth; Daniel is a physician of Howard, Knox 
Count}', Ohio; Levingston died in infancy; and 
D'Albert is engaged in the insurance business in 
Decatur, 111. The parents of this family died in 
Knox County, the mother of typhoid fever in 
1852, and the father July 1, 1880. 

The earl}' life of our subject was spent on his 
father's farm. At the age of fourteen years he 
went away to school, entering the Union school at 
Fredericktown, Knox County, where he remained 
several years, and finished the course of the high 
school. Later he engaged in teaching for two 
years, and during the last year spent as a teacher 
also studied medicine. In 1860 he entered the 
office of Drs. Russell it Thompson, of Bit Vernon, 
Ohio, with whom he remained for eighteen months. 
He then entered the medical department of I he 
University of Michigan, where he took a course of 
lectures. Returning to the ollice of his tutors, he 
remained six months, and then entered the Uni- 



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versify of New York City, located on Fourteenth 
Street, graduating from that institution in March, 
1863. A diploma from this institution entitled 
the holder to recognition as a physician in Europe. 
He also attended lectures at Bellvue Hospital, New 
York City. 

After graduating, the 3'oung Doctor returned to 
the office of his former instructor, with whom he 
remained five months, meantime continuing his 
readings. In August, 1863, he came to Homel- 
and entered upon the practice of his profession, 
which he has since followed at this place. Novem- 
ber 1, 1863, he married Miss Hannah M. Young, a 
native of Knox County, Ohio, and a daughter of 
Eli and Amelia Young. Mrs. Coleman was edu- 
cated in Knox County, and continued a well de- 
fined course of study for several years after her 
marriage. Her parents are of English descent. 

The Doctor belongs to the Knox County Medi- 
cal Association, and was also identified with the 
Licking Valley Medical Association until it was 
disbanded. In political views he is a Republican. 
He comes of a very healthy family, noted for vig- 
orous constitutions. His father was never seri- 
ously ill until his death sickness terminated fatally 
a week after he was taken ill. Dr. Coleman prac- 
ticed twenty years, and in all that time there was 
not a day that he was unable to attend to his pa- 
tients. A serious accident resulting in an injury 
to his back was the cause of this record being 
broken, or he would have finished a record of 
thirty years' practice without losing a day. His 
skill in the diagnosis of difficult cases is equalled 
only by his success in their treatment, and he has 
the confidence of all who know him. 






ORRIN W. BELL. This prosperous agricult- 
urist of Licking County was born March 
16, 1836, upon the old homestead farm in 
Washington Township, near where he now resides. 
He is a member of one of the pioneer families of 
Ohio, his grandfather, James Bell, having come to 



this state from Pennsylvania in 1815, and made 
settlement in Morgan Township, Knox County. 
Samuel Bell, our subject's father, was born in 
Greene County, Pa., December 10, 1800, and was 
a youth of fifteen years when he accompanied the 
family to the Buckeye State. He married Eliza- 
beth Hanger, and settling in Licking County, be- 
came the owner of a farm in Washington Town- 
ship. Here Mrs. Bell died April 12, 1854, aged 
fifty-three years, ten months and twenty-three 
days. 

Twelve children were born to the parents of 
our subject, ten of whom attained manhood and 
womanhood. They are: Nancy, who married Ben- 
jamin Hays and died in Licking County; Eliza- 
beth, Mrs. David Hull, who passed away in Lick- 
ing County in 1893; Jacob II., whose death oc- 
curred in this county in 1857; William, Jr., a 
sketch of whom is presented on another page; Ju- 
lia A., wife of Allen Ilickey, who resides in Des 
Moines, Iowa; Rachel, who is the wife of Samuel 
R. Allison and resides in Delaware County, Iowa; 
Orrin W.; Lee A., of Knox County, Ohio; David 
P., who died in December, 1892; and Lettie A., 
who married L. H. Bell and lives in Cumberland 
County, Tenn. 

After the death of his first wife, Samuel Bell was 
a second time married, Nanc}' Simmons becoming 
his wife. She died November 10, 1891, aged eighty- 
four years. Mr. Bell survived her about two years, 
departing this life October 23, 1893. In his politi- 
cal views he affiliated with the Democratic party. 
In the Christian Church he was an active member, 
and for forty years officiated as Deacon. He was 
a man of great industry and perseverance, and be- 
ing ambitious to acquire a competence, he over- 
worked to such an extent that his health was seri- 
ously injured at the age of thirty-jthree. It was 
twelve years before he regained his health, but af- 
ter that he was a strong and vigorous man. 

The boyhood years of our subject were unevent- 
fully passed in Washington Township, alternating 
attendance at the common schools with work on 
the home farm. In 1857 he married Miss Sarah 
Jewell, who was born in Licking Count}' Novem- 
ber 4, 1837. She is a daughter of Matthew H. 
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New Jersey, born April 17, 1809. In 1829 he came 
to Ohio and worked at the trade of a mason and 
bricklayer. After bis marriage he resided in Mor- 
gan Township, Knox County, for six years, and 
then removed to Licking County, settling in Wash- 
ington Township, where he engaged in farming 
until advanced in j'ears. He then removed to 
Utica, where he died September 9, 1879; his widow 
still survives. 

The farm owned and operated by Mr. Bell is 
one of the best in the township, and contains all the 
improvements and accessories of a modern estate- 
As an agriculturist he is energetic and efficient, 
possessing a sagacious mind and keen judgment. 
He and his wife have had two children, but have 
been deeply bereaved by the death of both. War- 
ren was called hence when two years and six 
months old. Laura, a bright and accomplished 
girl, attained the age of eighteen years and ten 
days, and then passed away. In religious belief, 
Mr. Bell is identified with the Christian Church, 
and is at present filling the oltice of Deacon. Po- 
litically he is a Democrat, but not partisan in his 
preferences. 



HON. SAMUEL L. BLUE. Few citizens of 
Licking County are more widely known 
than the honored gentleman whose name 
appears above and who, though now temporarily 
residing in Columbus, was for many years insep- 
arably associated with the business and political 
history of Homer. He was born in Romney, 
Hampshire County, Va. (now W. Va.), March 15, 
1838, and is the son of Richard and Lucinda (Lar- 
imore) Blue, also natives of Hampshire County. 
His mother died in April, 1893, aged seventy- 
seven years; his father, who was born March 4, 
1808, now makes his home with a daughter, Mrs. 
Wagner, in Burlington Township, and notwith- 
standing his seven and eighty years, enjoys excel- 
lent health. 

It was in 1850 that Richard Blue came to Ohio 
from the Old Dominion, and here he engaged in 



farming until about 1874, when, selling his estate, 
he removed to the village of Homer and there re- 
sided until his wife's death. He was of Scotch 
lineage, while his wife was of Irish descent, though 
remote on both sides. They were the parents of 
eight children, of whom six are now living. Rob- 
ert William died at the age of nineteen; James J. 
is a hotel keeper at Clay Centre, Kan.; our subject 
is the next in order of birth; Hannah C. became 
the wife of Evan Leggett,a contractor and builder 
living in Denver, Colo.; Isaac P. is engaged in 
farming in Clay County, Kan.; John, who resides 
in Homer, is a painter by occupation; Susan E. 
died at sixteen years of age; Ella, wife of Harris 
Wagner, resides in Burlington Township. 

The education gained in the common schools 
our subject has supplemented by careful reading 
and observation until he is a man exceptionally 
well informed on current topics, and especially on 
political subjects. In the advocacy of his views 
he has alwaj'S been active and earnest, and is a rec- 
ognized leader of the Democratic party in Licking 
County. While a resident of Burlington Town- 
ship he held the office of Township Clerk three 
years, was Township Treasurer ten and one-half 
years, and also served as President of the Homer 
School Board for nine years. 

A still higher honor was conferred upon Mr. 
Blue when, in 1887, he was elected a member of 
the House of Representatives of Ohio by the Dem- 
ocratic party, and two years later he succeeded 
himself, after which he voluntarily retired. Dur- 
ing his legislative work he served on various com- 
mittees, and in the Sixty-eighth Assembly was a 
member of the Committees on Claims, Revision 
and Working Home of the Blind. In the Sixty- 
ninth Assembly he was Chairman of the Committee 
on County Affairs, a very important and responsi- 
ble position, and also served on the Military' Com- 
mittee and the Committee on Medical Colleges 
and Societies. 

At the time of his election to the Legislature 
Mr. Blue was a merchant in Homer, having opened 
a store in that place in 1865. He continued the 
business during both terms of the Legislature, 
closing it out afterward. Prior to engaging as a 
merchant he was a farmer and came to Homer soon 



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after his marriage. This important event occurred 
October 81, 1862, the lady being Miss Sarah E. 
Smith, a cultured woman, who received a good 
education in the schools of Homer. She is a 
daughter of Daniel A. Smith, a soldier in the War 
of 1812, who died in May, 1883, aged ninety-five 
years. Her mother, whose maiden name was Eliza- 
beth Mitchell, departed this life in September, 
1893, at the age of eighty-two. 

Three children have blessed the union of Mr. 
and Mrs. Blue. The eldest, Nettie, married J. W. 
Sigler, a merchant of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, engaged 
in a general store with Browning & Sperry; they 
have two children. The younger daughters, Elea- 
nor and Mabel, were educated in the public schools 
of Homer, Eleanor being a graduate of the Co- 
lumbus Business College. For two 3'ears she was 
stenographer for the Warden of the state peniten- 
tiary, was also employed in the Singer Sewing 
Machine office, and latterly in a railroad office, all 
in Columbus. 

Being called to Columbus on the convening of 
Legislature, Mr. Blue lias since resided there. So- 
cially, he is a member of the Masonic order and 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His ca- 
reer was so long and closely linked with the his- 
tory of Licking Count} - , that a work of this char- 
acter would be incomplete without a sketch of his 
life. To the ability of such men as he does the 
count}' owe its advance movements in every de- 
partment of business activity and the development 
of its valuable resources, and he therefore justly 
occupies a high place in the regard of the people. 



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NEHEMIAII LETTS, a retired farmer resid- 
ing in Utica, is a native of the Buckeye 
State, having been born in Morgan Town- 
ship, Knox County, November 17, 1820. The 
family was first represented in Ohio by his grand- 
father, Nehemiah Letts, a native of New Jersey, 
who for some time resided in Somerset County, 
Pa., and thence in 1806 made a trip to Ohio, where 



he purchased land in both Licking and Knox 
Counties. Returning to Pennsylvania, he con- 
tinued to reside there until 1816, when he came to 
Ohio once more and settled upon his property in 
Morgan Township, Knox County. Therein 1822, 
at the age of fifty-nine years, his death occurred. 
His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rhoda 
Reed, died in June, 1835, aged sixty-three years. 

In Grandfather Letts' family there were four 
sons and four daughters, all of whom attained to 
years of maturity, married and reared children. 
John Letts, father of our subject, was born in 
Somerset County, Pa., about 1788, and accom- 
panied his father to Ohio in 1806, assisting in the 
selection of the lands. On his return to the Key- 
stone State he engaged in farming. Soon after 
his marriage in 1816 to Mary Hanna, also a na- 
tive of Somerset County, he removed to Ohio and 
made permanent settlement in Morgan Township, 
Knox County. Being a surveyor, he was often 
called upon by his neighbors to mark the property 
lines between adjoining farms. Through good 
management he accumulated about four hundred 
acres, and at the time of his death, in 1860, was 
well-to-do. His wife, who was a daughter of 
James Hanna, a native of the North of Ireland, 
died in 1853. 

Of ten children constituting the family of John 
Letts, Ave attained mature years, namely: Nehe- 
miah and Joel, now the only survivors; Reed, 
Jackson and John. The latter was a minister by 
profession and died in Sedalia, Mo. The eldest of 
the children, Nehemiah, was reared upon the home 
farm, his boyhood years being uneventfully passed. 
March 30, 1848, he married Mary, daughter of 
John and Mar}' (Starrett) Smith, and a native of 
Knox County. 

Until 1872 Mr. Letts engaged in farming pur- 
suits, but during that year he rented his property 
and removed to Utica, where he has since lived, 
comparatively retired from life's active pursuits. 
He has, through economy and industry, gained 
prosperity, and is now the owner of more than 
five hundred acres of valuable land, in addition to 
his comfortable home in Utica. He has been a 
witness of the many changes this century has 
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childhood years white settlers were comparatively 
few in number, and wild animals were frequently 
seen in the forests. He has lived to see the coun- 
try densely populated, the value of lands greatly 
increased and the development of the material re- 
sources of the state. In his religious belief he sup- 
ports the doctrines of the Baptist Church. While 
he has never cared to take a prominent place in 
public affairs, he always gives loyal allegiance to 
the principles of the Republican party, and never 
fails to cast his ballot for its principles. 



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JAMES M. McCLELLAND. The earthly pil- 
grimage of this venerable resident of Lick- 
ing County covers a period of about four 
score years, his birth having occurred Sep- 
tember 8, 1815. For many years his life record 
has been connected with the development and ma- 
terial growth of this county, to which he came in 
1880, settling in Eden Township in September of 
that year. As may be imagined he has witnessed 
many wonderful changes since this locality became 
his home. Nor has he been an uninterested wit- 
ness, but in ever}' way possible he has contributed 
to the development of its resources, and his name 
will be held in affectionate remembrance long after 
he shall have journeyed into the land beyond. 

Mr. McClelland is a native of Greene Count}', 
Pa., which was also the birthplace of his parents, 
Carey and Sarah (Warthen) McClelland. In 1830 
the family came to Ohio, where the father had pur- 
chased land some ten years before. One of his 
sons had settled in Licking County in 1829. The 
parents continued to reside in Eden Township as 
Long as they lived. The mother was fatally in- 
jured by a horse, receiving injuries that resulted 
in her death May 5, 1853. The father survived 
her, passing away March 27, 185G. They had fif- 
teen children, of whom eight sons and five daugh- 
ters attained to manhood and womanhood. 

On the home farm our subject attained to man's 
estate. His father and uncle were engaged in the 



cattle trade, and, when a small boy, he assisted in 
driving hogs to Baltimore, where they were sold. 
On the 25th of March, 1841, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Amelia, daughter of Isaac Bell. 
This estimable lady was born in Licking County 
in October, 1822, and died in the same county, 
November 27, 1882. They were the parents of 
two children, a son and a daughter. Isaac, who 
was born April 26, 1842, is married and resides in 
Utica; Maiy E., whose birth occurred August 8, 
1843, is the wife of Calvin Miller, of Knox County. 
After his marriage our subject settled on a farm 
in Licking County, but later sojourned for a few 
years in Delaware Count}'. Since returning to 
Licking County he has continued to reside here, 
engaged in fanning pursuits and also giving some 
attention to the raising of sheep. He is the owner 
of one hundred and thirty-seven acres, which he 
still superintends, though the infirmities incident 
to advancing age prevent him from actively till- 
ing the soil. For two years he conducted a mer- 
cantile establishment in Martinsburg, and has also 
dealt extensively in live stock. With two others 
he had the contract for constructing the canal 
from Ottawa to LTtica, 111., and made his home in 
that state for four years. He has kept in touch 
with all the advancing movements of the present 
age, and is as progressive and public-spirited as he 
was forty j'ears ago. Time has dealt kindly with 
him, and he preserves his mental faculties unim- 
paired, and while physically he is not so strong as 
in former years, he nevertheless is hale and vigor- 
ous for one of his years. 



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HERMAN S. WHITE. While Union Sta- 
tion is itself a comparatively unimportant 
village, it nevertheless commands the trade 
of a large section of the surrounding country. 
Here the farmers find a market for their produce, 
which they dispose of for cash or in exchange for 
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store at the station is that owned and conducted 
by Mr. White, who is Postmaster as well as mer- 
chant, and is recognized as the leading citizen of 
the place. Though still a young man, the success 
which he has gained might well be desired by 
man} 7 of his seniors in years. 

The parents of our subject are Samuel S. and 
Ella (Smith) White, the latter being a daughter of 
the late Stephen F. Smith, an early settler and 
prominent business man of Hebron, where he re- 
mained until death. Sherman S. was born in He- 
bron, Union Township, Licking County, Novem- 
ber 14, 1864. He was only five years of age when 
his parents removed to Kirkersville and there the 
succeeding six years were passed. From there he 
returned to Hebron with the family, and here he 
has since resided. 

In early boyhood Mr. White received a fair ele- 
mentary education, but as he was obliged to be- 
come self-supporting at an early age, his advan- 
tages were necessarily limited. From the age of 
twelve to sixteen years he worked by the day at 
any honest occupation he could secure. He then 
entered the employ of II. D. Burch, with whom he 
remained as clerk for six years. Afterward he be- 
came an employe in the establishment of W. F. 
Janeway & Co., of Columbus, Ohio. For one year 
he traveled as commercial salesman, and then re- 
turning to Hebron, accepted a position as clerk 
for D. T. Crawshaw, with whom he remained for 
one year. 

The year 1889 witnessed the arrival of Mr. 
White at Union Station, of which he has since 
been a resident. Purchasing the stock of goods 
belonging to F. B. Ford, he opened a store and has 
since conducted an extensive trade among the 
people of this section. February 2, 1892, under 
the administration of President Harrison, he was 
appointed Postmaster at Union Station, in which 
capacity he has since served acceptably. Politi- 
cally he is a Republican, but does not mingle ac- 
tively in public affairs, preferring to devote his 
attention to his business interests. 

In Union Township, September 18, 1888, oc- 
curred the marriage of S. S. White and Miss 
Blanche E. Larimorc, the daughter of John Lari- 
more, of Union Township. Three children blessed 



this union, namely: Harry, who died at the age 
of three months; Wilber S. and Mildred B. The 
family is highly regarded in the social circles 
of the township. As a business man, such has 
been the uniform reliability of Mr. White's tran- 
sactions that he now occupies a high position in 
the confidence of the general public, who recog- 
nize in him an honorable, energetic and fair-mind- 
ed man. 



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VIRGIL J. HAMMOND. The business in- 
terests of Alexandria have a capable and 
successful representative in the gentleman 
named, who is well and favorably known as a 
dealer in coal, grain and lumber. He has been a 
life-long resident of Licking County and was born 
in St. Alban's Township September 3, 1855. He 
is the son of Joshua and Algarvia (Harrigal) Ham- 
mond, the former born in New Jersey May 15, 
1821, and the latter a native of Zanesville, Ohio. 
Both are still living and make their home in St. 
Alban's Township, of which they have long been 
residents. 

Nine children comprised the family, but three 
are now deceased. The six living children are, 
Virgil J.; Laura E., wife of John G. Davis; Orrilla 
M., George B., Willis H. and Archie D. Our sub- 
ject was reared on his father's farm and after com- 
pleting the studies of the common schools, devot- 
ed his attention exclusively to agriculture until he 
was twenty-three years old. He then embarked 
in his present business, building his elevator early 
in the '80s. As a business man he has met with a 
success to which his keen discrimination, excellent 
management, force of character and untiring indus- 
try certainly entitle him. 

At Newark, Ohio, on the 27th of March, 1884, 
Miss Persis L. Lloyd became the wife of Mr. Ham- 
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15, 1863, and is a daughter of the late Robert and 
Mary Lloyd, both of whom died in Newark, the 
mother passing from earth when her daughter was 
an infant of eleven weeks. One child has blessed 
the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, Celia M., 
who was born May 1, 1885. 

Believing it to be the duty of every public- 
spirited citizen to maintain an intelligent interest 
in affairs of local or national interest, Mr. Ham- 
mond keeps himself well posted concerning all the 
great issues of the age, and is therefore a pleasant 
and interesting conversationalist. lie has given 
careful stud}- to the principles of the great poli- 
tical parties, and favoring free trade, consequently 
gives his support to the Democratic party. In 
April of 1892 he was elected to the office of Town- 
ship Trustee, which position he has since held. He 
has also been Clerk of the Election Board. His 
wife united with the Methodist Episcopal Church 
when she was thirteen and has since adhered to the 
faith she then professed. While not identified with 
any denomination, he favors Methodist doctrines 
and attends the services of this church. He is now 
in the prime of manly vigor and usefulness, and 
it is probable that future years may bring him 
added successes; such at least is the hope of his 
hosts of personal friends. 



■T EVI M. FARNSWORTH. This well known 
I Cy farmer of Newark Township is a native of 
Licking County, his birth having occurred 
in Mary Ann Township, March 13, 1843. He is 
the son of Mahlon Farnsworth, a native of .Shen- 
andoah County, Va., born in 1817, who came to 
this state in childhood and at the age of twenty- 
five years married MissLydia Miller. Mrs. Farns- 
worth was born in Mary Ann Township March 3, 
1818, and died April 2, 1883. A sketch of her an- 
oestry appears in the history of Jacob Miller herein. 
Of the six children comprising the family of 
Mahlon Farnsworth only two are now living. 



Levi M. is the eldest of the family. Sarah E., 
born June 23, 1847, married Charles Marshall and 
died June 23, 1875, at twenty-eight years of age; 
she had united with the church in 1866, and was 
a sincere and devoted Christian to the end of her 
short life. Orlena, also a devoted Christian, died 
of consumption September 23, 1878, aged twenty- 
nine years. Alice (). died October 7, 1870, when 
only seventeen. With every prospect for a happy 
life, she was called from earth, and on her death 
bed implored her relatives to meet her in heaven, 
saying as she fell asleep, "I am going to Jesus." 
Emma, who was born March 22, 1860, died July 
9, 1890, at the home of our subject, being the last 
of four daughters whose lives ended in the con- 
summation of that dread disease, hereditary con- 
sumption. Like the others, she was firm in her 
Christian faith and died with the assurance of fu- 
ture life beyond the grave. 

Thus the father, mother and four sisters have 
crossed the dark river of death, leaving but the 
two brothers to represent the family. Jacob, the 
second child, married Mayme O. Forry, and is a 
farmer by occupation, residing in Granville Town- 
ship, one and one-half miles northwest of the vil- 
lage. He has had three children, Harry, Grace and 
Blanche, the latter dying in childhood. Our sub- 
ject was educated in the district schools of his na- 
tive township and worked on his father's farm 
until he was twenty-one. He then began railroad- 
ing in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio, and 
for about fourteen years operated stationary en- 
gines in the railroad water works at Union Station 
and Utica. While at the last named'place he was 
called home on account of his father's failing 
health and resumed his farm work, in which occu- 
pation he is still engaged. 

By the terms of his father's will, Mr. Farnsworth 
came into possession of the old home farm in New- 
ark Township, where he now lives. His father had 
removed from Mary Ann Township to Bennington 
Township, this county, when Levi M. was only a 
child, remaining there until 1861, and coming to 
the present property during the Civil War. Oc- 
tober 23, 1890, Mr. Farnsworth was united in 
marriage with Miss Lizzie E. Evans, a native of 
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Jr. Her grandfather, Lewis Evans, Sr., was a na- 
tive of Virginia and a very early settler of Licking 
County, where he died at the age of ninety-six 
years. Lewis Evans, Jr., died in 1892; his wife, 
whose maiden name was Jane Conrad, and whom 
he married in this county, still makes her home 
here. They had four children, Clark M., Henry 
A., Alta and Lizzie, of whom the two first-named 
are farmers of this county, while Alta died in 
young womanhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth 
one child has been born, Ray Evans, now nineteen 
months old. The family is identilied with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church of Newark, while po- 
litical!}' Mr. Farnsworth votes with and works for 
the Republican party. 



JOHN J. SIMMONS. The prosperous farmers 
of Burlington Township have achieved their 
success by virtue of their own thorough- 
going industry, untiring enterprise and the 
wealth that lay hidden under the sod of the Buck- 
eye Slate. Among such we are pleased to men- 
tion the name of John J. Simmons, a general farmer 
and stock-raiser, whose farm consists of one hun- 
dred and fifty well cultivated acres. Whatever 
success he has met with in life, and it is not a little, 
is due to his own efforts. His industry, good man- 
agement and perseverance have won for him a 
handsome competence, which places him among 
the substantial citizens of the community. 

Near Homer, on the farm now owned by his 
brother Lewis, the subject of this sketch was born 
September 17, 1826. Of his parents, Van and 
Sarah (Butcher) Simmons, mention is made in the 
sketch of Lewis Simmons. He lived on the par- 
ental homestead until he was twenty-four years of 
age, meantime attending the public schools of the 
home locality. At the age above mentioned he was 
married, October 13, 1850, to Miss Mary Jane Wise, 
a native of Washington County, Pa., and four years 



his junior. lie moved to his present farm and 
raised a crop of grain prior to his marriage, keep- 
ing "bachelor's hall" and sleeping in a barn. In 
that way he began life for himself. A portion of 
the farm he purchased from his father, the balance 
being inherited. It originally comprised one hun- 
dred acres, but fifty acres have since been added 
to the property. Here he engnges both in general 
farming and in stock-raising. 

Politically, Mr. Simmons is a Democrat, though 
not of the radical type. During the late war he 
was loyal to our Government, supporting the cause 
of the Union. An honest, upright citizen, he pos- 
sesses the confidence and esteem of nil who know 
him, and is especially prominent in the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, to which he and his wife have 
belonged for man}' years. Mrs. Simmons was born 
October 31, 1830, and is the daughter of Jacob 
and Harriet (Alexander) Wise, natives of Wash- 
ington County, Pa., who died in Ohio. There 
were five sons and three daughters in the family, 
only three of whom are now living. Andrew A., 
the eldest, lives in Las Vegas, N. M. Mrs. Sim- 
mons was the second in order of birth. Hannah 
E., Mrs. Charles Selby, died in Story County, 
Iowa, leaving eight children. William A., a lieu- 
tenant in the army, died in Missouri from the 
effects of disease contracted in the service. Cyrus 
N., who served three years in the army, returned 
in broken health and died in Delaware County, 
Ohio, from the effects of disease and hardships 
resulting from army life. Demas Z. died in the 
army and was buried at Frederick City, Md. Lo- 
retta died in Washington County, Pa. Jacob J., 
a man of good education and fine business attain- 
ments, has been engaged in mining and has de- 
voted much of his time to travel, visiting all the 
western states and spending several winters in 
Alaska. When last heard from he was in Salt 
Lake City, Utah. He has been three times mar- 
ried, his first and second wives having died in 
Sedalia, Mo. 

To Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Simmons five children 
were born. Harriet Louisa, whose birth occurred 
on the home farm July 9, 1852, married Park 
DeC'row, a prosperous farmer living near the par- 
ental home. Sarab Philena, born Septembei 27, 



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1854, is the wife of Charles Fry. Mary E., born 
April 18, 1857, is the wife of Willis Shipley, who 
cultivates the home farm. Warner W., born No- 
vember 4, 1860, married Hattie Lake and resides 
near Johnstown; he was educated at the Utica 
Normal School and is a school teacher by occupa- 
tion, having also served as Appraiser, Assessor and 
Justice of the Peace in Monroe Township. Martha, 
who was born September 18, 18G3, was an intelli- 
gent and refined young lady, popular with all 
who knew her. She was especially fitted for teach- 
ing, and had just completed her lirst term of 
school when she was taken ill with typhoid fever 
and died August 23, 1882, when nearly nineteen 
vears old. 






JOHN LAR1MORE. Without a sketch of Mr. 
Larimore, well known among the successful 
agriculturists of the county, this volume 
would be incomplete. A life-long resident of 
Union Township, he is now the owner of one of 
the finest farms of the locality, which through ex- 
cellent methods of fertilization and proper rota- 
tion of crops has been brought to a high state of 
cultivation. The success which he has attained is 
especially noteworthy inasmuch as it has been se- 
cured through his own unremitting exertions, 
aided by the efficient co-operation of his excellent 
wife. 

Mi. Larimore was born in Union Township, Oc- 
tober 7, 1831, and grew to manhood upon his fa- 
ther's farm, where it was his especial duty to at- 
tend to the flocks and herds. When opportunity 
allowed he attended the neighboring schools, but 
the broad fund of information he now possesses is 
attributable mainly to his own persevering en- 
deavors. In the school of experience he was an 
apt pupil, and through reading and observation 
he has become a well informed man. 

The lady who on the 9th of November, 1854, 



became the wife of Mr. Larimore bore the maiden 
name of Hannah M. Lane and was born in 
Union Township April 2, 1835. She received 
a good education in the district school and re- 
mained beneath the parental roof until she left it 
to enter the home prepared for her by her husband. 
After his marriage Mr. Larimore settled upon a 
portion of his father's estate, where he resided 
about nine years. In November, 1863, he pur- 
chased one hundred and seventy-two acres, com- 
prising the nucleus of his present possessions. At 
the time of purchase the land was unimproved, 
but through his diligent efforts and untiring in- 
dustry the soil has been placed under excellent 
cultivation and all the necessary buildings have 
been erected. He is now the owner of about four 
hundred acres of valuable land, all situated in 
Union Township. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Larimore has re- 
sulted in the birth of thirteen children, nine of 
whom are now living. Clara E. and Elma E. died 
at the respective ages of four and sixteen years. 
Caroline is the wife of John Black; William G. 
resides in New Mexico; George L. married Lillie 
King and makes his home in Topeka, Kan; Rich- 
ard C. is a railroad man in New Mexico; Blanche 
is the wife of S. S. White, a merchant living at 
Union Station (of whom see sketch elsewhere in 
this work); Fannie F. is the wife of C. E. Perry; 
Bruce L. and Jessie V. are at home; one child 
died unnamed in infancy, and James II. passed 
away when eighteen months old; Fred B., the 
youngest, is also at home. 

The parents of our subject, James and Ann Eliza 
(DeWald) Larimore, were natives respectively of 
Virginia and Maryland, and came to Licking Coun- 
ty in a very early day, settling in Union Township. 
There they died, the father in 1874, when seventy- 
three years old, and the mother in 1886, aged 
eighty-three years. Their children were, Daniel, 
Louisa, John, Sarah, Scienda, James and Caroline. 
The father was a man of more than ordinary en- 
terprise, determination and force of character, and 
while economical in personal expenditures, was 
generous to those in need, and no deserving per. son 
was ever refused assistance by him. 

Mrs. Larimore is the daughter of Richard and 



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Elizabeth (Horn) Lane, the former born in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, February 14, 1812, and 
the latter born in Union Township, Licking 
County, the same date as that of her husband. 
After their marriage they settled in Union Town- 
ship, where they walked life's pathway side by side 
for a period of fifty-eight years, dying amid the 
scenes of their early wedded life. The wife and 
mother passed away December 20, 1891, and Mr. 
Lane did not long survive her demise, his death 
occurring January 8, 1892. They had two chil- 
dren, Hannah M. and George W., the latter of 



whom died in Union Township in 1861, when 
twenty-three years old. 

In local affairs, and especially in all enterprises 
for the promotion of the best interests of the peo- 
ple, Mr. Larimore takes a commendable interest, 
and in his political views is a loyal supporter of 
the Democratic party. While not identified with 
an)' denomination, he favors the Baptist Church, 
of which his wife is a consistent member. They 
occupy a high place in the regard of their hosts of 
friends and are numbered among the most influ- 
ential citizens of Union Township. 





COL. JOSEPH C. \VKHRI„E. 

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eOL. JOSEPH C. WEHRLE. Few residents 
of Newark were so closely identified with 
its business interests during a period cov- 
ering more than a quarter of a century as was the 
subject of this biographical notice. In the prime 
of his usefulness, ere j r et old age had dimmed his 
eyes or impaired his intellect, he passed from earth 
and his mortal remains were laid to rest in the 
cemete.y at this place. 

Born in Germany March ■">, 1836, Jflr. Wehrle 
was a lad of thirteen years when he accompanied the 
other members of the family to the United States, 
settling with them at Newark. His father, Martin 
Wehrle, was a blacksmith by trade, and in this city 
was engaged also in the mercantile business for a 
time, lie was one of ten children, only four of 
whom grew to maturity, and of these he was the 
eldest, the others being Catherine, who became the 
wife of John McCarthy, of Newark, and died in 
1866; Elizabeth, who died in 1867;and Anna, wife 
of William Sex, of Newark. In Newark Joseph C. 
learned the trade of a moulder, which he followed 
here, and in 185'J he opened a grocery store on 
Fifth Street. After the Civil War broke out he 
enlisted in the Union army, and was appointed 
Second Lieutenant of Company E, Seventy-sixth 



Ohio Infantry, October 17, 1861. He recruited and 
organized this company at his own expense, and 
on the 16th of December following was commis- 
sioned Captain of the same company. The regi- 
ment was organized at Newark, Ohio, and was or- 
dered to Paducah, Ky., February 9, 1862. 

The regiment participated in many important 
engagements, among them the capture of Ft. Don- 
elson, siege of Corinth, capture of the steamer 
'•Fair Play," siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, 
Lookout Mountain, Atlanta Campaign, Resaca, 
Kenesaw Mountain and numerous others, in all of 
which Captain Wehrle proved himself a brave, dar- 
ing soldier. By reason of the expiration of his 
term of service he was honorably discharged Octo- 
tober 28, 1861, and on the 13th of March, 1865, he 
was brevetted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel of 
United States Volunteers for gallant and meritori- 
ous services during the war. On his return to 
Newark he formed a partnership with T. J. Davis in 
the wholesale grocery business. Later he engaged in 
the wholesale liquor trade, and afterward carried 
on a grocery store in partnership with John Mc- 
Carthy. 

Associated with John Moser, in 1883, Mr. Wehrle 
established the Moser & Wehrle Foundry and em- 



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barked in the manufacture of stoves. In January, 
1890, he purchased his partner's interest and con- 
ducted the business under the (inn title of Moser, 
Welirle & Co. At the time of his death, March 31, 
1890, lie owned a three-fourths interest in the 
foundry, and afterward his widow purchased the 
other one-fourth. At the present time (1894), 
William W. Wehrle owns a half-interest in the 
business, while the Wehrle estate owns the other 
half. 

In addition to the foundry Mr. Wehrle owned 
other valuable property, and at the time of his 
death owned several business blocks, including the 
Wehrle Block, on West Main Street. In his relig- 
ious belief he was a member of the Catholic Church, 
and politically gave his support to the principles 
of the Republican party. His widow, who still 
survives, was prior to her marriage, in 1865, Miss 
Philomena V. Morath. She was born in Columbus 
and is the daughter of Michael Morath, a well 
known brewer of this city. There were born to 
the union eleven children, only five of whom at- 
tained mature years, viz.: Joseph, a Catholic 
priest, and now residing at Wheelersburg, Ohio; 
Mary, a nun in St. Mary's Convent at Columbus; 
William W.; August T., a moulder by trade and a 
resident of Newark; and Cecelia, who is attending 
school. 



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A \ ^ILLIAM W. WEHRLE is a son of 

Y/V/ Joseph C. and Philomena V. (Morath; 
Wehrle. He was born February 25, 1870, 
and after completing the studies of the common 
schools, in 1884 he entered St. Vincent College at 
Beatty, Pa., where he remained for three years. On 
his return to Newark he assisted in various de- 
partments at the foundry, thus becoming familiar 
with all branches of the business. Soon after the 
death of his father he assumed the management of 
the business, in which he now owns a one-half in- 
terest. He has already displayed the possession of 
the qualifications that bring success to a business 



man, and it is safe to say that under his careful 
supervision the business will enjoy a steadily in- 
creasing reputation for the character of its produc- 
tions. Politically he gives his support to the 
principles of the Republican party. 



PHILIP P. SMOOTS. This prosperous agri- 
culturist and stock-dealer, residing near 
Utica, was born December 16, 1832, on the 
farm where he now lives. His parents, George 
and Susan (Nicely) Smoots, were natives of Shen- 
andoah County, Va., where they were also reared 
and married, the latter event occurring December 
13. 1820. After the birth of two children they re- 
moved from the Old Dominion to Ohio, coming 
to Licking County in 1822 and settling on the farm 
where our subject now lives. 

In the parental family there were five sons and 
one daughter, only three of whom survive. Har- 
rison, the eldest, died about 1882; he was the only 
Whig in the family, and while the other members 
became Republicans on the organization of that 
party, he affiliated with the Democrats until his 
death. Matthias died soon after the war from the 
effects of army service. George W. died about a 
week after his discharge from the army, his death 
resulting from disease contracted while in the serv- 
ice. Our subject is fourth in order of birth. Na- 
thaniel Fuller is proprietor of a meat market in 
Utica. Susan, the widow of Charles Trowbridge, 
lives in Utica. The father of this family was a 
soldier in the War of 1812, and was a man of up- 
right and energetic disposition. His death occurred 
April 1, 1867. 

Reared to the calling of a farmer, our subject 
chose agriculture for his occupation and has al- 
ways followed that vocation. He was unable to 
go to the front during the war, but furnished a 
substitute, and his sympathies were ever on the 
side of the Union. On the 10th of December, 
1856, lie married Miss Martha Stevenson, a native 




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of Ireland, who at tlie age of about twelve years 
nunc to America with her parents, John and Sus- 
anna Stevenson. The}' settled in Licking County, 
of which they were long residents. The mother 
is now deceased, and the father makes bis home in 
Chillicothe. 

In March. 1866, Mr. Soooots moved his family to 
Mexico. Mo., and purchasing property, lived there 
about two years. On account of the death of his 
father he was compelled to return home and attend 
to the settlement of the estate. lie disposed of his 
Missouri property at a good bargain and bought 
the parental homestead, where the family now 
lives. The farm comprises about one hundred and 
three acres, on which are excellent improvements. 
For about thirty-five years Mr. Smoots has been 
engaged in buying and selling stock, m which de- 
partment of agriculture he has met with flattering 
sin cos. He buys and sells all kinds of stock, feeds 
some cattle and a large herd of sheep every win- 
ter, and has recently made shipments to Buffalo as 
well as New York City, though for some time 
Pittsburgh was the regular market. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Smoots eleven children were 
born, nine of whom are living. John S., who is mar- 
ried and has three children, is engaged in the mer- 
cantile business at Frederick town, Ohio; Robert A., 
who married Kllie McWilliams, lives in Utica; Wiley 
C, who is married and resides at Granville, is en- 
gaged with his brother Edward in the meat market 
and stock business, conducting two markets, also 
buying stock and hay in large quantities; George 
W. chose as his wife Phi la Dunlap, and they live on 
the old homestead, his wife being housekeeper for 
the family; Edward, who married Laura Bell, is 
located at Granville, as previously stated; Lottie, 
who lives in Hamburg, Iowa, is the wife of George 
Ilulsi/.er, who owns and operates a Homing mill at 
that place; Susanna married .lames Frie, a mechanic 
of Fredericktown; Maggie, living at Riverton, Iowa, 
is the wife of Robert Thompson, a hardware mer- 
chant and undertaker. 

Mi. Smoots had the misfortune to lose his wife 
by death December 1, L890. she had long been 
his devoted counselor and helpmate and was a 
lady of fervent religious belief, being a consistent 
member of the United Presbyterian Church. In 



his religious views he advocates Presbyterian doc- 
trines and holds membership in the church of that 
denomination at Utica. He is one of the most 
successful and influential residents of Washington 
Township, and the prosperity he has attained is 
richly deserved, having been secured by good 
management, economy, perseverance and energy. 



WILLIAM A. LOVETT, proprietor of the 
Newark Steam Laundry and a resi- 
dent of this city since 1884, was born 
in Mansfield, Ohio, October 30, 1837, being a son 
of John W. and Lydia (Gray) Lovett. He was 
reared to manhood upon a farm, and for a time 
was a student in the common schools. Later, after 
having worked for himself for two years, he con- 
tinued his studies in an academy. When only 
nineteen he commenced to teach school, and 
during the sumn er seasons attended school, while 
in winter he taught in Crawford and Richland 
Counties. 

In the spring of 1800 Mr. Lovett went to New 
York Stale, where he visited friends. In the 
winter of 1860-01 he taught school at Thompson- 
vi lie, Sullivan County. N. V. When the Civil 
War commenced he at once enlisted for two years 
in response to the call of the New York State Leg- 
islature. After remaining in the service of the 
state for a short time he was mustered into the 
United States service with Company II, Twenty- 
eighth New York Infantry, under General Ranks. 
The first engagement of the regiment was at Win- 
chester, although several skirmishes had taken 
place previously. Later came the battle of Cellar 
Mountain, where Mr. Lovett received a gun shot 
wound, which disabled him from further service. 
He remained in the hospital until the regiment 
was mustered out, when he returned to the Buckeye 
Slate. 

After a short time spent in Richland County 
Mr. Lovett went to Wyandot County, where he 



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was first employed as a farm laborer, and later 
worked in an implement store at Upper Sandusky. 
After serving as Deputy Postmaster for a time, he 
was appointed Postmaster under the administra- 
tion of President Lincoln, and served in that 
capacity until, on account of his refusal to endorse 
President Johnson, he was removed from ollice. 
He then traveled in the employ of a book publish- 
ing house. In 1868 he went to Peoria, 111, where 
for two years he was the representative of the 
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company. 
From that place he went to Ottawa, 111., and dur- 
ing his residence there of twelve 3 r ears he was en- 
gaged in the manufacture of shirts, and also in the 
steam laundry business. 

Returning to Ohio in 1880, Mr. Lovett became 
a resident of Newark two years later, and estab- 
lishing his steam laundry soon after coming here, 
now conducts the oldest business in that line in 
the city. Not only is it the oldest, but the largest 
laundry as well, and the accurate and reliable busi- 
ness transactions of the proprietor, together with 
his systematic and thorough manner of conduct- 
ing the enterprise, have secured for the laundry an 
established reputation. 

In 1863 occurred the marriage of Mr. Lovett 
and Miss Louisa, daughter of John Smith, and a 
native of Fredricksburg, Ohio. Her mother's 
maiden name was Sea Wright. One child has 
blessed this union, Emma. In religious connec- 
tions Mr. and Mrs. Lovett are members of the Sec- 
ond Presbyterian Church, to the support of which 
they contribute in proportion to their means. They 
have a pleasant home at No. 205 West Locust 
Street, and are well known and highly esteemed in 
the social circles of the community. A Republican 
in politics, Mr. Lovett was for several j'ears Chair- 
man of the Republican Executive Committee, and 
has frequently served as a delegate to various po- 
litical conventions. Socially he is a member of 
Lemert Post, G. A. R., of which he is Past Com- 
mander. 

The Lovett family is of English descent. The 
grandfather of our subject, Aaron Lovett, was a 
drayman in New York City, but removing thence, 
settled upon a farm in Sullivan County. His 
death occurred at the age of eighty years. The 



father of our subject was born in Dutchess County, 
N. Y., and in childhood removed with the family 
to New Y^ork City, where he attended school. 
Later removing to Sullivan County, he engaged in 
farming and teaching school. After his marriage 
he came to Ohio, and settling in Richland County, 
there made his home until his death, at the age of 
forty-four years. His wife passed away at the age 
of forty-five. He was a man of many virtues, and 
as a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal 
Church accomplished much good in the commu- 
nity. Of his five children, four grew to mature 
years, namely : William A., of this sketch ; David 
B., who lives on the old homestead ; Aaron, a 
miner of South Dakota, and John B., an engineer, 
whose home in Galion, Ohio. 



THOMAS PATTON was born January 14, 
1847, upon the farm in Burlington Town- 
ship where he now resides. He is the son 
of Joseph and Jaue (Lusk) Patton, of whom fur- 
ther mention is made in the biographical sketch of 
Samuel Patton, elsewhere presented. In youth he 
became thoroughly familiar with the occupation of 
his ancestors, that of agriculture, and this he has 
followed for his life work. His education was re- 
ceived in the schools of the district, and while not 
complete, was nevertheless practical, thus prepar- 
ing him for an active business career. 

May 29, 1879, Mr. Patton was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Sarah, daughter of Thomas and 
Eleanor (Stearns) Larrimore. Mrs. Patton was or- 
phaned by her mother's death when she was a 
mere child; her father subsequently married again, 
and the step-mother is still living, Mr. Larrimore 
having died in 1884. Mrs. Patton was one of five 
children, the others being sons, as follows: Joseph, 
a teacher by profession, and at present Deputy 
Clerk of Pottawattamie County, Iowa; Samuel 
Gilmer, manager of a horse ranch in Montana; 
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in Montana; and Robert Newlon, who lives in 
Homer, Ohio. The children received only com- 
mon-school educations, with the exception of Jo- 
seph, who was educated at Denison University at 
Granville. Three children blessed the union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Patton, viz.: Reese Lee, who was 
born February 28, 1883; Clifford Carson, April 6, 
1885; and Hazel Ruth, September 25, 1887. 

Having inherited the old homestead, Mr. Patton 
now engages in the cultivation of the land. Upon 
the place he has made a number of valuable im- 
provements, and his home is one of the neatest 
rural abodes in the township. The property con- 
sists of one hundred and eighty-four acres of farm 
land, besides twenty acres of timber land. As an 
agriculturist he is careful, persevering and indus- 
trious, and his success is due largely to the exer- 
cise of these qualities, combined with good sound 
judgment. 

In religious belief Mr. and Mrs. Patton are ac- 
tively connected with the Presbyterian Church at 
Homer, and he is a member of the building com- 
mittee, having in charge the erection of the new 
edifice. He is also active in Sunday-school work. 
Roth of his time and means he gives liberally to 
the support of religious work. He takes an intel- 
ligent interest in all progressive measures having 
lor their object, either direct or indirect, the ma- 
terial welfare of the people, and may always be 
found on the side of right and justice. 



JAMES SEARLE WI LLIAMS.a representative 
farmer and stock grower of Burlington 
Township, and a leading citizen of Homer, 
was born September i», 1851, in the house 
where he now lives. He is the eldest of the family 
of four sons and live daughters born to the union 
Of Edwin and Catherine (Searle) Williams, further 
mention of whom is made elsewhere in this vol- 
ume. For several generations the family was rep- 



resented in Pennsylvania, where was born Grand- 
father George W. Williams, for many years a hotel 
keeper at Plains. In public affairs he was a man 
of prominence, and served for some time as Sheriff 
of the county. Socially, lie was a zealous worker 
in the Masonic order. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to man- 
hood in Licking County, receiving a practical edu- 
cation in the common schools. For three years he 
served as his father's deputy in the Sheriff's office, 
and later, returning to Homer, spent three years 
beneath the parental roof. lie then removed west- 
ward, and settling in the eastern part of Kansas, 
engaged in farming and sheep growing, operating 
a sheep ranch. In this enterprise he met with con- 
siderable success, gaining not only material profit, 
but also an experience that was of great value to 
him. 

On receiving the announcement of his father's 
serious illness, Mr. Williams returned to Ohio, and 
after the death of his father went back to the Sun- 
flower State, where he closed up his business. Since 
that he has made his home at the old place, where 
his boyhood days were passed. Here he has charge 
of the estate belonging to his mother, who is still 
living and at present makes her home on the farm 
in the suburbs of Homer, where her husband died. 
She is an educated and refined lady, esteemed by 
all who know her, and is a valued member of the 
Episcopal Church. Of her children we note the 
following: George W. is a prominent attorney of 
Columbus, Ohio; Mary S. is the wife of Dr. John 
Rouse, of St. Louisville; Clara became the wife of 
William Burner, a draughtsman with the Case 
Manufacturing Company at Columbus, Ohio; Ruth 
S. married Lewis Youst and resides on the home 
farm; Elizabeth V. is the wife of Frank Yoakam, 
who resides on his father's farm in Burlington 
Township; Helen I), is unmarried and lives with 
her mother. 

At Homer, January 7, 1871, James S. Williams 
and Ella Dumbauld were united in marriage. Mrs. 
Williams is the daughter of David Dumbauld, a 
prominent farmer and merchant of Burlington 
Township, who at one time owned and operated a 
general store in the village of Homer. She was 
educated in this city, completing her studies in the 



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Presbyterian Female College at Granville. One 
child blesses their union, Clendon Senile, now 
(1894) nineteen years of age and a young man of 
superior intellectual ability. Together with his 
family Mr. Williams is identified with the Presby- 
terian Church at Homer, in the good works of 
which they assist with characteristic liberality. 
Mr. Williams is Chairman of the building com- 
mittee, which has in charge the erecting of the 
Presbyterian Church at. Homer. 



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AMUEL L. SHAFFER. The agricultural 
interests of Licking County have a worthy 
representative in tins influential citizen of 
Burlington Township. He is a native of Knox 
County. Ohio, having been born at Mt. Liberty, 
on the 2d of July, 1803, to Peter and Ellen 
(Thatcher) Shaffer. The Shaffer family is of Ger- 
man origin though somewhat remote. The fa- 
ther was born in Pennsylvania on the 4th of De- 
cember. 1826, came with his parents when young 
to Knox County. Ohio, and there continued to re- 
side until his death, February 1, 1898. The mother, 
a native of New Jersey, accompanied her parents 
to Knox County in childhood, and at present 
makes her home in Columbus, this state. 

Five sons and one daughter constitute the pa- 
rental family. George M. married Ella Lyle, and 
they have two sons; he resides at Mt. Liberty, 
where he owns the old family homestead, and in 
addition to dealing in farm produce, he isalso fill- 
ing the position of station agent. William H., 
who married Calls Cox, resides in Centreburgh, 
Ohio, and is a liveryman by occupation. Our sub- 
ject is the next in order of birth. Clement Y. 
married Miss Delia, daughter of Marshall Doty, 
who is owner of a boot and shoe store at Marvs- 
ville. Ella is the wife of Porter Bliss, proprietor 
of the popular Hotel Bliss at Ftica. Charles P., 
the youngest, resides in Columbus. Ohio, where he 



has been a clerk for several years; he is unmarried 
and takes care of his widowed brother. 

Educated in Knox County, our subject was 
about twenty-one years of age when he began to 
learn the silversmith's trade in Mt. Vernon. Af- 
ter having worked at this business about three 
years, he bought the farm on which he is now lo- 
cated and has since engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits. May 25, 1882, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Sadie M., daughter of Morgan and Eliza- 
beth (West) Woodruff, old settlers, and still promi- 
nent residents of Burlington Township. Three chil- 
dren bless this union, Morgan Guy, Goldie Amber 
and Lulu Coral Wave. The children are enjoying 
the benefits of the excellent schools of the district, 
and the elde^ will enter the Utica graded schools 
at the beginning of the fall term (1894). 

December 22, 1887, Mr. Shaffer was deeply be- 
reaved by the death of his wife, an exemplary 
Christian lady, who was beloved by all who knew 
her. The loss was also an irreparable one to the lil- 
tle children, bereft of a mother's love when not yet 
old enough to realize the extent of their bereave- 
ment. Mr. Shaffer is a man of untiring industry, 
and the fact that he has accumulated a valuable 
property in a comparatively brief period, speaks 
well not only for his industry, but also for his ex- 
cellent management. Socially he is a member of 
Burlington Lodge No. 551, K. P., in which he has 
held various official positions, and is now the third 
officer. In religious connections he is identified 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Enterprising and public-Spirited, Mr. Shaffer 
takes an active interest in local and national ques- 
lions and votes with the Democratic party. For 
three years he served as Trustee of Burlington 
Township, during which time he built the pike 
from Homer to Ftica. a distance of four miles. 
This is called the Shaffer pike, and was built by 
Licking County, aided by private subscriptions. 
The proposition by the County Commissioners was 
to duplicate from county funds the amount raised 
by private subscriptions. Mr. Shaffer presented 
them a subscript ion list showing that £400 had 
been pledged by people interested. This sum was 
promptly duplicated and the work went on. Out- 
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better road in the county to-day, and the success 
of the enterprise is largely due to the untiring 
efforts of Mr. Shaffer. lie deals extensively in 
stock, making a specialty of buying and matching 
carriage horses, and has sold several fine teams to 
parties in Columbus and other cities. Now in the 
prime of life, the future years will undoubtedly 
bring to him an ever in creasing success in financial 
affairs. 



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WILLIAM A. M( )( IKE. Eew of the farm- 
ers of Burlington Township enjoy a 
more extended acquaintance through- 
out Licking County than does the subject of this 
sketch, an efficient, capable and enterprising agri- 
culturist, whose life occupation has been that which 
he still successfully follows. He owns and oper- 
ates a valuable estate consisting of one hundred 
and twenty acres, upon which he engages in gen- 
eral farming. The land contains first-class im- 
provements, including a substantial set of farm 
buildings, and the soil has been placed under a 
high state of cultivation. 

Of the parents of our subject, V. R. and Mary 
(Butcher) Moore, mention is made in the sketch 
of the former, presented on another page. Will- 
iam A., the only son, was born in Delaware June 
1,1853, and received an excellent education in the 
district school and the Homer High School. Be- 
ing a thoughtful reader and a man of unusual in- 
telligence, he has added to his fund of knowledge 
by self culture, and is intelligently posted upon 
all topics of local or general importance. 

On the 25th of September, 1876, William A. 
Moore was united in marriage with Miss Alice, 
daughter of the late Alex and Martha lies, of Ben- 
nington Township, Licking County. One child 
blessed this union, Grace, who resides with her 
grandparents, and is now (1894) a student in col- 
lege. In March of 1883, the wife and mother was 
called from earth. Mr. Moore was again married 
in June, 1885, choosing as his wife Miss Elizabeth 



Yoakam. an estimable and cultured lady, who was 
educated in the Homer High School. She is a 
daughter of M. W. and Esther Yoakam, a promi- 
nent family of Burlington Township. 

In polities, Mr. Moore is active, being recognized 
as a leader among the Republicans of his town- 
ship. Frequently he has been chosen to serve as a 
delegate to county conventions, and has also rep- 
resented bis party in numerous local positions of 
trust. He believes the principles of the Republi- 
can party are the best adapted to promote the wel- 
fare and material prosperity of the people, and 
consequently gives to them his loyal and enthusi- 
astic support. In his social connections he allili- 
ates with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to 
Licking Lodge No. 291, in which he has held the 
office of Junior Warden. He and his wife hold 
membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church at 
Homer, the services of which they regularly at- 
tend, and to the support of which they generously 
contribute. 



EV LMAS W. SCOTT, a prominent merchant 
C\ of Homer, was born December 15, 1834, in 
the town where he now lives. He enjoys 
the distinction of being the oldest resident of 
Homer who was born here. His paternal grand- 
father, Thomas Scott, came to what is now Bur- 
lington Township in 1802, entering Government 
land within a half-mile of the present site of 
Homer. On this farm, December 27, 1803, was 
born Samuel, our subject's father, who in youth 
learned the trade of a cabinet-maker. This occu- 
pation he followed until about the beginning of 
the Civil War, when he purchased and settled 
upon a farm two miles north of Homer, continu- 
ing to reside on that place until his death, in 1877. 
Our subject's mother was Lydia, daughter of 
Gary Meade, one of the first settlers of Granville, 
coming there in 1802 and continuing to make it 
his home until death. Mrs. Scott was born in 
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City, Mo., in January, 1888. Her family comprised 
five sons and one daughter, concerning whom the 
following is noted: Samuel A. resides in Napa 
City, Cal., where he is a merchant and Internal 
Revenue Collector for two ports on the Pacific 
coast. Mrs. M. L. Newlon, the wife of a well-to- 
do retired merchant, resides at Pacific Grove, Cal.; 
Thomas is a wealthy merchant at Woodlawn, Mo.; 
Elmas W. is our subject; Orville, a prosperous 
farmer at West Ely, Mo., was severely wounded 
while in the army during the Civil War, being 
shot through the body, and from the effects of the 
injury he has never recovered; Winfield died at 
the age of six years. 

The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
public schools of Homer and at South Salem Acad- 
emy in Ross County, Ohio. He has been twice 
married. In 1856 he was united with Miss Helen 
M. Williams, who was born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., 
in 1837, and died February 28, 1890. Two chil- 
dren were born of this union, viz.: Charles W., a 
farmer and ranchman of Edwards County, Kan., 
who married Miss Cora Ilargadine and has three 
children; and Lulu M., now the wife of Edward 
II. Rankin, a lumber merchant of Columbus, Ohio, 
their union being blessed with three children. 

On the 20th of September, 1893, Mr. Scott mar- 
ried his present companion, Mrs. Sarah (Weaver) 
Cooper, who was born in Licking County, Ohio, 
(her birthplace being at Chatham, Newton Town- 
ship) in 1844. She is a daughter of George and 
Ruth Weaver, well known residents of Newton 
Township. The life occupation of Mr. Scott has 
been that of a merchant. For a time he was a 
clerk in the employ of others, later engaged in 
business together with Dr. B. Coleman, but for 
twenty years past he has been alone. He operates 
a general store and has the largest stock of goods 
in the village. In all his transactions he has been 
very successful and is universally esteemed for his 
integrity and business ability. 

Under the administration of Benjamin Harri- 
son, in 1889, Mr. Scott was appointed Postmaster 
at Homer. During the war he served in the same 
capacity, having been appointed by President 
Lincoln in 1861, and filling the position until 
1866, when he resigned and went to Missouri. In 



political belief he has always adhered to Repub- 
lican principles and is prominent in local affairs. 
For some time he served as Treasurer of his town- 
ship and has also occupied other offices of trust. 
Socially, he is identified with the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. 
His first wife was a faithful member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, to which he and his chil- 
dren also belong. From his mother he inherits the 
sturdy qualities of the people of the Green Moun- 
tain State, while from his paternal ancestors he 
has derived strength of character and indomitable 
energy. With his family he occupies a higli place 
in the regard of the people among whom his life 
has been passed, and no name is more respected 
than that of E. W. Scott. 






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HENRY N. TIPPETT, the village black- 
smith of Homer, was born in Newark, 
Ohio, February 22, 1840. His father, 
James W., was born in Maryland in 1815, and for 
twenty years was engaged as a dealer in agricult- 
ural implements at Newark. For twelve years he 
carried on an extensive lumber business and in the 
interests of the enterprise was obliged to travel al- 
most constantly, buying lumber in Pennsylvania, 
North and South Carolina, and other states. He 
was the first conductor on the Baltimore & Ohio 
Railroad, then known as the Sandusky, Mansfield 
<fc Newark, and was in the employ of this road and 
the Central Ohio line for sixteen years. His was 
a useful, honorable life, and such was the integrity 
of his character that he had a host of warm friends 
wherever he was known. Some years before his 
death he removed his family to Preston County, 
W. Va., settling at Cranberry Summit, and there 
he passed from earth in November, 1884. 

The mother of our subject, whose maiden name 
was Sarah Zollinger, was born in Williams Count}', 
Pa., and coming to this state, settled at Marietta, 
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years old. At present she makes her home in 
Newark. Her children were three in number, 
Henry N., Helen and Emma. Helen, the eldest of 
the family, is the widow of John Batch aud re- 
sides at Barnesville, Ohio; Emma, the youngest, 
married George MeMnllin, a resident of Newark 
and traveling salesman for a tobacco house. 

The subject of this sketch served a three years' 
apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade at New- 
ark, also one year in a carriage shop at Utica. 
This, coupled with long experience in practical 
business and a natural aptitude for the trade, makes 
him a master mechanic in his line. In May, 1864, 
he enlisted as a member of Company II, One Hun- 
dred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and served 
in West Virginia and Maryland. He is now a pen- 
sioner of the Government by reason of the loss of 
an eye and other disabilities resulting from service. 

Upon being discharged from the army, Mr. Tip- 
pett came to Homer, and here on the 14th of De- 
cember, 1864, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter 
of Harrison Weaver, of this place. This estimable 
lady died January 6, 1884, after having become 
the mother of seven children. They are, Maggie, 
who since her mother's death has lovingly cared 
for her father and the younger members of the 
family; Emma, wife of Harry Hoover, a farmer re- 
siding in Appleton, Licking County; Walter, Nan- 
nie and Ilattie, who are successful teachers; Henry 
Harrison and Fannie, deceased. The children 
have received excellent school advantages and are 
well informed and refined. 

The same jear that Mr. Tippett lost his wife he 
met with another heavy misfortune in the loss of 
his property by fire, entailing a loss of about $2,- 
500. It will thus be seen that he has had more 
than his share of hardships, but notwithstanding 
obstacles and misfortunes, he has worked industri- 
ously and perseveringly, and has been successful 
in making a good living, as well as laying up some- 
thing for a rainy day. Socially, he is a member 
of the Sycamore Valley Lodge No. 553, 1.O. O. F., 
at Brandon, and has filled the principal ollicial 
stations in the fraternity. He is a charter member 
of Dill Post No. 463, G. A. R., at Homer, and is 
Past Commander. 

In political views Mr. Tippett is a stanch Re- 



publican. For nine years he has been a member 
of the School Board and is interested in promot- 
ing the grade of scholarship here. Though not a 
member of any denomination, he is an attendant 
at church services and contributes of his means to 
the support of the Gospel. His daughters are mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian Church. He is the paten- 
tee of a farm gate known as the "II. N. Tippett 
Gate," from which he is deriving a handsome 
revenue. As a citizen he is held in high esteem by 
the residents of Homer, and as a business man he 
has the reputation of being enterprising, energetic, 
capable and persevering. 



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THOMAS CARTER dates his residence in 
Licking County from 1869, and his settle- 
ment in St. Alban's Township from 1880. 
Throughout life agriculture has been his chosen 
occupation, and that he made a wise selection the 
results plainly evince. It is said by his neighbors 
that his farm is one of the finest, not only in St. 
Alban's, but in the entire county. He avails him- 
self to the utmost of modern farm machinery, 
modern plans of work and modern ideas, and as a 
consequence every acre of land produces the very 
best possible results. 

The Carter family is of Virginian ancestry, and 
our subject's grandfather, Slathiel, a native of the 
Old Dominion, was born in Loudoun Count}'. In 
an early day he came to this state and bought 
land in Hanover Township, Licking Count}', and 
then went back for his family, and returning, was 
taken sick and died on the way, when within a 
day's journey of his intended home. His widow 
moved on the farm with the family and reared 
her children and superintended the clearing, im- 
proving and cultivation of the land, and late in 
life married a Mr. Dean. The family consisted of 
five children, and Slathiel, the father of our sub- 
ject, was third in order of birth. He was born in 
Loudoun Count}', Va., but grew to manhood in 



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Licking County', Ohio. About 1828, lie married 
Sarah Wickham, of Muskingum County. They 
made their home in Licking County about six 
years, when they removed to Mt. Sterling, Mus- 
kingum County, where in 1838 Mr. Carter was 
murdered by a man by the name of Kemp. His 
widow, in 1843, married Mason Redman, by whom 
she had two children. She was again left a widow 
in 1849, and in I860 became the wife of Joseph 
Blaine. She died in Muskingum County April 
2, 1872. 

In the parental family there were live children, of 
whom Thomas was the third in order of birth, lie 
was born in Hanover Township, Licking County, 
Ohio, April 20, 1834, but when quite small was 
taken by his parents to Muskingum County, where 
his boyhood days were passed. His education was 
somewhat limited, but being a man of close obser- 
vation and a thoughtful reader, he has become 
well informed. When the time came for him to 
choose his life occupation he selected agriculture, 
and so well has he prospered at this that he has no 
reason to regret his choice. 

When the Civil War broke out the sympathies 
of Mr. Carter were aroused in behalf of the Union, 
and on the 2d of May, 1864, he enlisted as a mem- 
ber of Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth 
Ohio Infantry, for one hundred days' service. At 
the expiration of his term of service he was hon- 
orably discharged, August 22, 1864, and returned 
home. 

As above stated, Mr. Carter came to Licking 
County in 1860. Settling in Perry Township, he 
there conducted agricultural pursuits until 1881, 
and then removed to St. Alban's Township, where 
he has since resided. Since coming here he has 
introduced a number of improvements, erected sub- 
stantial buildings and set out numerous shade and 
fruit trees. His orchard is without doubt one of 
the finest in the state of Ohio, and is now in good 
bearing condition. He raises the various cereals, 
to the cultivation of which the soil is adapted, 
and is in every respect a progressive and energetic 
farmer. 

In Perry Township, Licking County, November 
26, 1857, occurred the marriage of Thomas Carter 
and Anna M. Wintcrmute, a native of that town- 



ship, born March 1, 1835. In religious connections 
they are identified with the Methodist Church, to 
the support of which they are liberal contributors. 
Politically, Mr. Carter is an ardent supporter of 
the principles advocated by the Republican party, 
and gives his support to its men and measures. 



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JOHN R. NEADERHAUSER, a well known 
mechanic and inventor of Homer, was born 
in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 31, 
1851. He is of Swiss parentage, his father 
and mother, Hironomus and Kalherine (Winters) 
Neaderhauser, having been born in Canton Berne, 
whence in 1851 they emigrated to America and 
settled on a farm in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. 
Later they removed to Defiance County, Ohio, 
where they died in 1875 within six weeks of each 
other. 

Six children comprised the family of Mr. Nead- 
erhauser, Sr., of whom Elizabeth died in the 
Mother Country, Mary on the ocean voyage to 
America, and Katherine in this country. The last- 
named married Frederick Gertner and left six chil- 
dren to mourn her death. John R. has always 
been of a mechanical bent of mind. He first learned 
the shoemaker's trade, at which he worked some 
two years after completing his apprenticeship. He 
then gave his attention to carpentry, and from that 
to wagon making, which he still follows. In con- 
nection with this he has also perfected a wind en- 
gine, which promises very favorable results. The 
wheel is a combination direct or gear power, a 
feature not universally applied to wind engines. 
March 5, 1894, he made application for a patent 
which is now pending. If successful in this he 
can manufacture a first-class engine for less money 
than any of his competitors. He also does general 
wood repairing, saw filing, bracket and scroll work, 
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of 1877, when twenty-three years of age, and here 
bis life has since been spent. 

In the fall of 1878 Mr. Neaderhauser was united 
in marriage with Miss Roseltha E., daughter of 
Harrison and Helen Hawkins, old settlers of Lick- 
ing County. She is the eldest of the family, and 
has two living brothers. One brother, Franklin, 
and a Bister, Marion, are deceased. In religious be- 
lief Mr. and Mrs. Neaderhauser are identified with 
the Presb3'terian Church, the services of which 
they regularly attend, and in the maintenance of 
which they are liberal contributors. 

As a citizen Mr. Neaderhauser may always be 
relied upon to support such measures as have for 
their object the promotion of the best interests of 
the people. He is a man of highest integrity and 
force of character, one who commands the esteem 
of all with whom he has business or social rela- 
tions. In his political views he is not a strict 
partisan, although, having given close study to the 
grave issues of free trade and protection, he favors 
the platform adopted by the Republican party, 
which he always supports during the National 
campaigns. In matters of local importance he 
gives his support to the candidates whom he deems 
lust qualified to represent the people in their par- 
ticular office, irrespective of party affiliations. 



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ROLL1N R. LUSK represents the jewelry 
business at Utica, where he was born No- 
vember 14, 1859. The first member of the 
Lusk family to settle in Licking County was his 
grandfather, Thomas, who was born about 1803, 
and came to this county in an early day. He was 
a tanner and currier by trade and was thus en- 
gaged for many years, meeting with fair success in 
his enterprises. March 21, 1873, he was accident- 
ally killed by a train at Newark. In politics he 
was a believer in the principles of the Republican 
party, prior to the organization of which he was 
opposed to slavery, but being an earnest member 



of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, he never 
exercised his right to cast a ballot. His wife bore 
the maiden name of Elizabeth Dunlap, and was 
born in Licking County, which continued to be 
her home until death. 

Samuel G. Lusk, father of our subject, was born 
in Licking County November 21, 1833. When he 
was sufficiently advanced in years he assisted his 
father about the tannery, and for some years was 
interested with him in business. On the 13th of 
May, 1864, he was mustered into the service for 
one hundred days, becoming a member of Com- 
pany G, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio In- 
fantry. He did garrison duty in the defense of 
Washington, D. C, until August 31, 1864, when 
the regiment was mustered out. 

After the war, the tanning business being no 
longer profitable, Mr. Lusk worked at the trade of 
a stone mason. January 4, 1883, while attempting 
to pick the cap from a loaded shell with a knife, 
the shell exploded and the knife was sent into his 
forehead, causing his death nine da3'S later. While 
not a member of any religious denomination, he 
was a believer in the truths of the Christian relig- 
ion. In politics he was a stanch Republican. His 
wife, whom he married in 1858, bore the maiden 
name of Amelia Piatt, and was born in Knox 
County, Ohio, July 5, 1834, being a daughter of 
Paul P. Piatt. She is a member of the Christian 
Church, and, a lady of noble qualities of head and 
heart, is highly esteemed by all who know her. 

The parental family consisted of three children, 
of whom Rollin R. is the eldest; Alice, the second, 
and Mamie, the youngest. The last-named died 
in infancy. Our subject, his sister and mother 
reside in Utica, where they have a pleasant home. 
Rollin R. was educated in the public schools of 
this place, and at the age of sixteen years began 
his business career, becoming a clerk in a grocery 
store and later working in a drug store. In 1878 
he commenced work at his trade of a jeweler at 
Utica, completing his studies in that line at Cos- 
hocton. In the fall of 1880 he opened a jewelry 
store in Utica, and now conducts the only business 
in this line here. Such has been the energy and 
integrity with which he has conducted business 
transactions that he has won the confidence of the 



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people, and has a large trade in the city and sur- 
rounding country. 

In casting his ballot, Mr. Lusk has at all times 
supported the principles of the Republican party, 
and his co-operation may always be relied upon to 
secure the success of that political organization. 
Socially he affiliates with Licking Lodge No. 291, 
A. F. & A. M., and is a charter member of the 
L'tica Lodge No. 555, K. P. 



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JAMES HOLMES, of Perry Township, belongs 
to the class of pioneer residents to whom so 
large a debt of gratitude is due from the pres- 
ent generation, owing, as it does, all its ad- 
vantages for a higher degree of culture and the re- 
finements of life to the noble hearts who endured 
privations, and during the opening years of the 
present century, engaged in the development of 
the material resources of Licking County. Though 
having attained to an advanced age, Mr. Holmes is 
still in the enjoyment of good health, and, with 
mind unimpaired by the flight of time, can look 
back over his long and busy life and rejoice, not 
only in the prosperity he has gained, but also in 
the high degree of respect in which he is held by 
his fellow-citizens. 

In Fauquier County, Va., September 20, 1813, 
was born James, the son of Willis and Isabel (Red- 
man) Holmes, both natives of the Old Dominion. 
There were two daughters and three sons in the 
family, of whom the only survivors are James and 
William S., the latter a prominent farmer of Clark 
County, 111. In his youth our subject was a stu- 
dent in the primitive log school houses of Vir- 
ginia, where the building and instruction were 
equally crude and all the appurtenances of rude 
construction. lie had few advantages for acquir- 
ing a good education, but availed himself to the 
utmost ofeverv opportunity for gaining knowl- 
edge. 

Accompanying his parents to Ohio in 1825, our 



subject settled in Licking County twelve years 
later. Early beginning the battle of life, he was 
trained into assisting in the daily rounds of agri- 
cultural duties, and attained his majority an ener- 
getic, ambitious and self-reliant young man. June 
20, 1833, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Elizabeth Redman, the daughter of Beade and 
Susan (Hill) Redman. Mrs. Holmes was one of 
three daughters and three sons comprising the fam- 
ily circle, all of whom have passed from earth. IJy 
her marriage she became the mother of six children, 
but all are now deceased, and when on the 31st of 
January, 1890, she passed to the world beyond, our 
subject was left alone in the world. In the be- 
reavement which fell upon him, he received the 
deepest sympathy of his hosts of friends, who 
strive, so far as possible, to cheer his declining 
days and render his life less lonely. Of those liv- 
ing in this county when he came here, few survive; 
his associates of those days are mostly gone, some 
to other states, but many to the grave. 

Though now in his eighty-first year, Mr. Holmes 
may be seen early every morning looking after his 
stock and attending to needed repairs or changes 
on his farm. He is hale and hearty, and possess- 
ing an excellent memory, delights to recount events 
connected with the early history of this county. 
In politics he was a Whig until the disintegration 
of the party, since which time he has voted with 
the Republican party. For more than fifty years 
he has been a consistent member of the Regular 
Baptist Church, the doctrines of which he has sus- 
tained and supported, while his upright life has 
proved, in language more eloquent than words, the 
sincerity of his religious belief. 



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S~y EORGE S. FROST. In the course of his 
W T active and useful career Mr. Frost earned 
an enviable reputation as an enterprising 
agriculturist, thoughtful friend, efficient citizen 
and self-reliant man. His pilgrimage on earth was 
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the cradle from the grave. Short, however, as was 
his life, it was filled full of good deeds and of 
generous acts, to which his friends now recur with 
pleasure, lie has left in the hearts of his family 
and acquaintances the imperishable memory of his 
good name, more enduring than monuments of 
marble or brass. 

The parents of our subject, William and Eleanor 
(Shrake) Frost, were both natives of Ohio, where 
he was born in Licking County February 22, 1861, 
Though his educational privileges were few in 
boyhood, he was ever on the alert to seize oppor- 
tunities for self-culture and gained a broad fund 
of information. When eighteen years old he en- 
tered the employ of the late P. R. Denman, with 
whom he remained for several years. November 
19, 1882, occurred his marriage to Miss Ida Den- 
man, and two children blessed the union, Daisy E. 
and Ethel D., bright and interesting girls of ten 
and seven years respectively. 

Mrs. Frost was born July 25, 1858, and was only 
four months old when she came to the farm where 
her life has since been passed. She is the third 
daughter of P. R. and Susan Denman, pioneer res- 
idents of Licking County. Her father, a man of 
unusual worth and business capacity, accumulated 
a handsome fortune and was well and favorably 
known throughout this part of the state. Honest 
and upright in all his dealings, he was the foe of 
wrong and the friend of the cause of justice. He 
passed away April 20, 1886, leaving to his friends 
the heritage of his honorable and useful example 
in life. His wife died July 16, 1884, in the faith 
■of the Methodist Church, with which she had long 
been identilied. 

There were five children in the family of P. R. 
Denman, the eldest of whom, Frank, is represented 
on another page in this volume. Leonora was born 
June 26, 1821, and is the wife of John Gardner, of 
Fallsbury Township. Townsend was born Novem- 
ber 20, 1854, and died on the 16th of the follow- 
ing month. Huldah was born August 12, 1856, 
and died September 29, 1856. Ida is the young- 
est. Soon after the marriage of Mr. Frost, his 
father-in-law removed to Newark and left him to 
superintend the farm, which he managed until his 
death, May 15, 1894. Though not identified with 



any denomination, he was a moral and upright 
man and one of his favorite books was the Bible. 
Politically he was an advocate of Republican prin- 
ciples and for two years prior to his death he held 
the oilice of Justice of the Peace. 



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JACOB J. YOAKAM, a prominent farmer of 
Burlington Township, was born a mile east 
of his present home March 2, 1846. He is 
the son of Jonathan and Maria (Bailey) 
Yoakam. The former, who was born in Randolph 
County, Va., December 14, 1815, came to Licking 
County at the age of about twenty-one and still 
lives in the vicinity, making his home with his 
children. The mother, whose birth occurred in 
Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1820, died in Bur- 
lington Township eleven years ago. 

The marriage of Jonathan and Maria Yoakam, 
which was solemnized in Muskingum Count} - in 
1843, resulted in the birth of six sons and two 
daughters, of whom one son and one daughter are 
deceased. Samuel, the eldest, who served through 
the entire period of the Rebellion as a member of 
Company II, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, received 
injuries for which he is now pensioned; he mar- 
ried Celesta White and resides in Homer, his occu- 
pation being that of a farmer. Jacob J. is the sec- 
ond in order of birth. William, who married Es- 
tella Conditt, went west, but returned to Homer, 
where he died about 1887. Nancy, Mrs. Horace 
Taylor, died in 1893, after having become the 
mother of two children. Curtis, who married 
Emma Shipt, resides near Homer and is engaged 
in farming. John, whose wife bore the maiden 
name of Ella Clarke, is a produce merchant at 
Fredericksburg, Ohio. Moses, who married Be- 
linda Sellers, is a produce merchant at Columbus, 
Ohio; Amanda became the wife of William Shad- 
well, a farmer residing near Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 

The early years of our subject were spent on his 
father's farm in Burlington Township. After hav- 
ing secured a common-school education, he began 
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Miss Mary, daughter Joseph Johnson, an early set- 
tler and prominent farmer of Knox County, Ohio, 
but now deceased. She was one of eleven chil- 
dren, all of whom are now living, the youngest 
being about thirty-five years of age. Four chil- 
dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Yoakam, 
Franklin ( )wen, Elmer LeGrand, Ulla Maude and 
Arthur J. Franklin married Lillie Woodruff, and 
Elmer chose as his wife Miss Bertie Hunter. Ulla 
is now the wife of Charles Hatfield. 

The two eldest sons are engaged in the mercan- 
tile business at Homer, where they carry on a gen- 
eral store stocked with everything usually kept in a 
place of that size. They also have a meat market. 
They are intelligent young business men, whose 
industry and close application will undoubtedly 
bring them success and prosperity in the near fu- 
ture. For ten years their father was engaged in 
merchandising at the same stand, and sold out to 
the sons in 18'JO, since which time they have paid 
for the stock. 

For four years Mr. Yoakam owned and operated 
two steam saw mills, one at Utica, the other at 
Homer, in each of which he had a half-interest. 
.Since retiring from the mercantile business he has 
erected a beautiful residence at Homer and has as 
fine a home as can be found anywhere in the town. 
Two of his sons are members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. Socially he is identified with Syca- 
more Valley Lodge No. 563, I. O. O. F., at Bran- 
don. In his political views he a stanch Republi- 
can and upon that ticket has been elected to a 
number of local offices. For two terms lie has 
filled the position of Township Trustee and has 
also held the office of Township Treasurer for one 
term. 



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CfTV RTIIUR WYETH, an agriculturist of intel- 
/ — \ ligence and influence, residing in Liberty 
Township, is numbered among the pro- 
gressive and energetic young men of Licking Coun- 
ty, lie owns and operates the land comprising 
what was formerly known as the DeCrow farm and 



including one hundred and sixty acres. The soil 
is under a high state of cultivation, and a number 
of neat farm buildings have been erected; modern 
machinery has been introduced and all the improve- 
ments have been made that mark a first-class farm. 

In the township where he now lives the subject 
of this sketch was born February 1(5, 18(>0, to Still- 
man S. and Libbie (Wright) Wyeth, natives re- 
spectively of Massachusetts and Licking County, 
Ohio. The family of which he is a member consists 
of five sons and one daughter, all of whom are 
living with the exception of Morton. They are, 
Newton; Clinton E.; Jennie, wife of O. II. McCon- 
oughey; Arthur and Charles L. The father of 
this family accompanied his parents to Ohio in 
1837, settling with them in McKean Township, 
Licking County, where he grew to manhood upon 
a farm. Receiving the advantages of a common- 
school education, he was for a number of winters 
employed in teaching school, in which profession 
he was very successful. He entered upon the act- 
ive career of a farmer when about twenty-one 
years old and continued thus employed during 
the summer seasons, while the winter months were 
devoted to teaching. He purchased one hundred 
and fifty-two acres, to which he added by subse- 
quent purchase one hundred acres, the whole when 
improved constituting one of the best farms of the 
county. There his death occurred April 1, 1891, 
at the age of sixty-one years. His widow still sur- 
vives, making her home in Liberty Township. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
named David Wyeth, and was a native of Massa- 
chusetts, where for some years he engaged in farm- 
ing. His death occurred in 1879, at the age of 
seventy-eight years. He was a man of medium 
height, genial in manner and upright in character, 
one who by his habits of industry and persever- 
ance gained the esteem of his associates. In early 
life he joined the Baptist Church, but in later years 
identified himself with the Methodist Church. His 
family numbered nine children. Our subject's ma- 
ternal grandfather, Jacob Wright, was born in 
Pennsylvania and in an early day came to Licking 
County, Ohio, where he engaged in farming until 
his death, at the age of about eighty. In religious 
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reproach, and he was highly respected in this com- 
munity. 

The subject of this sketch was born and reared 
upon his father's farm in Liberty Township, re- 
ceiving his primary education in the district school 
and afterward attending the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- 
versity at Delaware for four years, lie then taught 
school for a few years and was afterward in the 
mail service as railway postal clerk, resigning the 
latter position at his father's death in order to 
take charge of the estate. On the 24th of October, 
1888, he married Miss Allie, daughter of Wilson 
and Mary (Kasson) Butte, and two children have 
come to bless their home, Cleo and Claude. Po- 
litically Mr. Wyeth is an advocate of Republican 
principles, supporting the nominees and measures 
of that party. He and his wife hold membership 
in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is 
serving as Trustee and Steward, also as .Superin- 
tendent of the Sunday-school. 



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<r T\ DSTIN G. ASHBROOK. The wholesale 
/ — \ grocery house of Ashbrook & Co. was es- 
tablished in Newark June 1, 1864, and 
having continued in business for thirty consecu- 
tive years, the firm now enjoys the distinction of 
being the oldest in its special line in the city. The 
business was founded by the subject of this sketch, 
who a few months after opening the store look 
into partnership his father, Absalom P., and the 
connection then begun has continued to the pres- 
ent day. 

The Ashbrook family is of remote Scotch de- 
scent, and was represented for several generations 
in the North of Ireland. The paternal grandfa- 
ther of our subject, the Rev. Eli Ashbrook, was a 
Virginian, and in 1814 removed with his family to 
Fairfield County, Ohio, becoming the first minis- 
ter in that and Licking Counties. He attained a 
great age, having rounded out a century at the 
tune of his death. Among his children, six sons 



and six daughters, was Absalom P., a native of the 
Old Dominion, born December 12, 1807. He was 
a mere lad when he came to Ohio, where the re- 
mainder of his life has been passed. Learning the 
trade of a tanner, he for many years carried on a 
successful business at Johnstown, Ohio. In 1864 
he disposed of that enterprise in order to join with 
his son in the wholesale grocery trade. He has 
been a man of temperate habits, and consequently 
possesses a robust constitution. For eighty-six 
years of his life he was without sickness, a record 
of which he may well be proud. 

In politics, Absalom P. Ashbrook was a sup- 
porter of the Whig party until its disintegration. 
When the Republican party was born, he at once 
identified himself with it, and has since supported 
its platform. lie has always had the courage 
of his convictions, expressing his opinions freely 
and with resolute spirit. Though ever ready 
to use his influence for his party's candidates, he 
would never accept office, preferring to concen- 
trate his attention upon his personal affairs. He 
commenced for himself without a dollar, and after 
attaining his majority, worked for three years at 
$5 per month. From this small compensation he 
saved a sufficient amount to purchase four acres at 
Johnstown, and there he established a tannery. 
He now owns a pleasant home on Locust Street, 
and other valuable real estate. 

The lady whom A. P. Ashbrook chose as his life 
companion was Miranda, daughter of the Rev. 
George De Bolt, a native of France, who after 
coming to the United States, settled in Fairfield 
County, Ohio. lie married a German lady, and 
they reared four sous and four daughters, among 
the former being the late Judge Reason DeBolt, 
of Missouri. Mrs. Ashbrook is still living, being 
now (18114) seventy-seven years old. She has 
reared three children: Olivia, wife of George Fol- 
lett, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mary, wife of R. P. Ford, 
Sheriff of Licking County; and Austin G. 

The latter is the youngest of the family, and is 
a native of Ohio, having been born in Licking 
County, July 19, 1839. In early life he assisted 
his father in the tannery, but owing to lung 
trouble, he was obliged to desist from all work, and 
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regain his health. Hoping to better his condition, 
his father purchased a farm, and there our subject, 
amid the invigorating influences of rural life, soon 
was fully restored to health. He then engaged in 
the grocery business at Johnstown, and later at 
Mt. Gilead, whence in 18t>4 he came to Newark, 
opening a wholesale grocery store on the 1st of 
June. 

The family residence is situated at No. Ill 
South Third Street, and here Mr. and Mrs. Ash- 
brook have established a pleasant home. They 
have four children living, viz.: Maud, wife of 
Fred H. Ross; Node, who married W. F. Smith; 



Tulle and Joyce, who are with their parents. Two 
children, Cash and Otto, died in childhood. Mrs. 
Ashbrook was in maidenhood Mary M. Miller, and 
was born in Licking County, being a daughter of 
John H. Miller. In politics, Mr. Ashbrook is a 
Democrat, and has served in some important local 
offices, including that of President of the City 
Council. In addition to his other enterprises he 
has dealt extensively in real estate. As a citizen 
he is progressive, and as a business man energetic, 
painstaking and capable, which qualities entitle 
him to a rank among Newark's successful and lead- 
ing residents. 








W. G. TAAFEL. 



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WILLIAH Q. TAAFEL 




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\ \ *) ILLIAM G. TAAFEL, Foreman of the 
V/V/ Baltimore & Ohio machine shop, at 
Newark, dates his residence in this place 
from April 10, 1880. Not only is he prominent 
in railroad circles, but he is also acquiring con- 
siderable prominence in the state as the patentee 
of the Pressure Regulator for Water, Steam, Air 
or Fluids of any description. The Newark Regu- 
lator Company has been organized for the pur- 
pose of manufacturing regulators, and already 
several hundred have been made, which are now 
in use in various places. The enterprise bids fair 
to become one of the most important in the 
county. 

In Cumberland, Md., November 30, 1856, was 
born William G., son of John G. and Susan (Camp- 
bell) Taafel, natives respectively of Germany and 
Maryland. The father was born in Germany in 
1830, and accompanied his father to the United 
States at the age of twelve, settling in Maryland. 
By trade he was a merchant tailor, and he con- 
ducted that business at Cumberland, Md., until 
his death, in 1865. His family numbered seven 
children, of whom four married and reared fam- 
ilies. Frank was killed in 1882 on the Pittsburgh 
10 



Division; he was a passenger engineer on the Bal- 
timore & Ohio Railroad, and his death was the re- 
sult of an accident. David is a contracting plas- 
terer at Cumberland, Md. Our subject is the next 
in order of birth, while Lucy, the youngest, re- 
sides with her mother in Newark. The latter was 
twice married, her lirst husband having been John 
Kirkpatrick, and Frank and David were born of 
that union. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in Cum- 
berland and attended school until he was lif- 
teen, after which he clerked in a general store. 
Ambitious, however, to acquire a better education, 
he devoted his evenings to study in a business 
college, and after having continued in that way 
for seven years he was graduated from that in- 
stitution. At the age of eighteen he began to 
work at the trade of a mechanic in the Baltimore 
it Ohio shops, where he served an apprenticeship. 
In 1878 he was transferred to Grafton, W. Va., 
as Assistant Foreman of the machine shops, from 
which place he came to Newark, and two years 
after his arrival he was promoted to the position 
of Foreman of the machine shop. 

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Miss Elizabeth J. Weisgerber, who was born in 
Wheeling, W. Va., being the daughter of E. L. 
Weisgerber, formerly Superintendent of Machinery 
for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. 
Taafel occupy the residence at No. 408 East Main 
Street, erected by our subject in 1889, and their 
household is completed by the presence of two 
children, Bessie and Sue. The family is identified 
with the English Lutheran Church, and Mr. Taafel 
has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school for 
two years. 

Politically, Mr. Taafel is a Democrat. Since 1889 
he has been a member of the Board of Educa- 
tion, of which he has been Clerk since 1890. So- 
cially a Knight Templar Mason, he is at present 
the Eminent Commander of St. Luke's Command- 
ery No. 34, K. T., and is a member of the Mys- 
tic Shrine at Cincinnati. He also affiliates with 
the Knights of Pythias. A man of great energy 
and determination, he has overcome obstacles and 
difficulties by determined effort, and has steadily 
worked his way upward to success, being now the 
possessor of a handsome competence. At present 
he is a Director in the Home Building Associa- 
tion Company, and at all times he may be relied 
upon to support enterprises of a progressive nature. 



THEODORE HAINES, well known through- 
out Licking County as a successful agri- 
culturist of Burlington Township, is a na- 
tive of Knox County, Ohio, born January 24, 
1845. His parents, John and Sarah A. (Perry) 
Haines, natives of Maryland, came to Ohio prior 
to their marriage, and settling in Knox County, 
reared a family of five children. Burgess II., the 
oldest child, married Miss Mahals Stockdale and 
is now a prosperous farmer of Morrow County, 
Ohio. Ferdinand, a soldier during the Civil War, 
died at Pittsburg Landing, Miss. Eliza became 
the wife of Wilson Reeder, a resident of Knox 



County, Ohio. Theodore is the next in order of 
birth. Isabel, the youngest, married H. M. Van 
Annan, an attorney of Oakland, Cal., who is also 
well known as a newspaper correspondent. 

In the common schools of Knox County, Mr. 
Haines laid the foundation of the extensive in- 
formation he now possesses. When about twenty 
years of age he embarked in business for himself, 
and after operating a rented farm a short time, 
went to Lincoln, Neb., where he bought property 
and conducted agricultural pursuits one year. Re- 
turning home, he was united in marriage, January 
16, 1870, with Miss Mary E., the eldest child of 
Isaac and Sarah A. Jackson, natives of Knox Coun- 
ty, Ohio, who were there reared and married. 
They had seven children, the others besides Mrs. 
Haines being: Sarah E., wife of William Gordon, 
of Knox County; George Frank, who married 
Lulu Ryan and engages in farming pursuits in 
Harper County, Kan.; Nancy Susan, wife of M. F. 
Cole, of Utica (see sketch on another page); Al- 
bert Mitchell, who was thrown from a horse and 
killed at the age of nineteen years; Amanda Anna, 
unmarried, who resides with her sister, Mrs. Cole; 
and Eva B., who married Dr. Charles Conard, a 
practicing physician of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 

The mother of Mrs. Haines died January 17, 
1877, and Mr. Jackson afterward married a widow, 
Mrs. Converse, who was tenderly devoted to the 
welfare of her step-children until her death, Au- 
gust 22, 1890. Her memory is revered as a good 
mother and an exemplary woman by her husband's 
famil}'. For his third wife Mr. Jackson married 
Anna Moffitt, with whom he now lives on the old 
homestead, where he and all his children were born. 
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Haines consists of two 
children. The only son, John W., born Novem- 
ber 7, 1870, was educated in the common schools 
and at the Utica High School and Normal. For the 
past year he has been studying medicine, having 
attended a course of lectures at the Starling Medi- 
cal College in Columbus. He expects to return in 
the fall of 1894 for a second course. In 1893 he 
married Miss Sybil Myers, residing at Homer, 
Ohio. The only daughter of Mr. Haines is S. 
Anna, born March 27, 1876, and now under the 
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schools of Burlington Township and at the Homer 
High School, and is an accomplished and popular 
young lady. 

Iu 1873 Mr. Haines moved his family to Mont- 
gomery County, Iowa, where he bought a farm and 
resided one year. Then selling out, he returned 
to Knox County, and soon afterward bought the 
farm on which he now lives. Of his beautiful 
rural home he may well be proud, for it is one of 
the most attractive in the locality. With his fam- 
ily he holds membership in the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church in Homer, and takes an active part in 
all religious work, giving of his means to the sup- 
port of church and Sunday-school work, as well as 
other benevolent and charitable objects. Socially 
he is identified with the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows. 



< "\ ^ILLIAM E. HOLMES, M. D., a practic- 
V/V/ i»g physician of Brownsville, was born 
October 13, 1855, in the village where 
he now resides. His parents, William T. and Sa- 
rah E. (Shuee) Holmes, were natives respectively 
of Fauquier County, Va., and Baltimore, Md., and 
accompanying their parents to Ohio, settled on a 
farm in Muskingum County, where they met and 
married. The father followed the business of a 
carpenter and contractor for several years, after 
which he embarked in merchandising, and later be- 
came agent for the Singer Manufacturing Com- 
pany, which was his last occupation. lie and his 
wife still reside in Brownsville. 

Eight children were born to William T. and Sa- 
rah E. Holmes, of whom the following is noted: 
Almeda, the wife of Thomas Peyton, resides in 
Clark County, 111.; Sarah E. is the widow of Adam 
R. Brown and resides in Newark; Mary T., a teacher 
for some time, died when about thirty years old; 
Lemuel W. is engaged in the mercantile business 
in Brownsville; Lucy A. was married to Dr. H, 



De Crow, a practicing physician of Newark; Mag- 
gie is the wife of John W. Green, a resident of 
Woodstock, Ohio; our subject is the next in order 
of birth; Nathaniel S., who is married, resides in 
Columbus, Ohio, and is with the White Sewing 
Machine Company. The children enjoyed excel- 
lent educational advantages, and all with the ex- 
ception of Mrs. Brown and Lemuel have fol- 
lowed the profession of teaching. 

In the public schools our subject gained his 
elementary education and afterward he took a 
special course in Lebanon University, near Cincin- 
nati. For about ten 3 - ears he engaged in teaching, 
following that profession for two years in Normal, 
111., three years at Brownsville, and several terms 
in one of the rural districts. Under the tutorship 
of Dr. J. B. Humphrey, of Brownsville, he began 
the study of medicine, and during the first year of 
his reading he taught two terms of school. The 
second year he attended the Medical College of 
Ohioat Cincinnati. On his return home he taught 
school, meanwhile continuing uis medical readings. 
Entering college again in the fall he was gradu- 
ated therefrom in the spring of 1884. 

At once after completing his studies the Doctor 
opened an office for the practice of his profession 
in his native town, where lie has since conducted 
a successful practice, having charge of that of his 
former tutor, who has removed from this place. 
By careful and competent work, zealous attention 
to professional duties, skill in the diagnosis of cases 
and success in their treatment, he has acquired an 
enviable position as an efficient and talented prac- 
titioner. 

The Doctor is yet unmarried and resides under 
the parental roof. His father, who is now retired, 
was formerly an active, energetic man, doing all 
he could to educate his children and train them 
for honorable positions in life. This he did will- 
ingly, nothing being required of the children ex- 
cept application to their studies. He was a kind, 
indulgent father, whose memory will never be sev- 
ered from his goodness of heart. With his wife he 
has long held membership in the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. Politically, he is a Democrat. 

In religious connections our subject is a Presby- 
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Democracy, though he is not active in public affairs, 
his attention being whollj' devoted to professional 
caves. Socially he is a member of Jackson Lodge 
No. 85, A. F. <fe. A. M., with which he has been 
identified about five years, and in which he has 
held various official positions. 



<Tpr BEL JOB WILSON. One of the solid fi- 
/ — \ nancial institutions of Licking County is 
Wilson's Bank of Utica, which was found- 
ed in May, 1871, by A. J. Wilson, P. W. Sperry and 
Jesse Wilson, the firm name being Sperry & Wilson 
Bros. In 1887 Jesse Wilson withdrew, and two 
years later A. J. Wilson became the sole proprie- 
tor. From 1871 until 1890 it was the only bank- 
ing house in Utica, and having always conducted 
a safe and successful business, it enjoys the confi- 
dence of the people to an extent seldom surpassed. 
Its deposits average nearly $100,000, being the larg- 
est of any bank in the county outside of the city 
of Newark. 

The gentleman from whom the bank derives its 
name, and who is its proprietor, was born on a farm 
in Washington Township, this county, April 21, 
1840. As early as 1805 his grandfather, David 
Wilson, removed from Virginia to Ohio, with the 
intention of establishing his permanent home in 
this state. He entered one thousand acres of land 
now within the corporate limits of Newark, also 
about two hundred acres in Washington Township. 
He started back to the Old Dominion to bring his 
family with him to Ohio, but ere he reached his des- 
tination death claimed him. Soon afterward the 
family came to this state and settled upon the 
property he had entered. 

The father of our subject, Abel Wilson, was born 
in Hardy County, Va., and was a mere child when 
the family settled in Licking County. Here he 
aided in the pioneer task of clearing away the 
forest and improving the fertile soil. After at- 
taining manhood he settled upon land entered by 



his father in Washington Township, and there 
built a log cabin and commenced the struggle nec- 
essary to secure a fertile farm from a dense forest. 
Soon he chose a helpmate, being united with Mary, 
daughter of Daniel Forry, one of Licking County's 
earliest settlers. Mrs. Wilson was born in Pennsyl- 
vania in 1799 and died in April, 1893, aged ninety- 
four years. 

Being a man of indomitable energy, success re- 
warded the efforts of Abel Wilson, and in time he 
became the owner of large and valuable landed 
possessions, being the owner of four hundred acres 
of well improved land at the time of his death. In 
addition to general farming, he engaged in the 
raising of sheep and was one of the. largest wool 
growers in the county. Firm in his support of the 
Union cause, during the dark days of the war his 
house was a station in the underground railroad, 
which assisted negroes on the road to liberty. At 
the organization of the Republican party he be- 
came one of its stalwart advocates and upon the 
ticket of that party he was frequently elected to 
local offices of trust. He passed away April 14, 
1870. 

Of a family of eight children born to Abel Wil- 
son and his wife, one died young. Jerusha mar- 
ried P. W. Sperry, of Utica; Nancy became the 
wife of Frank Knowlton, of Marion, Iowa; Eliza 
was united in marriage with Benjamin Bowman, 
also a resident of Marion; Jesse makes his home in 
Utica; Mary, who married W. P. Dale, died in 
Chattanooga, Tenn., in July, 1893. A. J. is the 
youngest member of the family circle. He was 
reared upon the home farm and assisted in the 
work of tilling the soil, meantime receiving such 
educational advantages as the schools of Utica 
then afforded. Upon attaining his majority he re- 
moved to Utica, where he engaged in farming and 
speculated in various branches of business until he 
embarked as a banker. 

It may with truth be said of Mr. Wilson that no 
citizen has contributed more largely to the promo- 
tion of the best interests of Utica than has he. At 
present (1894) he is serving his second term as 
Mayor, and his administration has been marked b}' 
sagacity and executive ability. Many needed re- 
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sources of the place have been largely developed. 
His residence is one of the finest in the county, 
while in addition he owns the two largest business 
blocks in the city and other business property. He 
owns five hundred acres of farming land, upon 
which he has engaged in general agricultural pur- 
suits and the raising of live stock. 

In all public enterprises Mr. Wilson has been in- 
fluential and prominent. He is a Republican in 
politics, and while never sohcitious for public of- 
fice, he has often represented his fellow-citizens in 
positions of trust. The demands of his private 
business, together with the discharge of his official 
duties, are such as to allow him little leisure for 
other matters, but his suppovt may always be re- 
lied upon in measures calculated to benefit the peo- 
ple. In September, 1879, he married Mary E., 
daughter of John and Elizabeth Clark, and a na- 
tive of Utica. Three children bless this union, 
Mary Elizabeth, Genevieve and Wilber. 



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JOHN C. JONES. The business interests of 
Newark find an efficient representative in the 
subject of this sketch, a life-long resident of 
Licking County, and at present engaged as a 
dealer in stoves, tinware and slate roofing. He is 
of direct Welsh descent, his father, Thomas J., 
having been born in Wales and there reared to 
manhood. He was the only representative of the 
family to settle in the United States, to which 
country he emigrated at the age of about twenty 
years, and proceeding direct to Ohio, settled in 
Newark Township, Licking County. 

The land purchased by Mr. Jones was covered 
by heavy timber, on which the sound of the wood- 
man's axe had never been heard. He built a log 
cabin, cleared the land and gradually placed it 
under good cultivation; he also introduced valua- 
ble improvements. To his original purchase he 
added, until his holdings amounted to one hundred 
and twenty acres. The primitive log cabin which 



served as his first dwelling place was superseded 
by a more modern structure, and the other farm 
buildings were substantially and conveniently ar- 
ranged. On that place he quietly passed away at 
the age of seventy-five. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject, 
Thomas Jones, was also a native of Wales, and 
upon coming to this country, settled in Granville 
Township, Licking County, where he died at an 
advanced age. His family consisted of five sons 
and three daughters, namely: John C, who re- 
sides in Granville Township; Lewis, who died in 
Granville; E. W.. a resident of that city; David, 
whose death occurred in Kansas; George T., who 
lives in Granville; Maria, who married John Rees 
and died in Jefferson County, Wis.; Rachael, the 
wife of Robert Williams, living in Jefferson 
County, and Eleanor, the mother of our subject. 
The latter was five years old when the family left 
Wales for the United States. She was an earnest 
Christian woman and for many years was a mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church, in which faith 
she entered upon the life beyond at the age of 
seventy-two. 

Thomas J. Jones and his wife were the parents 
of seven children, of whom six attained mature 
years, as follows: Lewis J., a farmer whose home 
is in Lima Township, this county; Sarah, who mar- 
ried James Partridge and died in Nemaha County, 
Kan., in 1893; John C, our subject; Ann, the wife 
of David Rees and a resident of West Plains, Mo.; 
Elizabeth, Mrs. Morris Evans, who lives in Frank- 
lin County, this state; and Hannah, who married 
Joseph Evans and resides in Clinton, Mo. 

The subject of this sketch passed his early life 
upon the farm in Licking County, where his birth 
occurred September 15, 1842. For a time he at- 
tended the district schools and afterward com- 
pleted his studies at the Granville College. At the 
age of twenty he entered the employ of his uncle, 
E. W. Jones, a dealer in stoves and tinware. Soon 
he became manager of the business, in which, in 
1884, he succeeded his uncle. Since that time he 
has added other lines of business, and has gained 
an enviable reputation as an honest, energeticand 
efficient man. He and his uncle built the Jones 
Block in Newark, in which he now owns a one- 



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third interest, and half of which he occupied for 
business purposes. Besides this building lie owns 
a pleasant home at No. 92 Chestnut Street and 
other residence property. 

The lady who presides over the pleasant home 
of Mr. .lones was formerly Miss Mary E. Reynolds. 
She was born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., and 
is a daughter of David Reynolds. Three children 
comprise their family. Albert ]>., Addie and Nellie. 
In politics Mr. .bines takes no interest other than 
to cast his ballot for the candidate whom he con- 
siders best fitted for the ollice. lie is not a mem- 
ber of any secret society or church, but is a regu- 
lar attendant at the services of the Plymouth Con- 
gregational Church, to which his wife belongs. 
They are prominent socially and are highly re- 
spected wherever known. 



JAMES TAYLOR. In Union Township lies 
the fertile farm owned by Mr. Taylor, one of 
the successful agriculturists of the Licking 
Valley. He was born on the parental home- 
stead, a portion of which he now owns, the date of 
his birth being December 10, 1829. The property 
has been in the possession of the family during 
almost the entire period of the present century, 
our subject's grandfather, James Taylor, having 
settled here in 1804. 

With the early history of this section of Ohio, 
Grandfather Taylor was closely connected, and 
enjoyed the distinction of being one of the three 
first Associate Judges of Licking County. At that 
early day there were but a few houses in Newark, 
and they were constructed entirely of logs. The 
surrounding country was uninhabited save by a 
few white settlers, upon whom devolved the diffi- 
cult task of clearing the land and placing the soil 
under cultivation. 

In the organization and building of the first 
Presbyterian Church of Newark, James Taylor, Sr., 
took a prominent part, and was a member of its 



first Board of Trustees. He participated in the 
Indian wars of the early portion of this and the 
latter part of the eighteenth century, and was also 
one of the heroes of the Revolution. In the latter 
conflict he became separated from his brothers, who 
were also in the Colonial army, and their fate was 
never known to him, although it was the supposi- 
tion that they had surrendered their lives on the 
altar of liberty. The Taylor family is of English 
ancestry, though so remote that the present gener- 
ation is uncertain as to the positive origin. Grand- 
mother Taylor was in maidenhood a Miss Cully, a 
Virginia lady. 

The parents of our subject were John and Eliza 
(Fitzgerald) Taylor, the former born in Washing- 
ton County, Pa., in 1797, and the latter in Shen- 
andoah County, Va., in 1809. They were married 
in Licking County, and the mother, now widowed, 
makes her home in Pickaway County. The Fitz- 
gerald family was represented in the War of 1812, 
and settled in Licking Count}' about 1824. Mrs. 
Taylor is one of a large family. Her brother 
Richard was the engineer and surveyor who laid 
out the Ohio Canal and superintended a portion 
of its construction. Her other brothers, William, 
Edward and Thomas, were early settlers of Madi- 
son County, Ohio. Her sister, Mary, became the 
wife of Maxwell Taylor, a brother of our subject's 
father, and they settled in Piqua County, Ohio; of 
their two sons, John Edward was killed in the 
battle of Yicksburg, and James, formerly Probate 
Judge of Pickaway County, died there. 

Our subject has but one brother, Thomas, a 
bachelor, sixty-three years old, who resides with 
his aged mother on a portion of the old home- 
stead. The early life of James Taylor was spent 
upon the frontier in Union Township, and he has 
been a witness of the rapid development of this 
section of the state. His education, commenced in 
the public schools, was supplemented by years of 
careful reading, study and observation, so that he 
is exceptionally well informed on current events. 

March 1, 1852, Mr. Taylor was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Lucinda, daughter of Christopher 
and Catherine (Simmons) Winter, who came to 
this county in 1839 from Washington County, Pa. 
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of whom four are now living. Her marriage has 
resulted in the birth of eight children, six of 
whom are now living. John Thomas, who was 
born in 1854, married and has two children; Eliza 
became the wife of John F. Moore, a son of Will- 
iam M. Moore, and they with their two children, 
Fred D. and Stella, reside on a farm near Luray, 
Union Township. James Maxwell, who married 
Miss Ackerman, of Newark, died October 3, 1888, 
leaving a child, Eva. Dudley, whose home is in 
Union Township, married a daughter of John E. 
Ruffnei, and the}- are the parents of a daughter, 
Lulu. Lucinda died at the age of two years. 
George E. married Nona Cunningham, and they 
reside on a farm near his father. Oscar K. and 
Grace reside with their parents. 

In political views Mr. Taylor is a Democrat, and 
has been prominent in local affairs for many years. 
He served as Justice of the Peace for twelve 
years, Township Trustee for six years, and Asses- 
sor for two years. With his wife he has held mem- 
bership in the Baptist Church for thirty years; for 
a long time he has olliciated as Clerk of the 
church and at present is a Deacon. As a farmer 
he has been progressive and energetic, but of late 
years he has retired somewhat from active labor, 
though he still maintains a close supervision of the 
estate. lie is a genial, companionable gentleman, 
who has a host of friends in the community, and 
is highly esteemed by all who know him. 



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HIRAM CARY WARDEN. An eminent 
jurist, when asked what qualities contrib- 
ute most to success, replied: " Some suc- 
ceed by great talent, some by high connections, 
and some by miracle, but the majority succeed by 
commencing without a shilling." The subject of 
this sketch is a member of the last-named class, 
having begun his active career without means, and 
worked his way to prosperity solely through his 
own efforts. Through the exercise of perseverance 



and economy he has risen from an humble position 
in youth to a prominent rank among the men of 
honor and influence in Licking County. For some 
years he has made his home in Newark, though 
still retaining his connection with the agricultural 
interests of the county. 

Throughout the entire history of the Warden 
family in this country, it has been noted for loy- 
al devotien to our Government. Our subject's 
grandfather, Jonas Warden, enlisted in the defense 
of the Colonies during the War for Independence 
and held the rank of Captain until the close of the 
Revolution. A son of the latter, and father of our 
subject, Gabriel, was one of those who responded 
to his country's call at the time of the second war 
with England, in which he served as Captain with 
gallantry and courage. He was a native of Bur- 
lington, Vt., born February 16, 1777, anil in the 
place of his birth was united in marriage with Miss 
Mary P. Seeley, a native of Massachusetts. After 
the birth of three children they removed, in 1814, 
from Burlington, Vt., to Licking County, Ohio, 
settling on a farm in Granville Township, one 
mile north of the village by that name. There 
they remained until called from earth, the father 
dying February 2, 1838, and the mother February 
5, 1862. 

In the parental family there were thirteen chil- 
dren, one of whom died in infancy, and twelve at- 
tained to years of maturity and became heads of 
families. Only four are living at this writing 
(1894). Hiram C. grew to manhood on the old 
homestead, reared to farm life. His preliminary 
education was acquired in the old-fashioned sub- 
scription school, and supplemented by two years' 
attendance at Granville College. After the death 
of his father he served an apprenticeship at the 
chair maker's trade in Granville, being thus em- 
ployed for two years. Later he worked as a jour- 
neyman at that business for a few years. 

Believing that agriculture offered better oppor- 
tunities than his trade, Mr. Warden began farm- 
ing in 1846, and the first year operated a rented 
place. In 1847 he purchased seventy-five acres 
lying in Harrison Township, Licking County, and 
during the ensuing two years he cleared about ten 
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taught singing school in order to gain the means 
of subsistence for himself and family and assist in 
making improvements on the land. At the expira- 
tion of the two years he sold the farm, having 
cleared $1,000 in this speculation. For a few 3'ears 
following he bought and sold a number of farms, 
frequently changing his location and with each- 
change materially improving his financial condi- 
tion. 

Until 1873 Mr. Warden continued actively en- 
gaged in farming, and since his removal to Newark 
at that date he has been more or less engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, and still owns a farm. In 
his farming pursuits he was successful through 
untiring industry and good management, coupled 
with the assistance of his wife, in the accumula- 
tion of a handsome competency. In 1881 he 
bought the hotel in Newark which now bears his 
name. This he greatly enlarged and improved, 
until at the present time it has one hundred rooms 
and all modern conveniences. 

In early life Mr. Warden was a Whig, his first 
Presidential vote having been cast for Gen. W. H. 
Harrison in 1840. Since the organization of the 
Republican party he has ardently supported its 
men and measures. However, he is not a politi- 
cian in the ordinary use of that word, and has nev- 
er sought nor desired office. November 20, 1842, 
at the Baptist Church in Granville, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Mary A., daughter of John 
and Mary (Hartman) Lond, both of whom were 
natives of Pennsylvania, where their daughter was 
born January 19, 1826. She is of German descent 
and came to Granville with her parents when five 
years of age. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Warden have been born four 
children. Ann Maria was born October 15, 1843, 
and died June 30, 1867. Charles Hiram, who was 
born August 22, 1848, married Miss Lillian Grang- 
er, and they have three living children: Annie, 
Gertrude and Charles C; their home is in Gran- 
ville Township, where he is engaged in farming. 
Frank Gabriel, who was born December 9, 1857, is 
represented elsewhere in this volume. Fred Down- 
ie, the youngest child, was born October 9, 1859, 
and on the 8th of September, 1868, was instantly 
killed by a log rolling on him. Mr. and Mrs. 



Warden have travelled life's journey together for 
fift3'-two years, and are still hale and hearty, al- 
though they have labored hard all their lives. 
Both became members of the Baptist Church be- 
fore they were married and have ever been true to 
the faith. 



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HARRY E. HARRIS. The Utica Herald, of 
which this gentleman is editor and pro- 
prietor, was founded in February, 1878, 
by C. M. Hane, who in 1881 was succeeded by Mr. 
Harris. The paper is a six-column quarto, devoted 
to the local interests of the community, and a 
prominent organ of the Republican party in this 
section. It is recognized as one of the leading 
journals of the county, and through its support of 
progressive measures has materially enhanced the 
prosperity of the locality. 

Referring to the personal history of Mr. Harris, 
we find that he traces his lineage to James Harris, 
the progenitor of the New Jersey branch of the 
family, who was born close to the border of 
Wales, in Bristol, Somersetshire, England. About 
1725 he emigrated to America and settled with the 
Essex County colony in New Jersey. He married, 
and reared a family of six sons and one daughter. 
The genealogical history of the family has been 
published by Mrs. Sarah J. (Harris) Keifer, of 
Spring Green, Wis., and may be found in various 
public and private libraries. 

The father of our subject, Perry A. Harris, was 
a son of Samuel B. and Mary (Eastman) Harris, 
and was born in Clay Township, Knox County, 
Ohio, November 17, 1827. When a boy he re- 
moved with the family to Eden Township, Lick- 
ing County, and remained under the parental roof 
until 1847. In the spring of 1848 he went to 
Martinsburg to learn the trade of a harness-maker, 
which, however, he abandoned two 3'ears later on 
account of weakness of the eyes. In August, 1850, 
he entered a woolen factory in Newark. July 29, 
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in 1853 he went to St. Louisville, where he bought 
a stock of goods for 1115. To this small begin- 
ning he constantly added until his stock was val- 
ued at 15,000. 

October 16, 1854, Perry A. Harris married Eliza- 
beth E. Myers, and they reared four children, 
Laura Ellen, Harry E., Mary Adelaide and Harriet 

E. For nineteen years the father was Postmaster 
at St. Louisville, and alwa3 - s supported the prin- 
ciples of the Republican party. His death occurred 
August 31, 1892. His widow still resides at the 
old home in that place. Socially he aflihated witli 
the Masonic fraternity. He was a believer in the 
Christian religion, and attended divine services 
regularly. In his enterprises he met with more 
than ordinary success, and had disposed of his 
business interests but a few months prior to his 
death. His eldest daughter, Laura Ellen, married 

F. M. Smith, and died in Fostoria. Mary Adelaide 
became the wife of J. C. Jones, a lawyer of Toledo. 
Harriet E. is a stenographer and compositor at Mt. 
Vernon. 

In St. Louisville, Ohio, the subject of this sketch 
was born August 22, 1859. In the common schools 
and the Htica Normal he acquired a fair educa- 
tion, to which he has since added by a systematic 
course of study. When a mere lad he purchased 
a printing outfit and opened an office, soon com- 
mencing the publication of an amateur paper. At 
that time there were about two hundred such 
sheets published in various parts of the United 
Suites, and as they all exchanged papers, it not 
only furnished amusement, but much practical 
k no w ledge as well. 

Somewhat later Mr. Harris worked in the office 
of the Newark Banner and became so proficient in 
the business, that in 1879 he went to Bangor, 
Mich., and became foreman in the office of the Re- 
flector, also serving as Deputy Postmaster in that 
city. In 1881 he came to Dtica and purchased the 
Herald, which he has since published. From boy- 
hood he has supported with loyal enthusiasm the 
principles of the Republican party. He was elected 
City Clerk of Utica, and had just entered upon his 
second term, when he resigned to accept the office 
of Postmaster under the administration of Presi- 
dent Harrison. He has served as Secretary of the 



various Republican clubs of Utica, and has fre- 
quently represented his party as delegate in coun- 
ty, district and state conventions. He is also a 
Notary Public. 

In July, 1881, Mr. Harris was united in marriage 
with Bertha, daughter of Stephen and Margaret 
McMillan, the former a prominent citizen of Do- 
wagiac, Mich., where he is largely interested in 
road horses, and also carries on the business of 
shoeing fast horses. Mrs. Harris was born in Kee- 
lersville, Mich., and is an amiable lady, presiding 
with grace and hospitality over her pleasant home. 
She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, with 
which Mr. Harris is also identified. They became 
the parents of three children, one of whom died in 
infancy. The others are, Beatrice, born Novem- 
ber 10, 1887, and Marguerite, June 9, 1892. 



HON. GEORGE IDEN. This eminent states- 
man of Ohio, to whom belongs the dis- 
tinction of being the first Republican 
State Senator elected from the Fifteenth and Six- 
teenth Joint Senatorial District, has been a resi- 
dent of Newark since 1880, and Licking County 
claims him as one of its most popular citizens. He 
was first elected to his present responsible position 
in the fall of 1891, receiving a majority of six. 
So acceptable were his services to his constituents, 
irrespective of party affiliations, that two years 
later he was re-elected with a majority of twenty- 
two hundred and sixteen. This fact alone, with- 
out further comment, proves his popularity with 
the people and the high character of his services. 
Senator Iden is a native of Licking County, 
having been born in Hanover Township, July 9, 
1845, to Randolph and Matilda (Houser) Iden. 
His father, a son of Samuel Iden, was born in Vir- 
ginia of German descent, and grew to manhood 
upon a farm in the Old Dominion. After his 



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marriage he came to Ohio, about 1830, sojourning 
for a time in Hopewell Township, Licking County, 
where he rented farming land. Later he was sim- 
ilarly engaged in Hanover Township. The family 
was poor on coming to this state, to which they 
had journeyed in wagons, bringing with them all 
their household effects. They lived in a log cabin 
for several years, and amid great obstacles gained 
a livelihood and cleared a farm. 

In August, 1846, the father passed from earth 
and his body was interred in the cemetery at 
Gratiot, Ohio. The widowed mother was left with 
nine children, the youngest of whom (our subject) 
was but thirteen months old. Of the others we 
note the following: Miranda married James K. 
Brown, and died in Hanover, Ohio; Eliza, the wife 
of George Brown, resides in Newark; Jonathan, a 
farmer by occupation, died in Battle Creek, Mich.; 
Hannah married Stephen Francis, and makes her 
home on a farm in Hanover Township; Mary, 
Mrs. B. B. Francis, died in Newark; Randolph is a 
shoemaker at Utica, Ohio; Matilda, Mrs. Samuel 
G. Skinner, lives at Union Station; Thomas is a 
salesman in a store at Newark. After the death 
of Randolph Iden, our subject's mother married 
Henry Bounds, later continuing to make her home 
in Hanover Township until her death. She was 
an exemplary woman and a devoted member of 
the Christian Church. Her memory lives in the 
hearts of her children, who owe to her careful and 
wise training their success in life. Senator Iden, 
in looking back over the events that have shaped 
his career and contributed to his success, recognizes 
the influences of his mother in moulding his char- 
acter and implanting within his mind the loftiest 
principles of honor. 

In his youth our subject lived on a farm with 
his mother and step-father. Attending the dis- 
trict schools regularly and studying diligently, he 
naturally was always at the head of his class. In 
September, 1864. he enlisted in the service of the 
Union army, his name being enrolled as a mem- 
ber of Company F, Ninety-fifth Ohio Infantry, 
and in this he served until August, 1865. Among 
the important engagements in which he partici- 
pated was the battle of Nashville under General 
Thomas, December 15, 1864. From March 27 to 



April 9, he was in the rear of Mobile at Spanish 
Fort. 

Returning home at the close of the war, Mr. 
Iden attended school at Hayesville, Ohio, and later 
completed a commercial course at Capital City 
Commercial College. For the fifteen years ensu- 
ing he devoted the winter seasons to teaching and 
the summers to farm work. He then removed to 
Newark, and for three years taught penmanship 
and bookkeeping in the public schools of that 
place. He was appointed Assistant Clerk in the 
Ohio Penitentiary and served in that capacity for 
two years, after which he was employed as book- 
keeper in the Master Mechanic's office of the Bal- 
timore & Ohio Railroad. In the fall of 1891, he 
was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and two 
years later was chosen as his own successor, carry- 
ing every county in the district and running 
ahead of Governor McKinley. 

During his first term, Senator Iden was Chair- 
man of the Committees on Military Affairs, Labor 
and Geological Survey. At the present time he is 
serving as Chairman of the Committee on Public 
Works and Public Lands. To all bills favoring 
the laboring classes he gives his hearty support, 
for he himself, being a representative of that class, 
appreciates the obstacles with which they are 
obliged to contend. In the contest between ex- 
Governor Foraker and Senator Sherman for the 
position of United States Senator, he gave his sup- 
port to Hon. John Sherman. It was largely through 
his efforts that an appropriation was secured mak- 
ing the permanent encampment for this county an 
assured fact. No senator has secured more ef- 
fective and needed legislation than he, and cer- 
tainly no member of that body stands higher or 
wields a more extensive influence in its delibera- 
tions. He has been an untiring advocate of all 
worthy measures in the interests of the agricult- 
urists and laboring men of the state, and to his 
efforts more than to those of any other member 
are attributable the many deserving measures that 
were placed upon our statute books. 

Reared in the faith of the Democratic party, 
Senator Iden was for some years a member of that 
political organization, but in mature life his views 
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and lie linked his fortunes with those of the Re- 
publican party. In local affairs he has always 
maintained a deep interest, and has served as 
Township Assessor and as a member of the City 
Council. In 1869 he married Miss Sananthus, 
daughter of Jonas Stump, of Muskingum County, 
Ohio, where she was born. The only child of this 
union, Emily Blanche, died at the age of ten 
months. Socially, Senator Iden affiliates with the 
Grand Army of the Republic, being the present 
Commander of Lcmert Post No. 71. He is also 
identified with the Knights of Labor. 



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/"TAFr. JOHN II. McCUNE. There is noth- 
V^y ing of more interest to the general reader 
than a perusal of the life record of one 
who has won for himself friends and fortune, un- 
aided by fortuitous circumstances or the prestige 
of family, and according to this principle a brief 
account of Captain McCune cannot fail to be in- 
teresting. He ranks among the most successful 
business men of Newark, and is well known as the 
senior member of the firm of McCune, Owens & 
Co., wholesale and retail dealers in hardware, car- 
riages and building material. 

The name of McCune has been conspicuous in 
the business circles of Newark for more than fifty 
years. In 1840 John McCune, our subject's uncle, 
engaged in the hardware business in this city. 
Twelve 3'ears later our subject entered his employ 
as a clerk, and in 1858, associated with his brother 
Frank, succeeded John McCune in the business 
under the firm title of McCune Bros., continuing 
thus engaged until 1879. They then sold to John 
E. Dean & Co. In 1880 Captain McCune pur- 
chased the hardware establishment of George B. 
Sprague & Co.. which live years later was consoli- 
dated wiih Burner Bros., when the firm became 
Burner, McCune & Co. 

In 1888 the firm of Burner, McCune & Co. was 
succeeded by the present firm of McCune, Owens 



<fe Co., the members at present being Capt. John II. 
McCune, E. R. Owens and O. W. Crane. This is 
the only wholesale hardware business in the city, 
and the proprietors, through efficiency in their 
transactions and honorable dealings, have gained 
the confidence of all with whom business relations 
have brought them into contact. It will be of in- 
terest to the reader to learn the details of the life 
of the gentleman whose name is inseparably asso- 
ciated with the growth of this business. 

Captain McCune was born in Brattleboro, Vt., 
May 5, 1840, and his ancestors for several genera- 
tions had been residents of New England. His 
parents were Charles and Elizabeth (Sikes) Mc- 
Cune, the former a hardware merchant in Brattle- 
boro, Vt., who for about fifteen years conducted a 
similar business in Hartford, Conn. His death oc- 
curred in the Green Mountain State at the age of 
fifty-six. He had three sons and one daughter. 
Charles was a bookkeeper in New York City, and 
died in Brattleboro, Vt.; Frank G. came to New- 
ark in 1858, and was associated in business with 
our subject until 187!), when he went to Columbus, 
Ohio, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade until 
his death, in January, 1893; and Elizabeth married 
Charles F. Thompson, and resides in Brattleboro. 

The youngest member of the family is the sub- 
ject of this sketch, who was only twelve years old 
when his father died. He attended the common 
schools in childhood, and at the age of thirteen 
years came to Newark, where he engaged with his 
uncle as clerk, and so continued until 1858, when 
he became his successor in business. In September, 
1861, he enlisted and was mustered into service 
with Company H, Thirty-first Ohio Infantry, of 
which he was commissioned First Lieutenant. His 
first engagement was at Mill Springs, after which he 
went to Corinth, and he was then promoted to the 
rank of Captain. As such he led his company in 
the battles of Stone River, Perryville, Chickamau- 
ga and Mission Ridge, and later served on the 
staff of the following generals: Schoepf, S. S. Fry, 
James B. Steadman and Baird. He returned home 
in February, 1864, and resumed his business, which 
his brother had carried on during his absence. 

In September, 1866, Captain McCune and Miss 
Ella P. Brown were united in marriage. Mrs. Mc- 



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Cune is the daughter of Dixon Brown, formerly a 
dry-goods merchant at Somerset, Ohio. Four chil- 
dren bless this union, Nellie B., Charles D., Alice 
and Julia. The eldest daughter was educated at 
London, Canada, and Northampton, Mass., and is 
an accomplished young lady. The family resi- 
dence, at No. 144 North Fifth Street, is one of the 
finest in the city, containing all the modern im- 
provements, and furnished with an elegance and 
good taste indicative of the refinement and cult- 
ure of the inmates. Politically the Captain sup- 
ports the principles of the Republican party, and 
socially affiliates with the Grand Army of the Re- 
public. His religious connections are with the 
Second Presbyterian Church of Newark, which his 
family also attends. 



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IDNEY A. CHAPMAN enjoys the distinc- 
tion of being the oldest merchant in Lick- 
ing County. He embarked in the mercan- 
tile business at Utica September 12, 1845, and has 
occupied the same building since 1862. Not only 
is he the oldest, but also the leading merchant of 
the city, and such has been the integrity of his life 
and the reliability of his transactions, that he en- 
joys the confidence of the people to an extent 
seldom surpassed. He came to Utica as early as 
1837, and is now, with one exception, the oldest 
surviving resident of the place. 

Born in Ellington, Tolland County, Conn., Oc- 
tober 7, 1822, our subject is of the ninth genera- 
tion from Robert Chapman, the progenitor of the 
family in America. Robert Chapman was a native 
of Wales, and was one of the Pilgrims who landed 
at Plymouth Rock in 1620. The subject of this 
sketch assisted his father and several others in 
compiling and publishing the genealogy of the 



Chapman family, 1620-1857, which can be found 
in various public and private libraries. 

Hon. Salathiel Chapman, father of our subject, 
was a native of Saybrook, Conn., and was reared 
on a farm. When seventeen years of age he en- 
gaged in buying furs in New York, Pennsylvania 
and other states, and for one year purchased furs 
for John Jacob Astor, with whom he was well ac- 
quainted. About 1820, atEllington, Conn., he em- 
barked in the manufacture of muslin, and in his 
factory employed over one hundred and fifty 
hands. For some years he carried on a very suc- 
cessful trade, but he finally sustained heavy losses 
and in 1835 failed in business. 

It thus became necessary for Mr. Chapman to 
begin the struggle of life anew. In 1835, leaving 
his family in Connecticut, he went to Mansfield, 
Ohio, where some of his friends and former school- 
mates were in business. They furnished him with 
a team, wagon and goods, and he traveled over the 
country peddling, and was known as the uncurrent 
peddler, from the fact that he dealt in uncurrent 
paper money. In 1837 his family joined him at 
Utica, and in 1844, associated with his son George, 
he established a general store in Utica, being a 
partner in the business during the remainder of 
his life. His death occurred while on a social and 
business trip to Connecticut, in July, 1861. 

In politics Mr. Chapman was an old-line Whig, 
and represented his county in the State Legislature 
of Connecticut for two terms. His wife, whose 
maiden name was Susan Crosby, was born in Con- 
necticut and was twice married. By her first hus- 
band, Jonathan Chapman, she had three children, 
namely: Melissa, who became the wife of Thomas 
Whiting and died in Ellington, Conn.; Julia, who 
married Lyman Ransom and died in Illinois, and 
George. The latter accompanied the family to 
Utica, and was engaged in business here until 1846, 
when he went to New York City and became an 
importer and jobber of notions. He was very suc- 
cessful, and finally retired to Morristown, N. J., 
where he died in December, 1892, at the age of 
seventy-seven years. 

After the death of her first husband, Mrs. Chap- 
man married his cousin, Salathiel Chapman, whom 
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in May, 1863. By this marriage she became the 
mother of three children, viz.: Elizabeth, who mar- 
ried W. A. Robertson and died in Utica; Chris- 
tiana, who married Dr. James J. Bausley and died 
in Newark, and our subject. The last-named was 
reared in Ellington, and early in life worked in the 
factory owned by his father. In 1837 he accom- 
panied the family to Ohio, and the following year 
secured a position as clerk in a general store of A. 
P. Stone & Co., at Columbus. When his father 
and brother embarked in business at Utica, he en- 
tered their employ, his special duty being the pur- 
chase of new stock. In 1847 he became a partner 
in the business, the firm name being S. Chapman & 
Son. Soon after the death of his father he pur- 
chased the interest of the estate in the business, 
and since then has been sole proprietor. He has 
conducted a successful and profitable trade, and is 
in comfortable circumstances. However, he has 
had his share of reverses, and upon the few occa- 
sions when he has interested himself in other enter- 
prises than that of merchandising, he has simply 
realized experience, and that at a high figure. 

Mr. Chapman has been twice married. In No- 
vember, 1844, he was united with Mary Jane, 
daughter of James and Martha Iluntsberry. This 
lady was born at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and died in 
that city in 1847, leaving one daughter, Ella, who 
became the wife of Dennis Quade, and died in Mt. 
Vernon. In 1848 our subject married Eliza, 
daughter of Nathaniel and Ann Euller, and a na- 
tive of Utica. Seven children resulted from this 
union, of whom one died in infancy, and one in 
childhood. Five are now living, as follows: Frank 
F., who resides with his parents; Robert E., clerk 
in a wholesale house in Evansville, Ind.; Mary A., 
wife of Charles Sperry, of Ashley, Ohio; Harry S., 
a merchant in New Hampshire, Auglaize County, 
Ohio, and Charles A., bookkeeper in a wholesale 
house in Evansville, Ind. 

Politically, Mr. Chapman affiliates with the Re- 
publican party, but takes no further interest in 
politics than to cast his vote for the men and prin- 
ciples of that party. He has served as a member 
of the City Council, and occupied other positions 
of trust, in all of which he has rendered faithful 
service. In his religious belief he is a Presbyte- 



rian, and cheerfully contributes to all projects hav- 
ing for their object the advancement of the city 
religiously, morally, socially and along business 
lines. 

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JOHN OLDHAM, a well known business man 
of Brownsville, was born in Washington 
County, Pa., March 3, 1814, and came to 
this state in 1821, settling near Cambridge, 
where he learned his trade. It is worthy of note that 
he has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of 
harness at Brownsville for sixty years, having be- 
come a resident of this place in 1834. During this 
long period he has witnessed the wonderful 
growth of Licking County, and by his progressive 
spirit has materially advanced the best interests of 
the community. 

The Oldham family originated in Oldhamshire, 
England, and was established in this country in 
the sixteenth century. Two brothers, John and 
William Oldham, emigrated to America from Old- 
hamshire and settled on a Jersey plantation, where 
John was killed by the Indians. William, who 
settled in what is now New Jersey, was our sub- 
ject's great-grandfather. The date of his arrival in 
America was 1634. Grandfather Oldham followed 
the trail of the soldiers of the Indian War and set- 
tled at West Alexandria, known generally in the 
early days as " Hard Scrabble." 

The birthplace of the father of our subject, Rob- 
ert Oldham, was near Little York, Pa. The mother, 
who bore the maiden name of Martha Morrison, 
was born in the town of Little York and died in 
Guernsey County, Ohio. Her parents, who were 
of Irish and Welsh nativity, came to this country 
at an early period in its history. Her sister mar- 
ried a relative of General Burgoyne and removed 
to Canada, where all traces of the family are lost. 
The father of our subject died in Union County, 
this state. 

November 4, 1836, John Oldham was united in 
marriage with Miss Phoebe Dumm, who was born 
at Zanesville, Ohio. Her father, Jacob Dumm, re- 



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moved from Bedford County, Pa., to Zanesville, 
Ohio, in 1806. She and her mother taught an in- 
dustrial school in Brownsville for about two 
years, giving instruction in needle work, and her 
mother also teaching the rudiments of education. 
They occupied an old church, and at one time had 
fifty or more pupils. 

Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Old- 
ham, who are now living, and three died in in- 
fancy or childhood. Ellen T., the widow of 
Thomas Tippett, resides with her parents ; Lide 
M. is the wife of Albert Robinson, a merchant in 
Albany, Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Charles A. is 
in the drug business at Kansas City, Mo.; Benjamin 
T., a resident of Birmingham, Ala., is engaged in 
the tobacco and brewing business; Lizzie M., who 
formerly served as Deputy County Auditor of 
Muskingum County, Ohio, is now employed as 
deputy in the office of the Treasurer of that 
county; Minnie married Charles Burton and lives 
in Indianapolis, where Mr. Burton is buyer for a 
large manufacturing plant; Allie is a clerk in 
the wholesale mercantile house of Boggs <fe 
Buell, Allegheny City, Pa. 

At the time Mr. Oldham came to Brownsville 
the National Pike was in process of construction, 
having been completed as far as Hebron. Browns- 
ville was then a prosperous town, with four hotels 
and a large number of stores. This village was the 
best wheat market in Licking County, as very little 
produce was handled from Newark during the 
winter months, though when the canal was open 
Newark was a formidable rival to Brownsville. 

An intelligent and observing gentleman, Mr. 
Oldham is considered an authority upon all mat- 
ters pertaining to his town and county. In his 
younger days he was correspondent for a number 
of local papers, and these articles, some of which 
he keeps on file, evince a thorough knowledge of 
public affairs and an aptitude in the use of lan- 
guage. It was at his suggestion that the bill was 
passed regulating the time of disbursing taxes, re- 
quiring semi-annual payments, thus keeping more 
money in circulation and greatly benefiting busi- 
ness men. He has written able articles upon the 
now all-absorbing labor question, and his logic 
was not only sound, but almost prophetical. For 



a man of his years his mind is clear and memory 
excellent. 

A Democrat in political faith, Mr. Oldham is es- 
pecially well informed, not only on present affairs, 
but also on the history of the past. As a critic of 
public affairs his lash is wielded without regard to 
whom it may hit. He has been aggressive in po- 
litical affairs, and has been quite noted as a stump 
speaker. His early political affiliations were with 
the Whigs, and he assisted in organizing the Re- 
publican party. He stood by that organization 
until after the Civil War, when he left the party 
by reason of the passage of unsatisfactory currency 
measures. If such a combination can exist, he may 
be said to be a free coinage Democrat and a tariff 
Republican. 

For sixteen years Mr. Oldham served as Treas- 
urer of Bowling Green Township, during which 
time lie received and disbursed many hundred 
thousand dollars. He also served eight years as 
Postmaster at Brownsville, during the administra- 
tions of Presidents Harrison and Tyler. Socially 
he is identified with Jackson Lodge No. 85, A. F. 
& A. M., of Brownsville, in which he has held 
every position except Worshipful Master, which 
he has always declined. Having been identified 
with this lodge for fifty-two years, he now enjoys 
the distinction of being its oldest member. For 
many years he has been connected with the Method- 
is! Protestant Church, and has always sustained 
the reputation of an honest man and consistent 
Christian. Though old age is creeping on, he is 
still jovial and hospitable as in days of yore, and 
always views things from the brightest side. 



JOSEPH CONARD, a wealthy retired farmer 
of Burlington Township, Licking County, 
was born August 7, 1819, on the farm where 
he now lives, and is therefore at the present 
writing (August 7, 1894) seventy-five years of 
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Couard, were born, reared and married in Loudoun 
County, Va., whence in 1805 the3' removed to 
Knox County, Ohio, and about two years later lo- 
cated on the farm where Joseph now lives. Here 
they died, the father at the age of seventy-five 
years and six months, and the mother when al- 
most ninety-three. The Conard family originated 
in Germany. 

Ten children were born to Nathan and Hannah 
Conard, only four of whom are now living. John, 
the eldest, died near Dayton, Ohio, when about 
sixty-two; Jonah died near St. Louisville, Licking 
County, at the age of about sixty-one; Sarah, Mrs. 
David Duke, died near Johnstown, Ohio, aged sev- 
enty years; Mahlon, now eighty-five years old, 
lives near Fredonia, Ohio; Amos, who is four-score 
and three years old, makes his home in Monticello, 
111.; Elizabeth, who never married, died at seventy- 
four years of age; Annie, who married Enoch Sel- 
by, died at our subject's home, aged seventy-four; 
Nathan departed this life in Missouri when sixty- 
eight; our subject is the next in order of birth; 
and Cyrus, who lives on an adjoining farm, is 
now seventy-one. 

When Nathan Conard came to Licking County, 
this was the extreme western frontier. He settled 
in the timber among the Indians and wild animals. 
At the time of his ''cabin raising," all the men 
that could be mustered in the whole community 
numbered nine. He witnessed the hardships inci- 
dent to the War of 1812, also the devastation that 
followed the Indian troubles in the early part of 
the century, and also lived to see the Mexican 
War. His death occurred in 1854, at an advanced 
age. 

In boyhood the subject of this sketch attended 
the subscription schools, which were usually con- 
ducted in an abandoned cabin by some man hav- 
ing a knowledge of the elements of the three R's. 
The "master" boarded around and usually received 
about #12 per mouth; the greater the number of 
pupils, the less the expense per capita. A student 
was graduated when he reached the "rule of three;" 
there was then no need of more learning. Grammar 
was taught only to girls and "tenderfoot" young 
men who desired a professional education. 

Beginning active life as a fanner, Mr. Conard 



has always followed that occupation. He was thir- 
ty-five when his father died, and had at that time 
a snug little property, the result of his own in- 
dustry and frugality. He inherited a portion of 
the estate, and has continued to accumulate until 
he is now very well-to-do. A life-long Repub- 
lican, Mr. Conard enjoys the distinction of hav- 
ing voted for both William Henry and Benjamin 
Harrison, and says he will continue to vote the 
Republican ticket if he lives to be a hundred. In 
his religious views he is liberal, never having been 
connected with any church, but has given liber- 
ally of his means to the support of the Gospel. 

A genial, companionable old gentleman, Mr. 
Conard is living at peace with all the world. 
While he was never married, the voices of chil- 
dren have been heard about his house. At present 
his nephew's family reside with him. Two of his 
nephews, sons of Amos Couard, were soldiers dur- 
ing the late Rebellion, Hiram serving more than 
three years, and David a somewhat shorter term. 
His materual grandfather, John Butcher, was killed 
by the Indians during the Revolution. Nathan 
Conard was one of the frontier guards during the 
War of 1812, at which time married men with 
families on the frontier were constituted the fron- 
tier guard to protect the settlements from Indian 
incursions. He gave one of the volunteers a 
horse to ride in the war, and the animal was re- 
turned to him in safety after the war was over. 
Many a pleasant ride did our subject in boyhood 
take upon the old warrior. There was a large 
block house built in the neighborhood for protec- 
tion against the Indians, and this stood as a relic 
for many years after the last Indian had been re- 
moved. 

It is both interesting and instructive to hear 
Mr. Conard recount incidents connected with the 
pioneer history of Licking County, and none of 
his stories are more entertaining than those con- 
nected with the old log schoolhouse where he was 
"educated." Could such a building be reproduced 
at present, it would astonish this generation. Imag- 
ine a crude structure of logs, a clapboard roof 
held on by weight poles, floors of puncheon, chim- 
ney built of sticks and mud, fireplace large enough 
to admit a seven-foot log, and for windows an ap- 



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erture between logs covered with greased paper. 
Seats were made of puncheons or logs split into 
wide strips resembling boards, and these were 
placed high enough from the floor to accommo- 
date the longest-legged boy, but the little fellows 
sat with feet dangling in mid-air. The master 
ruled with the power of superior physical strength. 
His whips were birch or hickory gads, thoroughly 



seasoned and toughened by being run into the 
fire and twisted into withes. As may be supposed, 
a whipping was a punishment to be dreaded and 
long remembered. Looking back upon those days 
and recalling the man}' wonderful changes the 
century has wrought, Mr. Conard ma)- feel a just 
pride in the part he has taken in the work of de- 
veloping the county and its resources. 





BENJAMIN C. STIMSON, M. n. 



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*WM Benjamin Cheney Stimson, V[. E). 



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BENJAMIN CHENEY STIMSON, M. D., 
has been engaged in tbe practice of the 
medical profession at Alexandria for a 
longer period than any other practitioner of tins 
place, and be is one of tbe oldest physicians of 
Licking County as well. He was born near Essex 
Junction, Chittenden County, Vt., July 20, 1820, 
being a son of Stephen and Abigail (Shaw) Stim- 
son, natives respectively of Massachusetts and Jer- 
icho, Vt. Our subject's grandfather was a native 
of Massachusetts, and thence some years previous 
to his marriage lie removed to Vermont and set- 
tled in Chittenden County. 

Tbe father of our subject was born August 8, 
1795, and on tbe 5th of December, 1818, in Ver- 
mont, he was united in marriage with Miss Abigail 
Shaw, whose birth occurred in that state July 16, 
1799. In tbe fall of 1833 be removed to Ohio, 
and after a short sojourn in the northern part of 
the state came to Homer and settled on rented 
land. In the spring of 1834, he purchased land in 
the "big" woods of Knox County, where he built 
a log house and commenced the clearing of the 
land. Afterward he resided for several years near 
11 



Mt. Liberty, Knox County, upon a farm. Thence 
he removed to Pagetown, afterward cultivated a 
farm near Sparta, thence went to New Albany, 
where his death occurred in 1861. His wife passed 
away December 20, 1860. 

Stephen Stimson was a mechanic, and while thus 
engaged built a number of sawmills. In early life 
he obtained a work on the Thompson ian practice, 
which turned bis attention to medicine. From 
the ideas there gained be laid the foundation of 
the extensive medical information afterward ac- 
quired by him. He became a popular physician 
and devoted bis attention largely to this profes- 
sion. Being a man of kind heart and liberal na- 
ture, he saved little mone} - and died comparatively 
poor. In politics he was first a Whig and later a 
Republican. In religious belief he and his wife 
were identified with the Presbyterian Church. 

In tbe parental family there were four daugh- 
ters and six sons, all of whom attaiued years of 
maturity, viz.: Esther C, who was born Novem- 
ber 5, 1821; Spencer II., March 18, 1824; Stephen 
Woods, September 10, 1825; John H., March 1. 
1828; Charles Hopkins, August 28, 1831; Liana 



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L., September 22, 1834; Amelia A., June 11, 183(5; 
Henry O., October 17, 1837; Abigail M., Septem- 
ber 27, 1839, and the subject of this sketch, who is 
the eldest of the family. He came to Ohio when 
a boy, driving the team all the way to this state. 
Remaining with his parents until the fall of 1838, 
he then went on foot to Springfield, Ohio, hoping 
to gain a better education in that place. After at- 
tending school for nine months, he returned to 
Pagetown and taught in one of the log school- 
houses of the neighborhood, receiving a salary of 
$14 per month. Meantime he read such medical 
books as he could obtain. 

When the school closed, the young teacher 
bought a horse in the fall of 1841, put up some 
medicine and began the practice of the medical 
profession, in which from the first he met with 
good success. July 20, 1842, he married Martha 
Ann Curtis, and then settled at Nelsonville, Ath- 
ens County. The canal was just being completed, 
and several hundred workmen were employed in 
its construction and in the coal mines. For a time 
he lived in a small building, which answered the 
double purpose of dwelling and office. In 1843 
he rented a better house, and later bought prop- 
erty. He was very successful there, having a large 
and profitable practice. 

From Athens Dr. Stimson removed about 1846, 
on account of ill health, to Granville, where for 
two years he was a partner of Dr. Austin, mean- 
time regaining his health. From that place he re- 
moved to Alexandria, where he purchased prop- 
erty and has since engaged in practice. He began 
the practice of the profession in boyhood, when lie 
frequently attended patients for his father, and 
has been a successful practitioner for more than 
fifty years. 

Mrs. Stimson died January 27, 1850, leaving 
four children. Harriet, who was born April 24, 
1843, married Dr. Evan Williams, and resides in 
Chicago; Herbert, who was born February 19, 
1846, died at the age of fourteen years; Stephen, 
who was born August 16, 1848, was a physician, 
but is now deceased; Martha, twin of Stephen, 
married Henry Thrall and resides in Hammond, 
Ind. The second marriage of the Doctor, uniting 
him with Sarah A. Fuller, occurred May 19, 1852, 



and she died in November, 1880. The children* 
born of this union are: Austin, whose birth oc- 
curred July 7, 1854, and who is now a farmer near 
Alexandria; George, who was born May 28, 1857, 
and resides near Alexandria; Mary, born October 
24, 1860, now the wife of Lyman Wright, residing 
near Monon, Ind.; and Clark, who was born in 
November, 1866, and is now engaged in farming. 
On the 8th of October, 1883, Dr. Stimson was 
united in marriage with Caroline Nichols, his pres- 
ent companion. 

In addition to owning some village property, 
the Doctor has a farm consisting of three hundred 
and ten acres of well improved land, upon which 
his sons reside. Politically he has been a Repub- 
lican since 1856, and although he has never been 
solicitous of official honors, he has served as Town- 
ship Treasurer and in other positions of honor and 
trust. Socially he is identified with St. Albau's 
Lodge No. 491, A. F. & A. M. As a citizen he is 
progressive, favoring all measures calculated to 
benefit the people and promote the growth of the 
count}'. 



/O'EORGE WASHINGTON GARRISON, 
Vj T M. D. Having opened an office for the 
practice of his profession in Uticain 1866, 
Dr. Garrison now enjoys the distinction of being 
the oldest practicing physician in the city, where 
he has since conducted an extensive and profitable 
practice. In addition to professional duties he is 
also proprietor of the Thornville Bank, in Thorn- 
ville, Ohio, and has other important interests in 
the state. 

There are three separate families of Garrisons 
in the United States, Commodore Garrison being 
a representative of one, William Lloyd Garrison of 
another, and Nehemiah Garrison of the third. The 
latter, our subject's grandfather, was the son of an 
Englishman who emigrated to America about 1700. 
The grandfather was born in Jefferson County, Va., 
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devoted to the occupation of a fanner. In 1781 
he married Mary Ann Brazier, an adopted daugh- 
ter of Hannah Washington. Her mother, whose 
family name was Dandridge, was a cousin of the 
Washington family and died a short time after 
Mary Ann was horn. Her father, a sea captain, 
was lost at sea during the Revolutionary War. 

Nehemiah and Mary Ann Garrison were the 
parents of three sons and one daughter. The lat- 
ter, the eldest of the family, was born in 1783 and 
died at the age of eighty-three. She was married 
to Rev. William Littleton, of Frederick County, 
Va. The next in order of birth was George W., 
who was born in Virginia June 19, 1785, and 
died November 19, 1861, aged seventy-six years 
and five months. William, who was born in 1787, 
died in his eighty-fourth year. Dandridge was 
born about 1790 and died unmarried at the age 
of about seventy. The average age of this fam- 
ily was a little over seventy-eight. So far as can 
be learned, all of the Garrison families were of 
English descent. 

A farmer by occupation, George W. Garrison 
was employed by Warner Washington as overseer 
of his plantation in Jefferson County, Va., from 
the age of twenty-one to forty. He was in his 
forty-fifth year when, in the fall of 1829, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Lucinda Murphy, of 
Frederick County, Va. She was a daughter of 
Philip Tenly Murphy, whose grandfather came 
from Ireland. One prominent characteristic of 
the Murphy family is longevity. Philip T. Mur- 
phy attained the age of eighty-four; his oldest 
sister, Sallie Murphy, died in Dayton, Ohio, at the 
age of one hundred and live; his next sister, Bets}', 
died at the same place, aged one hundred and 
three; a younger brother, Daniel, who was born in 
Frederick County, Va., in 1785, died in Muskin- 
gum County, Ohio, in 1885. The principal occu- 
pation of the members of this family was that of 
agriculture. 

The parents of our subject had three sons and 
five daughters. Andrew Jackson, the eldest, was 
born August, 11, 1830, and was a farmer by occu- 
pation. During the Rebellion he enlisted, June 1, 
1801, as a private in Company K, Twenty-fourth 
Ohio Infantry, and was mustered out as Captain 



of that company June 24, 1864. During his serv- 
ice he participated in sixteen regular battles, 
taking part in two engagements in front of Rocky 
Pace, Ga., after his term of service had expired. 
He was born in Frederick County, Va., while the 
next in order of birth, Ten ley Nehemiah, was born 
in Jefferson County, the same state, December 19, 
1833, and is engaged in farming. Nancy Louisa 
was born in Frederick Count}', Va., February 25, 
1836, and was a little more than two years old 
when the family removed, in the fall of 1838, to 
Muskingum County, Ohio. In the spring of the 
following year they removed to Coshocton Coun- 
ty, Ohio. During their residence in Muskingum 
County a daughter, Mary Ann, was born, on the 
22d of February, 1839; she is still living with her 
mother (who is now more than eighty-six years 
old) in the town of New Castle, Ohio. 

In order of birth our subject, born February 3, 
1840, is the next member of the family circle. 
Those younger than he are, Hannah Miriam, who 
was born November 28, 1844, and died in 1852; 
Margaret E., born April 22, 1848, who married 
William Coggins April 6, 1869, dying March 30, 
1870; and Hetty Rebecca, born July 2, 1851, who 
was married October 7, 1884, to Jacob Morgan 
Keiglcy and resides in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, 
Ohio, Mr. Keigley being employed on the police 
force of that place. 

Dr. Garrison passed his earlier years upon the 
home farm. For some time he was a student in 
the academy at New Castle, graduating from that 
institution when twenty-one years of age. He then 
taught school and at the same time studied medi- 
cine, Dr. Samuel McElwee being his preceptor. In 
1863 he attended lectures in the medical depart- 
ment of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. 
In 1864 he left college and entered the United 
States' service as assistant surgeon. He served on 
staff duty, having charge of Hospital No. 3, on 
Lookout Mountain, and during his administration 
created a hospital fund to the credit of the Gov- 
ernment of over $2,500. So highly was he es- 
teemed by his subordinates that the attendants of 
Wards I and K, on the 11th of May, 1865, pre- 
sented him with a cane, for which he has been 
offered $100, but of course money would not in- 



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duce him to part with the gift. The cane is made 
from deer-tongue laurel root, and consists of eigh- 
teen separate pieces strung on an iron ramrod. 
The laurel grew on Lookout Mountain, where Gen. 
Joseph Hooker fought above clouds, and was dug 
up at the point where the Confederates retreated. 
It was carved with a pocket knife by Private B. 
Peisen and is suitably engraved. 

After returning from the war, Dr. Garrison en- 
tered the University .of Wooster, at Cleveland, 
Ohio, graduating with the Class of '66. He then 
settled in Utica, where he has since had a large and 
lucrative practice. Since coming here he has also 
received diplomas from theAVestern Reserve Med- 
ical College and St. Vincent Hospital College at 
Cleveland. It is always his aim to keep abreast 
with the latest developments in medical science 
and he is a thoughtful reader of the best journals 
published for the especial use of the profession. 

In politics the Doctor is a stanch Republican. 
He has filled a number of responsible positions, 
including those of President of the Board of Edu- 
cation and member of the City Council. In 1891 
he was an applicant for the position of Superin- 
tendent of the Central Ohio Asylum for the In- 
sane, and although he failed to receive the ap- 
pointment, the endorsements given him by the 
leading men of Ohio were of such a high character 
that he may well be proud of them. For thirty- 
five years he has been a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in which he has long been a 
leading official, and during the absence of the 
pastor the management of the services usually de- 
volves upon him. On the 1st of Januaiy, 1894, he 
established the Thornville Bank, which is now in 
charge of his son, Jay R. Garrison, Cashier. 

The lady who May 29, 1867, became the wife 
of Dr. Garrison bore the maiden name of Caroline 
Bell and was a daughter of Jacob and Rachel 
(Letts) Bell. Her father was one of the most en- 
terprising farmers of Knox County, Ohio, where 
he amassed a fortune and built the finest residence 
in the county. Politically, he was a Republican 
and served as County Commissioner. Dr. and Mrs. 
Garrison have three children. Elizabeth Bell, the 
eldest, was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan 
University with the Class of '92, and is also a 



graduate of music; Jay Reade, a graduate from the 
business department of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- 
versity with the Class of '93, is now Cashier of the 
Thornville Bank; Odell is now a student in the 
Ohio State University at Columbus. 



'<••!• -fr*® 



HARVEY KAGEY. The name of this gen- 
tleman is well known to the citizens of 
Union Township, for here his entire life 
has been spent. He was born April 1 1, 1835, upon 
the farm where he now resides. His parents, Hen- 
ry and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Kagey, were natives 
of Virginia, presumably born in Rockingham or 
Page Count}'. In 1833 removing to Ohio, they 
settled in Union Township, Licking County, upon 
the farm now occupied by their children. Pur- 
chasing one hundred and nine acres, the father 
cleared the land with the assistance of his sous, and 
also erected the substantial and commodious house 
still the home of the family. Here in May, 1880, 
he passed away at the advanced age of ninety -six. 
His wife preceded him in death about forty-five 
years. The}' were of remote German, and Irish 
ancestry. 

Through the period of his residence in Union 
Township, covering almost fifty years, Henry Ka- 
gey maintained the principles of honor, rectitude 
and energy, which were among his prominent char- 
acteristics in youth. He was an exemplary man, 
and the old settlers who were his associates in life 
always spoke of him in the highest terms. In his 
dealings with others he was ever just, honorable 
and upright, and his memory will ever be revered 
for his many virtues. 

The family of Henry Kagey consisted of nine 
sons and three daughters, and five of the number 
are now living. Nine of the family were born in 
Virginia, two of whom died in infancy. Those 
who attained mature years are: Isabel, Eliza, Ed- 
ward. Alfred, Mary, William, Stephen, Harvey, 
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married David Black and is now deceased. Ed- 
ward died unmarried. Alfred went to California 
in 1849 and died at Walla Walla, Wash. Mary 
married a Mr. Hilbrandt and was a widow at the 
time of her death. William started to California 
to join Alfred, shortly after the departure of the 
latter from home, and died on the westward jour- 
ney at the Platte River. 

The old homestead is now owned by Harvey 
Eliza and Maxwell Kagey. Our subject owns for- 
ty-six acres of splendid bottom land in addition to 
his interest in the old homestead. His life occupa- 
tion has been that of a farmer and stock-raiser, in 
which he has met with flattering success. From 
his fine orchard he also derives a good revenue 
when the fruit yield is good. In political affairs 
he manifests a lively interest and has never missed 
an election since he became a voter. His allegi- 
ance is given to the Democratic party, and upon 
that ticket he has been elected to a number of local 
offices in the township. lie attends the Baptist 
Church, and gives of his means to the support of 
the Gospel and other benevolent enterprises. 
During the lifetime of his parents he was a dutiful 
son, and for many years cared for them, surround- 
ing them with every comfort and ministering to 
their happiness, presenting an example of filial care 
and affection seldom surpassed. 



WILLIAM C. VOGELMEIER. Promi- 
nent among the industries of Newark 
is the grocery and meat market situ- 
ated at No. 81 South Fourth Street, and conducted 
by the firm of Vogelmeier Bros., of which the sub- 
ject of this notice is the senior member. His en- 
tire life has been spent in this city, and here he 
was born November 2, 1858, to the union of Will- 
iam and Wilhelmina (Oster) Vogelmeier, natives 
respectively of Prussia and Wurtemberg, Ger- 
man)'. The father was a son of Henry Vogel- 
meier, and was born March 30, 1830. In 1853 he 



emigrated to the United States, and coming to Ohio, 
settled in Newark, where he has since resided. He 
has one brother in this country, Frederick, now a 
resident of Newark. 

For some time after locating in Newark, Will- 
iam Vogelmeier worked at anything he could find 
to do, and securing employment in a brick yard, 
there gained such a thorough knowledge of the 
business, that when he had saved a sufficient 
amount of money to enable him to embark in bus- 
iness, he purchased a brick yard, in 1865, and has 
since conducted a profitable trade in that line. In 
1889 he removed his kiln to the present location, 
one and one-half miles from the public square, 
where he owns fifteen acres. He manufactures 
about one million brick per annum, though the 
works have a capacity for a larger amount. Sev- 
eral brick residences in the city have been erected 
under his supervision, and his keenness and energy 
have brought him prosperity. 

In 1857 Mr. Vogelmeier married Wilhelmina 
Oster, who is a daughter of Christopher Oster, a 
native of Germany, and for some years a resident 
of Newark. Twelve children were born of this 
union, ten of whom survive, viz.: Caroline, wife of 
William Treftzer; William, Henry, John, Charles, 
Fred, Philip, Otto, Amelia and Laura, all residents 
of Newark. Politically the father is a Democrat. 
He is a member of the German Lutheran Church, in 
which he has held official position. For two years, 
1866-67, he was interested in a grocery business 
in Newark, but with that exception his attention 
has been given exclusively to his brick yard. 

When a boy, our subject worked in his father's 
brick yard, but at the age of eighteen commenced 
to learn the trade of a moulder in the foundry of 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company. Subse- 
quently for five years he was similarly employed 
in the Champion Works at Springfield, Ohio. Re- 
turning to Newark, he was in the employ of Moser 
& Welirle for six years. In February, 1891, asso- 
ciated with his brother Fred, he embarked in the 
business in which he has since engaged with suc- 
cess. 

The lady who in 1882 became the wife of Mr. 
Vogelmeier was formerly Miss Lizzie Miller, and 
was born in Columbus, Ohio, January 9, 1866, be- 



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ing the daughter of Frank Miller, a machinist of 
that city. Two children bless this union, Clara 
and Harry. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Vogel- 
meier is at present serving as Trustee of Newark 
Township. As all true American citizens should 
do, he keeps himself well informed on the issues 
of the day, and manifests a great interest in the 
public welfare. His religious connections are with 
the German Lutheran Church, while socially he is 
identified with the German Benevolent Society. 
Possessing practical business talent and financial 
ability, he is meeting with signal success, and in 
all transactions displays shrewdness and sound 
judgment. 



&*&: 



JAMES R. ASHBROOK, who is engaged in 
the grocery business at No. 113 South Third 
Street, has carried on a profitable trade in 
this line at Newark since 1873, and through 
the uniform reliability of his transactions and 
courtesy of his manners well merits the prosperity 
he is enjoying. A native of Ohio, he was born 
near Royalton, Fairfield County, October 20, 1842, 
and is the son of Edward P. and Margaret (Red- 
man) Ashbrook, natives respectively of Fairfield 
and Muskingum Counties, Ohio. 

The remote ancestors of the Ashbrook family 
originated in Scotland, and in early Colonial times 
settled in this country. As far back as 1725 
we find a family living in Berkeley County, Va., 
by the name of Ashbrook, in which there were six 
sons and one daughter. Levi, the youngest son 
and great-grandfather of the subject of this notice, 
located in Hampshire County, Va., and was a noted 
minister in his day. He was twice married, and 
by his first wife had one son and three daughters. 
His second wife was a Miss Chinneth, and she bore 
him six sons and eight daughters. Levi, his son 
by his first wife, emigrated to Kentucky, became 
very wealthy, and removed to St. Louis, Mo., where 
some of his descendants still live. John and Absa- 
lom also emigrated to Kentucky. Aaron married 



a Miss Peters, and emigrating to Fairfield County, 
Ohio, settled near where Pleasantville now stands, 
where he lived to a ripe old age. William, the 
grandfather of James R., of this sketch, also mar- 
ried a Miss Peters and emigrated to Fairfield 
County, Ohio; Thomas emigrated to Pickaway 
County, Ohio, where he lived until quite old, when 
he removed to Coles County, 111., and died soon 
afterward; Ely also married a Miss Peters, a sister of 
the two above mentioned, and in 1810 emigrated to 
Pickaway County, Ohio, thence to Fairfield Coun- 
ty, and from there to Johnstown, Licking County, 
becoming one of the pioneers of that locality, 
where he lived to the advanced age of ninety-six 
years. He was for many years a Baptist minister, 
and traveled a great deal as an itinerant preacher 
through Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky. His fam- 
ily consisted of six sons. Absalom resides in New- 
ark, mention of whom is made elsewhere in this 
work; William is living at Johnstown, this county, 
and Jonathan, Tunice, Hiram and Ely are deceased. 

Our subject's grandfather, William Ashbrook, 
was born in Virginia, and there married Miss 
Peters, and early in the present century came to 
Ohio, settling in Pleasant Township, Fairfield 
County, at a period so early in its settlement that 
settlers were few, roads not opened and lands un- 
cleared. It was his privilege to prepare the wa\ r 
for coming generations, to remove the thick growth 
of forest trees, open roads, till the soil and place 
the land under cultivation. He lived to see what 
was in years gone by a region of timbered land 
transformed into a prosperous, finely cultivated 
and beautiful country, and to the attainment of 
this result he contributed his full quota. He passed 
away about 1824, while his wife, who survived him 
for some time, died when about ninety. Their 
children, all of whom were born in Fairfield Coun- 
ty, bore the following names: John Mahlon, Absa- 
lom, William, Edward P., Samuel, Minerva, Salecia 
and Ivy. 

Born in Fairfield County, May 15, 1817, Edward 
P. Ashbrook grew to manhood in the vicinity of 
his birth, receiving a rudimentary education in the 
primitive log schoolhouse. On the 28th of No- 
vember, 1839, he married Miss Margaret Redman, 
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9, 1819. He still makes his home in that county, 
where he and his wife are surrounded by all the 
comforts of life. A man of considerable local 
prominence, he has held a number of offices of 
trust, and is an ardent supporter of Republican 
principles. Sincere in his Christian belief, he was 
long an adherent of the old school Baptist Church, 
and although not at present connected with any 
denomination, still believes in the truth of the 
Gospel and its power over the hearts of mankind. 

The parental family consisted of five sons and 
one daughter, viz.: Samuel, who died in child- 
hood; James R.; William, who was removed by 
death in infancy; Thomas, a millwright by trade, 
who now lives in Somerset, Perry Count}', and 
deals in machinery; Edward LaFayette, a farmer 
residing with his parents, and Lizzie, the wife of 
L. D. Cole, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. The sub- 
ject of this notice was reared upon the home farm, 
and in addition to becoming thoroughly familiar 
with that occupation, he also learned the trade of a 
carpenter, which he pursued in connection with 
agriculture. 

December 17, 1868, Mr. Ashbrook married Miss 
Ella M., daughter of Philip R. and Catherine Ann 
(North) Shartle, of Fairfield County, where she 
was born. After marriage our subject continued 
to cultivate his farm until 1873, when he came to 
Newark and opened a grocery store, in which busi- 
ness he has since been engaged. For eight years 
he carried on two grocery establishments. As a 
business man he possesses a keen insight into in- 
tricate affairs, and with such perseverance has he 
devoted himself to his chosen calling that more 
than ordinary success has been his. His abilities 
and accurate judgment are constantly displayed, 
and he has the regard of the business men of the 
city. 

The family residence is situated at No. 200 South 
Fiftli Street, and is presided over by Mrs. Ash- 
brook, whose amiable disposition brings her many 
friends. She has two children, both daughters, 
Allie Belle and Myrtie Florence. Socially, Mr. 
Ashbrook affiliates with the Masonic fraternity, 
and Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R. Not only was 
lie interested in the cause of the Union during the 
late war, but he also gave his services to assist in 



the defense of the Stars and Stripes. May 2, 1864, 
he was mustered into service with Company I, 
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Infantry, and 
served for about four months, having enlisted for 
one hundred days. During his term of service he 
was on duty in both Virginia and Maryland. 
While not actively interested in political affairs, 
he is a firm supporter of Republican principles 
and is a loyal, public-spirited citizen, who main- 
tains a deep interest in everything calculated to 
promote the best interests of the county. 



I LAS W. SHERMAN, who is now living in 
retirement at his pleasant rural abode in 
Hartford Township, was born in Clarendon 
Township, Rutland County, Vt., August 15, 1819. 
He is the son of Shubel and Phoebe (Rudd) Sher- 
man, both natives of Rutland County. His pater- 
nal grandfather was a native of Connecticut, but 
early in life became a resident of the Green Moun- 
tain State. This family traces its lineage to the 
same forefathers as do General and Senator Sher- 
man, whose eminent abilities have rendered their 
names familiar in every household. 

In 1839 the parents of our subject came to Lick- 
ing County, and settled on a farm near Alexan- 
dria, in St. Alban's Township, where they died 
well advanced in years. The}' had a family of 
seven children, of whom Silas W. is the youngest 
and the only living representative. The others 
were, Harry, who died in Vermont at the age of 
twenty-three yeais; Lorenzo, who died in Indiana 
in September of 1892; Beaman, who died before 
the war; Deborah, who married and died in Illi- 
nois; Lavona, Mrs. Hageman, who died in New 
York, and Sophronia (twin of Lavona), who mar- 
ried and passed away in Topeka, Kan., in March, 
1893. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools our subject entered Blendon College, near 
Westerville, of which he was one of the first stu- 



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dents enrolled. Before going to college Mr. Slier- 
man taught school for a time, and after attending 
college at Westerville he taught a few terms in 
Shelby Count}'. In 1848 he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Almeda Kasson, a sister of Royal 
Kasson, whose sketch appears in this work. She 
was educated in the common schools, and is a lady 
of refined tastes and amiable disposition. To their 
union six children were born, of whom four 
are now living. Elias D. died of consumption at 
the age of twenty-two years; Rosetta resides with 
her parents; Chloe died at the age of twenty-three 
years; Sophronia, residing on an adjoining farm, 
married George W. Disbennette and has two chil- 
dren, Harve}' and Gracia; Wealthy became the 
wife of Clarke Evans, and they with their child, 
Sylvia, reside on a farm in Bennington Township. 
Sylvia is the wife of Emmett Stirdevant, a me- 
chanic of Hartford, and they have one child, 
Forest. 

During his early manhood, Mr. Sherman was for 
some time employed as a traveling salesman, and 
in that way laid the foundation of his present 
prosperity. His farm consists of one hundred and 
eleven acres of land, a portion of which is in Hart- 
ford, and tlie remainder in Monroe Township. The 
land is level and the soil fertile, the place being 
admirably adapted for farming purposes. Mr. 
Sherman does not actively engage in its cultiva- 
tion, but still superintends its management. Being 
in rather poor health, and having accumulated a 
comfortable fortune, he no longer labors without 
relaxation from cares, but in the enjoyment of do- 
mestic intercourse, and in visiting his friends, 
passes his time pleasantly. 

As a Republican Mr. Sherman has been earnest 
and active in the advocacy of his political views, 
and is one of the few men now living who voted 
for the two Harrisons. During the famous cam- 
paign of 184(1, he accompanied the noted log cabin, 
drawn by thirty-six pair of oxen, which was taken 
to Newark. For about thirty-two years he has 
been identified with the Masonic order. Liberal in 
his religious views, he is not at present connected 
with any religious organization. The members of 
the Sherman family have usually been professional 
men, generally medium in stature, and with de- 



cided preferences for literary pursuits. He is an 
honor to the worth}' name he bears, and by his up- 
right life has added lustre unto it. He is justly 
held to be one of the best citizens of Hartford 
Township, both as regards his private life, which 
is irreproachable, and in every public position that 
he has occupied. 



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r EONIDAS H. INSCIIO. The business in- 
I O terests of Newark have a worthy represen- 
tative in the subject of this notice, who is 
the owner and proprietor of a grocery store situ- 
ated at No. 24 West Church Street. He is a mem- 
ber of a family represented in Licking County 
during the period of its early settlement. His 
grandfather, John Inscho, who was born in New- 
ark, N. J., of Scotch parentage, came to this county 
about 1806, aud settled in Newton Township near 
St. Louisville. 

At that early day few roads had been opened in 
the county, wild animals were abundant and set- 
tlers few. Grandfather Inscho built a log cabin in 
the midst of the dense forest and proceeded to 
clear the land, but after partially improving a 
farm, he disposed of the property aud removed to 
Mt. Liberty, Knox County. Upon the farm pur- 
chased by him there he continued to reside until 
his death, at the age of about sixty-five. He was 
survived for several years by his wife, who bore 
the maiden name of Hannah Shrock, and was born 
in Hagerstown, Md., of German parentage. 

In Licking County, Moses Inscho, our subject's 
father, was born in 1810, and thence he removed 
[ with his parents to Knox County. In Fredericks- 
town he learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, 
! which he followed for some time at Chatham, 
Licking County, but after the occupation became 
j unprofitable he transferred his attention to house 
! carpentry. He erected many residences in various 
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until about 1850, when failing health forced him 
to relinquish the business. After an illness that 
covered a period of three years he passed away. 
He was a prominent man in local affairs, was a 
stanch supporter of Whig principles and an Abo- 
litionist. His wife, whose maiden name was Ada 
Preston, was born in Licking County, and here 
died at the age of sevent3 - -two. 

Our subject, the eldest of the family, was born 
in Chatham, Licking County, February 20, 1840. 
The other members of the family were, Bernard, 
who died in this county; Loami, a resident of 
Chatham; Henry, a farmer of Missouri; John, who 
died in this county leaving a family; Moses, a 
blacksmith of Columbus, Ohio, and Mary, who 
married James Harper, of Columbus. In the com- 
mon schools of Chatham Mr. Inscho was a student 
at infrequent intervals, much of his time being de- 
voted to work. In June, 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany E, Twelfth Ohio Infantry, as a private, and 
held the various ranks of non-commissioned offi- 
cers; he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 
which rank he held at the time of his discharge, in 
August, 1865. His original period of service was 
three years, but at the expiration of that time he 
again enlisted, and the Twelfth being consolidated 
with the Twenty-third, Col. R. B. Hayes' Regi- 
ment, our subject became Second Lieutenant of 
Company A. 

Among the engagements in which Lieutenant 
Inscho participated were the following: Kanawha 
River, Galley Bridge, Garni f ex Ferry, Cotton 
Mountain, Princeton, second battle of Bull Run, 
South Mountain, Antietam, Winchester, Halltown, 
Berryville, Opequan Creek, Cloyd Mountain, Fish- 
er's Hill and Cedar Creek. At the battle of South 
Mountain he captured a Confederate captain and 
four men, whom he brought into camp. His 
bravery on this occasion won for him a medal, the 
gift of the United States Government. 

The war ended, Mr. Inscho returned to Chatham, 
where for sixteen years he engaged in the milling 
business, owning both a gristmill and a sawmill. 
In 1883 he came to Newark and has since con- 
ducted a profitable trade as a grocer here. January 
25, 1870, he married Miss Maria, daughter of 
James McKimsey, late a resident of Chatham. Mrs. 



Inscho was born in Licking County, and has here 
spent her entire life. She presides with grace and 
hospitality over their pleasant home at No. 309 
West Church Street, which is brightened by the 
presence of an only child, Florence. 

Politically a Republican, Mr. Inscho has served 
as Trustee of Newark Township. He is a member 
of Lemert Post, G. A. R., of which he is Past Com- 
mander. The Union Veterans' League and Acme 
Lodge No. 534, A. F. & A. M., have his name en- 
rolled among their members. With his wife he 
belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of 
which he has been a member for more than a quar- 
ter of a century, and in which he has officiated as 
Class-leader and Superintendent of the Sunday- 
school. 



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JAMES BLACK. In Union Township, where 
he was born December 28, 1810, this vener- 
able citizen still makes his home. His life 
covers a period of more than four-score years 
during which time he has witnessed the develop- 
ment of the material resources of the township and 
county. To the advancement of all worthy enter- 
prises he has contributed his quota, and no resi- 
dent of this locality is better or more favorably 
known than he. 

The parents of our subject, Matthew and Agnes 
(Taylor) Black, were natives respectively of Penn- 
sylvania and Virginia, and came to Ohio prior to 
their marriage, probably some time before the 
opening of the nineteenth century. Their family 
consisted of three sons and one daughter, namel}': 
James, of this sketch; David, who died about 1890, 
in Licking Township; Harvey T., a resident of 
Licking Township; and Margaret, who died in 
girlhood. The father of this family, who died be- 
fore our subject attained his majority, was an ac- 
tive man and a tireless worker. He owned a grist 
and saw mill, which he operated for some time, and 



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it is probable that overwork in the mill hastened 
his death. 

The experiences common to all pioneers fell to 
the lot of our subject in boyhood and youth. The 
school in which he acquired a knowledge of the 
three Rs was a primitive structure, built of logs, 
and furnished in a style befitting the exterior. 
The extent of the fireplace was limited onlj' by the 
width of the house; slabs, with the smooth side up 
and with pins for legs, afforded the only seats; a 
board fastened to the wall was utilized as a writ- 
ing desk. In such a building our subject conned 
his lessons seventy years ago. 

In early life Mr. Black was employed in his fa- 
ther's mill, but for the past forty years he has en- 
gaged in tilling the soil, and has resided upon his 
present homestead, a portion of which was inher- 
ited from his parents. In 1843 he married Mar- 
garet E. Ferrel, who died July 30, 1845, leaving a 
son, David M., now a merchant of Newark. May 
21, 1846, Mr. Black was united in marriage with 
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Barbara 
(Rhoades) Rees. Her father at the age of nine 
years emigrated from Wales to America in com- 
pany with her grandfather, Theophilus Rees, who 
was one of the first settlers of Granville Town- 
ship, and removed thence to Union Township, 
where both died. 

Three sons and four daughters were born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Rees, the eldest and youngest of 
the family being now deceased. The others are, 
Catherine, Theophilus, Elizabeth, John, Israel and 
Jennie. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are the parents of 
the following children: Martha J., who married 
the Rev. Newton C. Harford, a Baptist minister 
residing in Prospect, Marion County, Ohio; Marv 
Elizabeth, an invalid during the greater part of 
her life, and who died at the age of thirty-four; 
John R., who is married and occupies a part of the 
parental homestead; James H., who is married and 
lives in Union Township; and Gertrude, who re- 
sides with her parents. 

In religious connections Mr. and Mrs. Black are 
worthy members of the Licking Baptist Church, 
which is located on a portion of their farm. The 
land for the church and cemetery was donated 
more than seventy years ago by Mrs. Black's 



grandfather. She traces her lineage to Welsh and 
German ancestors, while Mr. Black is of Irish de- 
scent. In early life he affiliated with the Whigs, 
and since the organization of the Republican party 
he has been one of its stanch supporters. He is 
proud of the history of that political organization, 
proud of its record in the past, and a loyal advo- 
cate of its principles, to which he believes that our 
country is largely indebted for its prosperity. 



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"tf" OUIS A. STARE. Occupying a prominent 
I O position among the business men of New- 
ark, the subject of this sketch is also well 
and favorably known throughout the county of 
which he has been a life-long resident. In June, 
1891, he embarked in business as a manufacturer 
of bank and office fixtures, in which he has since 
conducted an increasing and profitable trade. Both 
by training and natural gifts he is well qualified 
for the successful prosecution of his chosen occu- 
pation, and the prosperity he has gained is the re- 
sult of merit. 

The family of which Mr. Stare is a leading rep- 
resentative originated in Germany and the name 
was formerly Stall r. His paternal grandfather, 
Leander Stare, emigrated to the United States some 
years after his marriage, and sojourning for a short 
time in New York State, came thence to Ohio and 
settled upon a farm in Mary Ann Township, Lick- 
ing County. Here he continued to reside until 
his deatli, which occurred at an advanced age. 
His remains lie buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. 

The father of our subject, Peter Stare, was born 
in Baden, Germany, and was a child of twelve j'ears 
when he accompanied the other members of the 
family to America. He grew to manhood upon a 
farm and for some years followed the occupation 
of a tiller of the soil. At present he resides upon 
a fourteen-acre farm near Newark, where he is en- 
gaged in gardening. His wife, whose maiden 
name was Sarah Sheffler, was born in Perry Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and her father was a native of Pennsyl- 



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vania. In the family there were six sons and five 
daughters, all of whom are living butone daughter 
that died in infancy. They are respectively: Viu- 
oent, Louis A., Leonard A., Rosa (who resides in 
Chicago), Phronie (wife of Nicholas Campbell), 
Lurelta, Sarah, Edward, George and Frank. With 
the exception of Rosa, all reside in Licking Coun- 
ty- 
Reared upon a farm in Mary Ann Township, 
where he was born December 22, 1858, our subject 
was in childhood the recipient of ordinary com- 
mon-school advantages. At the age of twenty-one 
he began to learn the trade of a carpenter, which 
he followed two seasons. For ten years he was em- 
ployed in a planing-mill on Fourth Street, Newark, 
where he gained the practical knowledge of busi- 
ness that enabled him in 1891 to establish a shop 
of his own. During those ten years he was em- 
ployed principally at cabinet work and acquired 
great proficiency in that line. His attention is 
now devoted to the manufacture of olHce and bank 
fixtures, which he makes to order. 

June 1, 1883, Mr. Stare married Miss Mary A., 
daughter of John and Bridget (Roan) Roan and a 
native of Washington County, Ohio. Their pleas- 
ant home at No. 2G North Fiftli Street is bright- 
ened by the presence of their five children, Annie, 
Veronica, Anthony, Gertrude and Mary, all of 
whom are receiving excellent educations in the 
home schools. While Mr. Stare is not actively con- 
nected with any political organization, he never- 
theless upholds with fidelity the principles of the 
Democratic party. In religious belief he is a Cath- 
olic. 



WILLIAM EVANS. As a business man 
this gentleman is well and favorably 
known, not only in Newark, where he 
lias resided for more than a half-century, but 
throughout the county and adjacent territory. By 
his enterprise he has built up an extensive busi- 
ness as a dealer in furniture and as an undertaker, 
and from the successful management of his affairs 



he has become well-to-do. Though of foreign 
birth, no native-born citizen of America is more 
loyal to the Government than he, and he may al- 
ways be relied upon to support any measure for 
developing the material resources and promoting 
the interests of this section of the state. 

Born in Wales May 28, 1837, our subject is one 
of two sons comprising the family of William and 
Catherine Evans, the latter of whom died in 1838. 
The other son, Hugh, was accidentally killed in a 
blacksmith shop at Newark in 1849, when a lad of 
fourteen years. The father was again married in 
Wales, and in 1842 brought his family to the 
United States, settling in Newark. By trade he 
was a carpenter, which occupation he followed 
until his death, in 1868, aged sixty-eight years. In 
religious belief he was a member of and an earnest 
worker in the Welsh Calvinistic Church, in which 
he officiated as a Deacon. His second union was 
childless, and his widow, now eighty-three years 
old (1894), makes her home with our subject. 

Until sixteen years old our subject attended the 
public schools of Newark. In 1853 he entered the 
employ of Clement Brook, with whom he learned 
the trade of a cabinet-maker. This was, in those 
days, a very important trade, as furniture was 
made entirely by hand. Mr. Brook died in 1854, 
after which our subject completed his apprentice- 
ship with Captain Blackburn Moore. He followed 
his trade in the employ of others until 1859, at 
which time he embarked in business for himself. 
In 1861 he sold out, but one 3'ear later bought 
back the business, which he conducted until 1870. 
At that time he again disposed of the establish- 
ment and engaged as a clerk for George Markley. 
In 1880 he purchased a half-interest in the busi- 
ness, which for ten years was conducted under the 
firm name of Markley & Co. Mr. Evans then dis- 
posed of his interest to his partner, and estab- 
lished the store which he has since conducted with 
efficiency and success. 

In 1871 occurred the marriage of Mr. Evans 
and Miss Jemima Williams. This estimable lady 
was born in Wales in 1846, and emigrated to the 
United States in 1865, remaining a resident of 
Newark until her death, May 30, 1889. She has 
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and David, residing at Vauglmsville. Four chil- 
dren blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, 
Francis, now express agent at Mt. Vernon, Ohio; 
Oliver, who is a clerk with the United States Ex- 
press Company at Newark; Nora and Ray, who 
reside with their father. 

Mr. Evans believes in the principles laid down 
in the Republican platform and therefore votes 
the straight ticket. Socially he is Noble Grand of 
Newark Lodge No. 623, I. O. O. F., and was for- 
merly its Treasurer. He has always taken an act- 
ive interest in the welfare of the lodge, and is also 
prominently connected witli Mt. Olive Encamp- 
ment No. 12, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed 
the chairs and is now the Treasurer. His resi- 
dence is located at No. 160 North Fourth Street, 
where he settled in 1853. 



S~y APT. JOHN B. VANCE, proprietor of the 
V^\/ Newark Planing Mill, became a resident of 
this city in June, 1873. The firm of which 
he was then a member owned and operated a plan- 
ing mill at New Comerstown, Ohio, but leased a 
building in Newark, to which in April, 1874, they 
removed their machinery, continuing business un- 
der the firm title of Wilkin, Garber & Vance. In 
January of 1876, Mr. Wilkin withdrew and the 
firm style became Garber & Vance. On the 1st of 
June, 1877, the property was destined by fire, and 
as there was no insurance it proved a total loss to 
the owners. Captain Vance then purchased the 
ground and erected a new plant, of which Janu- 
ary 1, 1894, he became sole proprietor. 

The firm of Garber & Vance was also engaged in 
contracting and building. They had the contracts 
for the wood work on the Elm Street School Build- 
ing, the Fifth Street Baptist Church, the First 
Presbyterian Church, the Jones Block (all in New- 
ark), the Baptist Church in Granville, the Shawnee 
Opera House, the Methodist Episcopal Churches at 



New Comerstown and West LaFayette, Ohio, and 
also had the contract for a portion of the Licking 
County Court House. At the present time, how- 
ever, the Captain devotes his attention exclu- 
sively to the planing mill. 

The Vance family is of English origin and was 
early represented in North Carolina. The grand- 
father of our subject, Robert Vance, was a citizen 
of Stafford County, Va., in Colonial days. He 
took part in the Indian wars, and at the opening 
of the Revolution he equipped a full company of 
the Thirteenth Virginia Regiment, of which he was 
chosen Captain. In the defense of the Colonies 
he fought gallantly until peace was declared. Af- 
ter the war ended he removed west and settled on 
the south bank of the Ohio River, ten miles below 
Ft. Pitt, and built what is still known as Vance's 
Fort. There lie engaged in farming and had 
charge of his plantation until Ins death. 

The father of our subject, Andrew Vance, was 
born at Vance's Fort, and there grew to manhood. 
After his marriage he removed to Brooke County, 
W. Va., and in 1839 went to Washington County, 
Pa., whence in 1857 he removed to Beaver Coun- 
ty, Pa., and there he died in 1858. His wife, whose 
maiden name was Nancy Byers, died in 1889, aged 
nearly eight3 r -four years. A man of more than 
ordinary education, Andrew Vance for many years 
followed the profession of a school teacher, in ad- 
dition to which he pursued agricultural operations 
and also did considerable surveying. He was a 
self-made man, his advantages in boyhood having 
been the most meagre. His education was gained 
by study at home, and once each week he went on 
horseback or in a canoe a distance of ten miles for 
the purpose of reciting his lessons to a well edu- 
cated attorney. Though he met with some severe 
reverses, yet by careful management and industry 
he gained success. Politically, he was first a Whig 
and later a Republican. He was a Presbyterian 
in religious belief and an Elder in that church. 

Three sons and three daughters comprised the 
family of Andrew and Nancy Vance. Sarah mar- 
ried Robert L. Carothers, and lives in Butler Coun- 
ty, Neb.; Anna M. resides in Beaver County, Pa.; 
our subject is the next in order of birth; Robert is 
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of Seward County, Neb., is a politician and author 
of some note; Mary I. resides in Beaver County, 
Pa. 

With the exception of a brief attendance at the 
common schools and in an academy, our subject 
is mainly self educated. For a time he followed 
teaching, but was obliged to discontinue that work 
on account of failing health. In 1858 he went 
via the Isthmus to the Pacific Coast, where he re- 
mained until the fall of 1861, meantime engaged 
as clerk in a hotel and in mining. 

In December, 1861, he returned from California, 
and in August, 1862, enlisted in Company II, One 
Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry, 
and on the 5th of November following was commis- 
sioned Second Lieutenant. Among the engage- 
ments in which he participated are the following: 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mitchell Station, 
Bristow Station, Mine Run, Morton's Ford, Wil- 
derness battles, including Spottsylvania and the 
numerous skirmishes leading up to these battles. 
His regiment entered the battle of Gettysburg 
with twenty -eight officers, and came out with 
seven, six of whom were uninjured. Captain 
Vance was among the wounded. While acting 
as adjutant of his regiment he was honored 
with promotion to First Lieutenant (August 12, 
1863), and commanded Company A during the 
Mine Run expedition. May 12, 1864, he received 
a disabling wound at the battle of Spottsylvania, 
which disabled him from further active duty, and 
was mustered out of the service under a special 
order, September 28, 1864. Returning to Penn- 
sylvania, he engaged in farming until the spring 
of 1873, when he came to Newark. 

June 12, 1866, Captain Vance married Miranda 
A., the daughter of James and Ruth McConnell, 
her father being a farmei of Washington County, 
Pa., where she was born September 18, 1844. Five 
children bless the union, Nellie, Nancy B., Andrew 
M., Ralph C. and Kate. In politics, the Captain 
is a Republican. Although he has never sought 
office, he has frequently served as delegate to po- 
litical conventions and may be counted on to bear 
his part in every worthy enterprise. For thirty 
years he has been a member of the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has filled all 



the chairs in the subordinate lodge and encamp- 
ment. He has served as District Deputy Grand 
Master, and for two terms represented his lodge in 
the Grand Lodge. He also belongs to Newark 
Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., Encampment No. 31, 
Union Veteran Legion, in which he is Lieutenant- 
Colonel, and Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., of 
which he is a Past Commander. 



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/"""rHARLES DEEDS. Strangers who visit 
V^\y LTnion Township arc wont to pause ad- 
miringly before the beautiful homestead 
owned and occupied b}' Mr. Deeds. The place is 
one of the most valuable in the locality. It con- 
tains a commodious residence, substantial barns 
and other well equipped farm buildings, as well as 
a fine large orchard. All the modern improve- 
ments may be found here. A hydraulic rain forces 
water from a spring to the barn and a fine carp 
pond is supplied from the same source. Altogether 
the estate of one hundred and eighty acres is one 
of the most desirable in the county. 

The parents of our subject, Andrew and Lydia 
(Stoolfire) Deeds, were natives of Pennsylvania, 
the former born July 8, 1811, and the latter Au- 
gust 17 of the same year. Our subject was born 
in Greene County, Pa., February 19, 1846, and was 
orphaned by his mother's death January 14, 1851, 
when he was yet too young to realize the extent 
of his loss. After the death of the mother, An- 
drew Deeds came to Ohio and settled upon the 
farm in Licking County now owned by our sub- 
ject. Later he returned to Washington County, 
Pa., and married Miss Maria Martin, who remained 
his helpmate until he passed away, September 5, 
1870. She survived him more than a decade, her 
death occurring November 5, 1881. 

The first marriage of Andrew Deeds resulted in 
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living. Franklin, the eldest, was born December 
12, 1831, and resides witb his widowed sister, Mrs. 
Lueinda Lucas, on what is known as "York Street" 
in Harrison Township; Mrs. Lucas was the second 
in order of birth and was born November 18, 1832. 
John J., whose birth occurred February 14, 1838, 
first married Mary Keeran and was afterward 
united with the widow of George Lane, her maid- 
en name having been Ellen Belt. Elizabeth A., 
born December 13, 1839, is the wife of Boanerges 
Green and resides in Union County, Ohio. Mar- 
garet, born July 10, 1841, married .Jacob W. Show- 
man, a farmer living in Granville Township. 
Charles, of this sketch, is the next member of the 
family. Sarah J., born October 27, 1848, is the 
wife of Stephen C. Winter and lives in Leaven- 
worth County, Kan. Andiew, Jr., born January 5, 
1851, is married and makes his home in Granville 
Township. 

In the common schools of Licking County our 
subject received a fair education. Having always 
been of a studious turn of mind as well as a close 
observer, he has materially developed the founda- 
tion laid in the district schools. Farming has been 
his life occupation and of it he has made a success. 
July 4, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Susan C. Green, a native of Delaware County, 
Ohio, and daughter of Edward and Mary J. (Con- 
dit) Green, who were born in London, England, 
and New Jersey, respectively. 

Mrs. Deeds is one of a family of five, namely: 
Susan C, born August 8, 1849; Mary E., born De- 
cember 23, 1850; Pha>be J., October 20, 1853; 
Charles E., July 20, 1860, and Anna Luella, April 
8, 1863. Her union with Mr. Deeds has resulted in 
the birth of two sons, Edward A., born March 12, 
1874, and Dean D., November 20, 1876. The older 
son is a student in the sophomore class in Denison 
University, aud Dean will complete his academic 
studies in 1895. On the old homestead, a portion 
of which he inherited, the remainder being pur- 
chased from the other heirs, Mr. Deeds is engaged 
in raising grain and cattle. For some years he 
has given his attention largely to breeding pure 
Spanish merino sheep of the Delaine type, and re- 
cently has added to his stock a thoroughbred herd 
of Galloway cattle. As a stock-raiser he has been 



very successful, and buyers usually call upon him 
before looking elsewhere. 

For ten years prior to his marriage Mr. Deeds 
drove siock, mostly sheep, to the west, being em- 
ployed by eastern buyers of horses and sheep. At 
one time he was seventy-three days on the road 
driving to Kansas City, Mo. He has also driven 
east, these trips usually consuming from forty to 
seventy days. On the trip to Kansas City two of 
his men met the James gang and were held up, and 
on the same day a stranger was robbed of $700. 
This was soon after the close of the Civil War, 
when the country was full of bushwhackers and 
thugs. 

Politically Mr. Deeds is a Republican, but has 
never accepted political honors, preferring to de- 
vote his attention to his farming affairs. Un- 
selfish in dispositions man of large heart and 
benevolent nature, he is highly esteemed by his 
large circle of friends. In his religious views he 
is independent, but inclines to the Presbyterian 
faith, of which church his wife and sons are mem- 
bers. 



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DAVID M. GEIGER. Among the enter- 
prises that have contributed to the pros- 
perity of Licking County may be men- 
tioned the Hebron Mills, of which Mr. Geiger is the 
proprietor. Having served an apprenticeship to 
the trade, he is thoroughly familiar with every de- 
partment of the business. The mill is well equipped 
with all modern appliances for milling, and has a 
complete roller process. General custom work is 
done for toll or cash, and flour and feed are ex- 
changed for grain. In connection with the plant 
there is a sawmill, where lumber aud timber of all 
kinds and dimensions are prepared. Both the saw 
and flour mills are operated by an engine of thir- 
ty-live horse power. 

A native of this county, Mr. Geiger was born in 
Union Township, December 5, 1859. His parents, 
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Ohio, the father in Fairfield County, and the 
mother in Licking County. Ten children were 
born to them, the eldest of whom died in infancy. 
Atrthe present writing (1894) five sons and four 
daughters are living, and of these David M. is the 
seventh in order of birth. The father died in 
Union Township May 14, 1874; the mother still 
resides on the old homestead, which her son Jesse 
E. operates. Three other sons, Worthington R., 
Peter II. and Theophilus S., are residents of Un- 
ion Township, and all are engaged in farming. 

The boyhood days of David M. Geiger were 
spent upon the home farm in Union Township, 
and his education was acquired in the district 
schools. His first business venture was the pur- 
chase of a meat market in Hebron, which he con- 
ducted for two years. He then became an appren- 
tice to the miller's trade, and upon thoroughly 
learning the business purchased a half-interest in 
the Hebron Mills. From 1885 until 1891 he was 
in partnership with William Bebout, whom at the 
latter date he bought out, and has since been sole 
owner and proprietor of the mill. 

July 2, 1890, occurred the marriage of David M. 
Geiger and Miss Lillie White, the daughter of 
Samuel and Ella White, residents of Union Town- 
ship. For about eight years prior to her marriage 
Mrs. Geiger was a teacher in the public schools of 
Hebron, and was an efficient and successful in- 
structor. She lias several brothers and sisters, one 
of whom, 8. S., is a merchant at Union Station, and 
is represented elsewhere in this volume; Orilles is 
studying for the ministry; Mrs. Ettie Heaver re- 
sides in Jersey, Licking County; Myrtle married 
Cary Bebout and resides in Hebron; Lida resides 
with her parents. 

For several years after attaining his majority 
Mr. Geiger cast his ballot in favor of Democratic 
candidates and principles, but recently his polit- 
ical views have undergone a change, and he is 
now an advocate of the principles of the People's 
party, which he believes to be in accord with the 
needs of the people. Both in the village of He- 
bron and throughout the surrounding country 
wherever known, he is regarded with the highest 
respect and confidence as a man of goud judg- 
ment and unimpeachable integrity. A man of 



broad and liberal views, he is a promoter of pro- 
gressive enterprises, and is ever ready to contrib- 
ute his quota to the advancement of the interests 
of the home locality. 



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TINNEL BUEHLER became a resident of 
Licking County in 1854, and since that 
time, with the exception of two years spent 
in California, has made his home in Newark. His 
life illustrates the power of perseverance, for at 
the time of coming to this city he was a poor man, 
but through tireless activity in the face of great 
obstacles he has gained a position among the rep- 
resentative business men of the place. For some 
twenty years he was engaged in the grocery busi- 
ness, but disposing of that enterprise in 1894, he 
opened a general feed store at No. 392 West Main 
Street, where he has since conducted a large trade 
as a dealer in hides, tallow, calfskins, rubber, met- 
al, etc., and also buys and sells grain in large 
quantities. 

A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Buehler was born 
in Norristown, September 11, 1833, and is the only 
son of George and Elizabeth (Cadwallader) Bueh- 
ler, natives respectively of Gettysburg and Lehigh 
County, Pa. His only sister, Mary, married John 
Jaunsen and lives in Norristown. The father died 
when Tinnel was only two years old, but the 
mother attained a good old age, passing away when 
ninet3'-six. She had been married prior to her 
union with Mr. Buehler and by her first marriage 
had four children. 

During his boyhood days Mr. Buehler resided in 
the county of his birth, and going thence to Bucks 
County, learned the trade of a blacksmith. The 
year 1854 witnessed his arrival in Newark, where 
for about twenty years he followed his trade. A 
serious accident, however, at last obliged him to 
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out hunting his right hand was blown off by the 
accidental discharge of a shot-gun, and he was 
therefore incapacitated for manual labor. He then 
opened a grocery store, and until 1894 had a good 
trade in that line. In 1863 he went to California 
via the Isthmus, and engaging in work at his trade, 
accumulated considerable money. After two years 
in the far west he returned to Ohio by way of the 
Isthmus of Panama, well satisfied to spend his re- 
maining days in the Buckeye State. 

The first marriage of Mr. Buehler united him 
with Miss Sarah, daughter of William Brittan. 
This lady was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, and 
died in Licking County February 23, 1893, after 
having borne her husband three children, Joanna, 
now the wife of John Zimmerly, of Newark; Will- 
iam; and Frank, Lieutenant of Police at Newark. 
In 1894 Mr. Buehler was again married, choosing 
as his wife Mrs. Clara (Wells) Bernard, an estima- 



ble lad3 r , who by her former marriage lias two sons, 
Jones and Wells. 

R is worthy of note that Mr. Buehler is the old- 
est member of the City Council in point of years 
of service in that body, having represented the 
Seventh Ward for many years. He has officiated 
as President and Vice-President of the Council. 
In him the Democratic party in this locality has 
one of its most devoted and loyal supporters. So- 
cially he is a member of the Olive Branch Lodge, 
I. O. O. F. For a number of years he has been 
identified with the First Presbyterian Church, to 
the support of which he is a liberal contributor. 
He aided in the organization of the Newark Sav- 
ings Bank, and is now a stockholder in that insti- 
tution. In addition to his residence he owns con- 
siderable real estate in Newark, both improved and 
unimproved, and also owns a forty-acre tract just 
outside of the city limits. 





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REV. DANIEL SHEPARDSON, D. D., 
founder of Shepardson College, at Gran- 
ville, and one of the most eminent men in 
the Baptist Church in America, was born in Roy- 
alston, Worcester County, Mass., July 27, 1813, to 
Daniel and Prudence (Cook) Shepardson. His 
father was a carpenter by trade and also owned a 
farm of one hundred and fifty acres, on which the 
family resided. There he passed his boyhood days, 
receiving such educational advantages as the com- 
mon schools afforded, and later attending the high 
school for one term, at the expiration of which he 
made a speech against the School Board and thus 
gained considerable local prominence. 

Soon afterward our subject was engaged as 
teacher at Richmond, N. II., where he received $2 
per week for a term of eight weeks. He was then 
employed in an adjacent district for a term of nine 
weeks with an increase of salary of twenty cents 
per week. At that time he weighed only ninety- 
six pounds and some of his pupils weighed twice 
that amount, but his kindness won the respect of 
all and there was little need of corporal punish- 
ment. The religious influences of the community 
were meagre, but one day Mr. Shepardson was 
handed a tract on which was printed the word 
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"Eternity." This single word made a lasting im- 
pression on his mind and soon there arose a desire 
to attend college. He mentioned the matter to his 
father, who replied that all he possessed would not 
pay for a collegiate education. The son replied 
that it was not money he desired, but his father's 
consent and the remainder of the time that legally 
belonged to his father to use as his own. To this 
his father consented and our subject soon became 
a student in the New Ipswich (N. II.) Academy, 
where he was fitted for college. 

In September, 1833, Mr. Shepardson entered 
Brown University at Providence, R. I., where he 
remained for two years. Being obliged to pay his 
way, he earned the money by teaching school. He 
also attended Amherst College for two years and 
later returned to Brown University in order to 
avail himself of the instruction given by Francis 
Wayland, an eminent scholar and the President of 
the university. Afterward he was engaged for 
five terms as Principal of the academy at Halifax, 
Vt., and foi one year was a teacher in Franklin 
Academy at Shelburne Falls, Mass. He was suc- 
cessful as an instructor, but poor health obliged him 
to cease teaching. 

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Shepardson started west, traveling by stage to Al- 
bany, N. Y., thence by canal packet to Buffalo, by 
lake to Cleveland, and on to Newark, Ohio, by 
packet,which journey required nineteen da3'S trav- 
eling both night and day. He visited the college 
at Granville and so favorably impressed some vis- 
itors from Zanesville that he was invited to visit 
that city, which he did, preaching in the Baptist 
Church. He stopped at the home of the father of 
Hon. S. S. Cox, and the Deacons of the church 
urged him to again visit Zanesville. In compli- 
ance with their wishes he returned to the city in 
June, 1841, and on the last day of the same year 
he was ordained to the ministry in the Market 
Street Baptist Church as their pastor, in which con- 
nection he remained for nearly four years. 

In 1843 Mr. Shepardson attended a meeting at 
Dayton, Ohio, and was the guest of E. E. Barney, 
Trustee of the college at Granville, and whose son 
recently erected Barney Science Hall as a memorial 
to him. That institution was in straightened cir- 
cumstances, and Dr. Jonathan Going, then the 
president, remarked in an agony of anxiety, "This 
day means life or death to Granville College," 
whereupon our subject drew up three resolutions, 
one of which read, "Resolved that we raise $15,000 
for Granville College." At that time the college 
property was worth only about $5,000 and was 
carrying a large indebtedness. He also made an 
earnest talk in favor of the resolution and his ap- 
peal attracted the favorable notice of all present. 
Into such prominence, in fact, did it bring him 
that he was subsequently requested to become pas- 
tor of the First Baptist Church of Cincinnati. He 
accepted the pastorate, which he held more than 
ten years. During three years of this period about 
thirteen thousand people in the city died of 
cholera, including many of his parishioners, neces- 
sitating his attending as many as a dozen funerals 
in a week. In 1856 he resigned his pastorate and 
the next day accepted the principalship of the 
Woodward High School, which position he held 
for seven years, meanwhile preaching once a week 
in a church near Cincinnati. Forsixteen years he 
was a member of the School Board and for seven 
years served as President of the Board of Examin- 
ers, thus being brought into close contact with the 



people. Owing to failure of his health, he re- 
moved to Cheviot, where he resided for three years 
and a-half, preaching to a small congregation 
which he had already served some five years. Later 
he preached the Gospel with very great success at 
Piqua, Miami County, for four years. 

In 1868 Dr. Shepardson came to Granville, where 
he purchased from Dr. Stone the Young Ladies' In- 
stitute, and for nineteen years he conducted this 
school as a private enterprise, there being no Board 
of Trustees. He was, however, convinced that in 
order to make the school permanent it should be 
endowed, and acting upon that belief he gave the 
school in 1887 to the Baptist Church. That de- 
nomination endowed it with $100,000 and it has 
since been known as Shepardson College. At the 
present time our subject has no connection with 
the institution, except as a member of the Board 
of Trustees, but his name is indissolubly associated 
with its history as that of its wise founder and ju- 
dicious supporter. For many years he has also 
been a Trustee of Denison University. The de- 
gree of A. M. has been conferred upon him by two 
universities. In 1871 he received the degree of 
D. D. from the Lewisburg (now the Bucknell) 
University. As a polished gentleman and ripe 
scholar, he has become widely and favorably 
known, and though now advanced in years, he re- 
tains his intellectual powers unimpaired. In poli- 
tics he supports the measure, not the party, being 
independent in his opinions, but at all times he 
gives his influence to the cause of temperance, of 
right and justice. 

In 1840 Dr. Shepardson married Harriet S. Wil- 
cox, who died in Newark. They had one child, 
but it died in infancy. In 1843 he married Har- 
riet Bcstor Beard, who passed away in 1853, after 
having become the mother of a sou and a daugh- 
ter. The third marriage of Dr. Shepardson took 
place in 1854, his wife being Eliza A. Smart. Nine 
children resulted from this union, three of whom 
are deceased. The eldest, Mary E., is the wife Dr. 
H. S. Pomeroy, of Boston, Mass.; Eliza D. married 
Charles A. Marsh and died in Chicago; Josephine 
H. married F. W. Thorneand lives in Norfolk, Va.; 
Francis W., Ph. D., is a teacher and lecturer in the 
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from Denison University and subsequently was 
graduated in electrical engineering from Cornell 
University, is professor of that science in the Uni- 
versity of Minnesota; Daniel, who received the de- 
gree of Ph. D. at Yale University and was for- 
merly assistant to Dr. Ilenson of Chicago, is at 
present an invalid and resides with his father; 
John E. is a student in the Granville Academy. 



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0HARLES C. METZ. Equally influential in 
the commercial and social circles of New- 
ark, this gentleman has gained prominence 
throughout Ohio as the senior member of the 
firm of Charles Metz & Bros., one of the most ex- 
tensive as well as one of the oldest concerns 
of the kind in the state. They conduct both 
a retail and wholesale meat business, aggregating 
about $50,000 per year. Buying in large quanti- 
ties in Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville, they 
butcher annually about four thousand head of cat- 
tle, hogs, veal and Iambs, which they dispose of to 
butchers in Newark and surrounding towns. They 
manufacture triple brand mince meat and also 
sausages, and with the aid of the latest improved 
machinery, turn out large quantities of their prod- 
ucts, made from the choicest materials. 

The success which has attended this enterprise is 
largely due to its founder, the father of our subject, 
a man of great energy, excellent judgment and 
sound common sense. Charles C. Metz, Sr., was 
born in Saxony, whence he emigrated to America 
in his young manhood, and soon afterward settled 
at Newark. Prior to coming hither he had served 
as a soldier in the German arm}', in which he had 
risen to an oflicial rank, but owing to a change of 
command that resulted in considerable hardship, 
he resigned from the service. For about four 



years lie worked at his trade in Hamburg, and was 
similarly engaged in this country. 

That Charles C. Metz, Sr., was a man of deter- 
mination and energy may be judged from the fact 
that with a cash capital of $3 he embarked in busi- 
ness in Newark. Buying a hog with this money, 
he made some sausage which he peddled around 
the village. He thoroughly understood the busi- 
ness, and naturally was successful, establishing 
what became in time the largest meat market in 
Newark. He built a good residence, surrounded 
his family with all the comforts of life, purchased 
a place of business and accumulated a snug fort- 
une. 

In his religious connections, Mr. Metz was for 
some time a member of the Lutheran Church, and 
when dissension arose in that denomination in 
Newark, he was the principal factor in the organ- 
ization of the German Presbyterian Church. In 
his contributions to the church and to all benevo- 
lent projects he was very liberal, and no worthy 
cause was ever refused his support. He voted the 
Democratic ticket, but took no further interest in 
politics, and always refused to accept office. His 
death occurred in 1871, at the age of about fifty- 
six. His wife still survives him and resides in 
Newark, at the age of seventy-eight years, with 
her two daughters. 

The parental family comprised thirteen children, 
of whom seven attained years of maturity, viz.: 
Charles G; Henry A., who married Elizabeth H. 
Ilickey, has three living children, and for many 
years has been connected with the firm of Charles 
Metz & Bros.; Wilhelmina H., deceased; David G, 
also a member of the firm, who married Carrie A. 
Van Atta and has four children; John Frederick, 
whose wife, Mary Pyle, died leaving two children; 
Anna E. and Catherine R. 

Referring to the life of our subject, we find that 
he was born in Newark December 9, 1842. His 
educational advantages were very limited in boy- 
hood, his time being devoted to assisting his father 
in the market. As he approached manhood, he 
realized the need of a better education, and ac- 
cordingly saving his money, paid his way through 
Duff's Commercial College at Pittsburgh, Pa. 
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for the purpose of recruiting Lis health, he was a 
student in an academy at that place. 

At Lancaster. Pa., May 8, 1878, occurred the 
marriage of Charles C. Metz and Miss Chnstu Ab- 
bie Smith, a niece of ex-Gov. Frederick Smyth, of 
New Hampshire. Her father, Gilman Chase, was 
a son of Stephen and Dolly (Rowe) Smith, and 
was born in Candia, N. H., where he was reared 
upon a farm. Soon after his marriage to Miss Abi- 
gail Martin, a native of Tunbridge, Vt., he settled 
in Manchester, N. IL, where he engaged in busi- 
ness as a real-estate dealer, and also superintended 
the management of his farming property. He 
improved a number of lots in Manchester, which 
he rented, thus realizing a fair income from his in- 
vestments. Politically a Democrat, he was not an 
aspirant for office, preferring to give his attention 
exclusively to his business interests. His death 
occurred in Manchester, N. H., when about seven- 
ty-five years of age. 

The mother of Mrs. Metz died when she was a 
child of five 3'ears, and her father was again mar- 
ried, his second union resulting in the birth of the 
following children: Addie, wife of Arthur H. 
Hale; Belle, who died at the age of eighteen years; 
Emma and Leonard G., who still live in Manches- 
ter, N. H. Mrs. Metz was born in Manchester, N. 
H., December 1, 1856, and was one of nine chil- 
dren, seven of whom survived the death of. their 
mother. Henry, was a soldier in the Union arm}', 
Fourth Vermont Regiment, duriug the Civil War, 
who died from the effects of service a few weeks 
after reaching home on a fjirlough; Wesle} r ,a resi- 
dent of San Diego, Cal., also served in the Sixth 
Massachusetts Regiment; Mary became the wife of 
Charles A. Merrill, of Granville Township, this 
county; Frederick, a resident of Kent, Ohio, mar- 
ried Lizzie Stevens, of Vermont, and had one child ; 
Albion C. married Jessie Holden, of East Randolph, 
Vt.; they became the parents of three children, and 
also live in Kent; Christa Abbie and Anna are twins, 
the latter of whom died at the age of six years. 
The parents of this family were consistent members 
of the Baptist Church and generous contributors 
to its support. 

As above stated, Mrs. Metz was only five years 
of age when death deprived her of a mother's care. 



After that she resided with her older brothers and 
sister in various places, receiving excellent school 
advantages. After spending two years at the Ver- 
mont State Normal School at Randolph, Vt., at 
the age of sixteen, she came to Ohio, where she at- 
tended Shepardson College at Granville, and later 
was a student in the Ohio Wesleyan College at 
Delaware. Her marriage has resulted in the birth 
of three children: Walter Charles, who was born 
February 1, 1879; Cora Abbie, November 1, 1880; 
and Henry Wesley, October 19, 1887. The family 
residence is pleasantly located at No. 20 North 
First Street. 

The Democratic part}' finds in our subject one of 
its loyal supporters. While he has never sought 
or desired official honors, he has served in a num- 
ber of local positions, including that of Township 
Treasurer. He is a stanch advocate of temperance 
principles, which he supports both by example and 
precept. In 1871 he organized a military com- 
pany, which is still known as Company G, Ohio 
National Guards. It consisted of forty-six men 
under command of Colonel Geiger. Mr. Metz 
served as Second and later as First Lieutenant, 
but soon after his election to the Captaincy, he re- 
signed to attend more closely to business. Reared 
in the Lutheran faith, he is now a member of the 
Episcopal Church, in which he is vestryman and 
one of the committee having in charge the build- 
ing of the new house of worship. He aided in the 
organization of the Newark Board of Trade, of 
which he has been President for four years. In 
the organization of the Security Loan & Building 
Association he was a prime factor, and is now one 
of the Directors. 

Fifteen years after the father of our subject em- 
barked in the meat business, he took into partner- 
ship Charles C, Jr., and later Henrj r A. was made 
a member of the firm. Upon the death of the fa- 
ther, the firm style became Charles Metz & Bros., 
and so continues to the present. Besides their 
large meat market on West Main Street, they own 
one hundred square feet fronting on North Park 
Place, and other valuable real estate in different 
parts of the city. They also have a meat market 
in East Newark. The senior member of the firm 
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Henry Las for twenty years attended exclusively 
to the purchase of the requisite stock, and is con- 
sidered an expert in that line. David is the super- 
intendent of the killing and sausage department. 
The three brothers are progressive, capable and 
efficient business men, and well deserve the success 
which has rewarded their enterprise and persever- 
ance. 



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BENJAMIN GREEN. The agricultural com- 
munity is the foundation for true pros- 
perity in the state, and in the homes of 
the farmers we may read the future of the coun- 
try. The family represented by Mr. Green con- 
stitutes one of those industrious and enterprising 
households whose intelligence and integrity, com- 
mon sense and practical knowledge influence all 
about them and conduce to the prosperity of the 
section in which they live. Their excellent farm, 
upon which is situated a pleasant home and good 
farm buildings, is one of the best in Monroe Town- 
ship. 

Throughout his entire life, a period of more than 
sixty years, the subject of this sketch has been 
identified with the history of Monroe Township. 
Here lie was born July 26, 1832, to Rigneld and 
Sarah (Willison) Green, natives of Virginia. He 
was one of five "sons and four daughters, five of 
whom are living, namely: Ibbie, who first married 
John Clouse, and is now the widow of John Evans; 
Nancy, wife of Abraham Mayfield, of Cromwell, 
Ind.; Sarah, whose first husband was Samuel Mil- 
ler, and who now lives in Leipsic, Ohio, the widow 
of Abram Brake; Levina, wife of James Tippey, of 
Monroe Township; and Benjamin, of this sketch. 
The father of this family was a farmer by occu- 
pation. He came to Ohio and settled near Lan- 
caster with his parents about 1790. Thence he 
removed to Licking County and established his 
home in Monroe Township about 1803, purchas- 



ed one hundred acres near the county line, which 
in a few years he sold. He bought two hundred 
acres on Raccoon Creek. He gave his attention to 
its improvement until his death, March 25, 1862, 
at the age of about seventy-five years. His .wife 
survived him ten years, dying when about eighty. 
Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and he was licensed to preach in that de- 
nomination. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Rig- 
neld Green, was a native of Virginia and a farmer 
by occupation. He was several times married, 
having two sons by his first wife, and six by his 
second, who was the grandmother of our subject. 
He attained the great age of one hundred and ten 
years, and so remarkable was his activity and 
strength at an advanced age, that on the day he 
was one hundred years old he rode a horse on a 
gallop. The maternal grandfather of our subject 
was also a native of Virginia, probably a farmer by 
occupation, and lived to a ripe old age. 

Benjamin Green was born and reared in Monroe 
Township, within two miles of his present home. 
His early education was received in the district 
schools, but his education has been gained princi- 
pally in the school of practical knowledge. He re- 
mained with his father as long as he lived, then 
purchased his present home farm of eighty acres. 
This he owns and operates, also cultivating an 
eighty-acre tract that belongs to his wife, and is 
situated across the road from his land. Having 
lived in Monroe Township for so long a period, he 
has witnessed its wonderful development. When 
his father came to Licking Count} - the Indians had 
not yet removed further west. Everything was 
in an unimproved state. Hardships were many 
and advantages few. Farmers had no implements 
save a single plow, a hoe, sickle and scythe. In 
spite of privations, however, those days were not 
unhappy ones, and are recalled with pleasure by 
the few survivors of those early times. 

On the 24th of April, 1856, Mr. Green was 
united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter 
of Jacob and Elizabeth (Degue) Clouse. Ten chil- 
dren were born of this union, four sons and six 
daughters, Granville W., Flora Adell, Marietta, 
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W. and one that died in infancy. Marietta, Hor- 
ton and Benjaman are also deceased. Granville 
married Miss Ruhamy Fitzwater, and they have 
two children, Benjamin and Pearl. Flora A., wife 
of Charles Williamson, has three children, Orie, 
Claude and Wandie. Harry chose as his wife 
Miss Jennie Crawford. Missouri married William 
Clouse, and they are the parents of two children, 
Leah and Gladys. In religious connections, Mr. 
and Mrs. Green are members of the United Brethren 
Church, in which he is serving as Trustee. Po- 
litically he is a Republican, and has filled the posi- 
tion of Township Trustee for two years. One of 
the progressive citizens of the community, he 
identifies himself with all that pertains to the up- 
building of the county's interests and welfare, and 
gives liberally to all worthy charities. 



WILLIAM SPENCER EAGLE, whose 
name is well known among the farmers 
of Burlington Township, this county, 
was born in McDonough County, 111., October 16, 
1842. The genealogical record of the Eagle fam- 
ily has been published, and from that we find the 
name was formerly spelled Egle. Marcus Egle, the 
first representative of the family in America, was 
born in 1690 in Canton Zurich, Switzerland, and 
emigrating to this country, settled in Pennsylvania 
and became the progenitor of all of this name now 
living in the United States. 

The grandfather of our subject, John Eagle, was 
born in Lancaster, Pa., and was the son of a brewer. 
In youth he learned the trade of a hatter in Phila- 
delphia. He married Catherine Spencer, and early 
in the present century came to Ohio on foot and 
purchased property in Mt. Vernon, Knox County. 
He returned to Penns3'lvania to bring his wife to 
the new home, but she objected to moving, fearing 
that the Indians still in Ohio might prove danger- 
ous neighbors. For that reason Mr. Eagle remained 
in the Keystone State, where for nearly twenty 



years he followed his trade. In the spring of 1824 
his wife and children removed to Ohio, and after 
a short visit with brothers in New York State he 
joined them there in the fall of the same year. 
Settling in Licking County, he remained here until 
his death, in 1837. His wife died in 1861 and 
their remains lie buried in Spencer Cemetery, in 
Newton Township. 

Valentine Eagle, father of our subject, was one 
of twelve children and was born in Huntingdon 
County, Pa., on October 11, 1811. He came with 
the family to Ohio in 1824 and worked as a farm 
hand until he grew to manhood, after which for 
a number of years he was guard at the Ohio State 
Penitentiary in Columbus. About 1838 he mar- 
ried Maria Hines, a native of York County, Pa., 
but at the time of her marriage residing near Day- 
ton, Ohio. While employed as guard he purchased 
one hundred and sixty acres in McDonough Coun- 
ty, 111., but upon removing thither he found the 
land was poor. He therefore rented land for four 
years, but being afflicted with ague and not liking 
the country, he returned to Ohio. In 1857 he pur- 
chased a small tract of land in Miller Township, 
Knox County, having removed to that county in 
1855, where he has since resided. His wife died 
in May, 1888, after having become the mother of 
six children, John, William S., Mary V., Hiram, 
Catherine and Margaret L. 

Our subject was two years old when the family 
returned to Ohio, and his earliest recollections are 
therefore entirely of the Buckeye State. In boy- 
hood he attended the common schools, and early 
acquiring a knowledge of agriculture, chose for his 
life work the occupation of a farmer. On attain- 
ing his majority he went to Illinois and was em- 
ployed as a farm laborer in McLean County. Re- 
turning to Licking County, he learned the trade of 
a carpenter, but his attention has been devoted 
principally to farming, and at different times he 
has resided on various farms near Utica. At pres- 
ent he occupies a well improved and valuable farm 
in Burlington Township. 

In 1869 Mr. Eagle was united in marriage with 
Miss Martha, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Mc- 
Veigh) Smith, and a native of Knox County, Ohio, 
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union five children were born, namely: Ella M., 
born December 1, 1870; Charles O., June 11, 1873; 
Daisy D., June 12, 1875; Bessie, born August 14, 
1877, and died September 20 of that year, and Roy 
S., born May 9, 1890. The daughters are both grad- 
uates of the Utica High School and have engaged 
in teaching. Politically Mr. Eagle affiliates with 
the Democratic party, to which he always gives 
his influence and vote. In religious connections 
he is a member of the Baptist Church. In Lick- 
ing Lodge No. 291, A. P. & A. M., he has served as 
Worshipful Master for more than ten years. 



JOHN DUMBATJLD. The wonderful progress 
made by Licking County during the past 
half-century in the domains of agriculture, 
education and commerce has been witnessed 
by many men who now, in the twilight of their 
years, are surrounded by the comforts secured 
through arduous toil in earlier life. Such an one 
is John Dumbauld, a venerable agriculturist and 
pioneer of Liberty Township. His landed possess- 
ions in this township at one time consisted of one 
hundred and ninety-one and one-half acres, but at 
the present time, having disposed of a portion of 
his property, he owns one hundred and twenty- 
nine acres, constituting a valuable and well im- 
proved estate. 

Our subject's paternal grandfather, Abram Dum- 
bauld, was probably a native of Hagerstown, Md. 
He had a large family and attained to a good old 
age. Our subject's parents, Philip and Susanna 
(Weimer) Dumbauld, were born in Pennsylvania, 
where the father engaged in agricultural pursuits 
until his death, at the age of more than seventy. 
His widow afterward married his oldest brother; 
she was a devout member of the Lutheran Church 
and died when within two days of eighty-three 
years of age. Their family consisted of five chil- 
dren, four daughters and one son, John being the 



youngest of the number. He and his sister Cath- 
erine, wife of Robert Ramsey 7 , of Daviess County, 
Ind., are the only survivors. 

In the county of Fayette, Pa., where he was 
born August 7, 1813, our subject spent the years 
of boyhood and youth. After his mother mar- 
ried a second time he remained with his step-father 
for three years and was by him bound out to learn 
the weaver's trade. For a time he engaged in 
weaving table cloths, carpets, cover-lids and all 
kinds of cloth worn by men and women. After 
eight years thus occupied he embarked in farming 
pursuits, aud in 1839 came to Ohio, remaining in 
Perry County for one summer. Prior to coming 
west he married and had three children. With a 
team he traveled on the National Pike to Zanes- 
ville, where he spent one summer. In September 
of 1839 he came to Licking County, of which he 
has since been a resident. 

The first wife of our subject was Miss Elizabeth, 
daughter of John and Eve (Schneider) Vought, 
and the}- became the parents of eight children, 
namely: Jacob, Sallie D., Jeremiah, Rosanna, Eliza- 
beth, Mary, Oscar and John. Jacob has been three 
times married, his first wife being Matilda Boyer, 
and four of their children are living, Dilemma, 
Sarah Ellen, Lester and Emmett. Sallie is the 
widow of Jared Miller and lives at her father's 
home. Jeremiah chose as his wife Miss Hannah 
Spellman. Rosanna, Mrs. George Carroll, has 
seven sons, Edward, John, George, Morris, Harry, 
Frank and William. Elizabeth had one son, Ross, 
by her first husband, William Soraerville; she is 
now the wife of William Smith, whom she has 
borne two children, Ida and Arthur. Maiy, wife 
of Rilen Spellman, has six children, John, Lillie, 
Minta, Benjamin, Burton and Susie. Oscar had 
one child, Eva, by his first wife, Martha Bryan; 
afterward he married Caroline Bostian, and they 
have two children, Earl and Lizzie. John, our 
subject's youngest son by his first marriage, died 
at the age of sixteen years. The wife and mother 
died April 6, 1849, aged thirty-six years, six 
months aud twenty-four days. 

On the 15th of November, 1849, Mr. Dumbauld 
married Miss Mary, daughter of David and Sus 
anna (Stickle) Thorp. Five daughters and four 



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sons were born to them, Irena, Martha, Taylor, Jef- 
ferson, Jackson, Susanna, Catherine, George and one 
that died unnamed in infancy. Jackson and Cath- 
erine are deceased. Irena became the wife of Jared 
C. Ferguson, and the}' have four children, Myrtle, 
Grace, Burton and Leslie. Martha is the wife of 
Rev. Thomas Sigfried, a Baptist minister, and they 
have four children living, Rose B., Catherine, Ivy 
and Lillian. Taylor was first married to Belle Er- 
hart, who bore him two children, William and 
George; his second wife was formerly Miss Eva 
Steffy. Jefferson married Ella Vance. Susanna, 
wife of Aaron Bishop, has two children, Taylor 
and Willis. George, who married Lenna Boggs, 
has two children, Mary and Casper. Mrs. Mary 
Dumbauld died July 24, 1880, in the faith of the 
Baptist Church, of which she had long been a mem- 
ber. In religious belief our subject is connected 
with the Congregational Church. Politically he 
gives his support to Republican principles. He is 
a man who is held in the highest esteem by all who 
know him, and his course in life has been such as 
to commend him to the confidence of the people. 



HON. CHARLES B. GIFFIN, of Newark, 
was born in Mary Ann Township, Lick- 
ing County, September 11, 1823, to the 
union of James and Rachael (Barnes) Giffin, na- 
tives respectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia. 
The mother was born on the farm where was 
fought the famous battle of Cedar Creek by Gen- 
eral Sheridan, while the grandfather, Stephen Gif- 
fin, was born on board a ship on the Atlantic 
Ocean. At that time the family was en route from 
the North of Ireland to America, and arriving in 
this country, they made settlement in Westmore- 
land County, Pa., about 1751. Reared to man- 
hood in the Keystone State, Stephen Giffin early 
became imbued with the spirit of patriotism and 
desire for national independence characteristic of 



the Colonies, and enlisting in the War of the Rev- 
olution, he served with the rank of Captain. 
Subsequently he resided in Pennsylvania until 
1814, when he came to Ohio and settled in Mary 
Ann Township, Licking County. 

In 1811 Charles Barnes, a native of Scotland, 
with his family removed from Virginia to Ohio 
and for two years lived at Newark, after which he 
settled in Mary Ann Township. He had served as 
a soldier in the celebrated Dunmore campaign 
against the Indians prior to the Revolutionary 
War. After coming to Mary Ann Township he 
selected a site for a cemetery and there in 1816 
his remains were interred, being the first body 
buried in what is still known as Barnes Cemetery. 
Stephen Giffin, who was for some time a neighbor 
of Charles Barnes, later removed to Knox County, 
Ohio, where he died in 1838, and was buried at 
Martinsburg. 

The father of our subject, James Giffin, was 
born in Westmoreland County, Pa., and by occu- 
pation was a fanner. In the Keystone State he 
married Jane Graham, who died after they settled 
in Mary Ann Township. At her death she left 
three children, Mary, Agnes and John. Subse- 
quently he married the daughter of Charles Barnes, 
and they continued to reside in Mary Ann Town- 
ship until 1832, when they removed to Martins- 
burg,'Ohio. There his death occurred in 1837, at 
the age of fifty-eight. Two of his four children had 
preceded him in death, and the widowed mother, 
accompanied by the two surviving children, re- 
turned to Mary Ann Township, where she died in 
1848. Her other son besides our subject was 
James H., formerly a homeopathic physician at 
Newark, where he died in 1861, upon the night 
made memorable in history by the firing of Ft. 
Sumter. 

In Licking and Knox Counties the subject of this 
sketch passed the days of bo3'hood. In 1838 he 
came to Newark, where for some time he was vari- 
ously employed at any work he could find to do. 
After spending a short time as an employe in a 
tannery, in 1840 he commenced to learn the busi- 
ness of a woolen manufacturer and was thus en- 
gaged until 1853, being a part owner of the mill 
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was not successful, and being obliged to seek other 
occupation, he entered a machine shop and learned 
the machinist's trade. 

An old-line Whig in early life, Mr. Giffin was 
one of the first in this county to advocate the prin- 
ciples of the Republican party when it was or- 
ganized in 1856. So prominent did he become as 
a representative of that political organization that 
in 1855 he was chosen the first candidate of the 
party for the Ohio State Legislature. He was 
elected and served for one term in a manner re- 
flecting great credit upon his own abilities. Up to 
the present date (1894) he is the only Republican 
who has represented Licking County in the State 
Legislature. His election is the more noteworthy 
from the fact that the honor was entirely unsought 
on his part and came to him early in life, when 
he was a representative, not of the wealthy class, 
but of the working people, the honest, industrious 
and persevering mechanics and tradesmen who toil 
from da}' to day. There are now but thirteen sur- 
vivors of the one hundred and fifty-three members 
of the Ohio Legislature of 1857. 

Soon after the inauguration of President Lin- 
coln, Mr. Giifin was appointed Postmaster at New- 
ark, and was re-appointed by the same gentleman 
at his second term, but the assassination occurred 
before the appointment was confirmed. Later this 
was done by President Johnson, but as Mr. Giffin 
did not choose to act as a tool for the President, 
he has the distinction of having been the first of- 
ficial removed from office by that executive in 
Ohio. Returning to private life, he worked as a 
carpenter and contractor, and being an expert 
worker in wood, he was engaged for some time in 
manufacturing the molds for the glass works, etc. 
He has been identified for many years with the Pio- 
neer Historical and Antiquarian Society, of which 
he is now the oldest surviving member. In it he 
has held a number of important offices and has al- 
so written a number of articles concerning the his- 
tory of the county. 

May 16, 1853, Mr. Giffin was made a Master 
Mason in Newark Lodge No. 97, of which he has 
served as Master, and since 1879 has been Secretar3 r . 
He is also Past High Priest of Warren Chapter No. 
6, R. A. M., and a member of Pigelow Council No. 



7, R. &S. M. In his religious connections he holds 
membership in the First Presbyterian Church, of 
which he is Secretary. In 1848 he married Mary 
Hower, who was born near Carlisle, Pa., being a 
daughter of Jesse and Margaret Hower. They 
have had five children, the eldest of whom, 
Rachael, married J. D. Jones and died in Newark. 
Four are living, James II.; Retta, who is the wife 
of J. W. Latimer and resides in Milwaukee; Will- 
iam, and Jessie F., the wife of John D. Jones. The 
family residence is situated at No. 289 North 
Fourth Street. 



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ISAAC SLOCUM. Of the many patriotic de- 
fenders of the Old Flag during the dark war 
days, none furnished a more laudable example 
of heroism and devotion to principle than the sub- 
ject of this sketch, one of Union Township's effi- 
cient and successful agriculturists. He was born 
June 9, 1841, on a farm near his present home. His 
father, Samuel, was born in Hampshire County, 
Va., in 1814, and after the death of his father in 
the Old Dominion, came to Licking County, Ohio, 
in 1828, accompanying his mother hither. In his 
former home he had been a bound boy, but ran 
away to escape from servitude. After settling in 
Ohio he spent three years at work constructing the 
Ohio canal. 

After a sojourn of several years in Ohio, Samuel 
Slocum went back to Virginia, where in 1836 he 
married Miss Ann Martin, a native of Hardy 
County, Va., born March 5, 1813. With his young 
wife he returned to Licking County and settled up- 
on a farm in Union Township, where for thirty- 
three years he engaged in agricultural pursuits, 
dying on the old homestead November 8, 1878. 
His widow, now in her eighty-second year (1894), 
is an inmate of our subject's home, and notwith- 
standing her advanced age, retains full possession 
of all her faculties. 

Three sons and three daughters were born to 
bless the union of Samuel and Ann Slocum, namely: 



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Margaret, who died at the age of about six years; 
Isaac; Warren, who died when about two years old; 
Adeline, who died about two years after her mar- 
riage to Sylvester Stone; Israel, a farmer residing 
in Hebron, Ohio, who by his union with Martha 
Fristo has three children; Mary, Mrs. John Hick- 
man, who became the mother of three children and 
died about 1888. 

The subject of this sketch had passed the twenty- 
first anniversary of his birth when he enlisted as a 
member of Company B, One Hundred and Thir- 
teenth Ohio Infantry. He was assigned to duty in 
the western department under General Sherman and 
with his regiment participated in the battles of 
Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Mis- 
sionary Ridge, Dalton and Kenesaw Mountain. In 
the last-named battle he received a wound June 
27, 1864, which disabled him for life. A gun shot 
passing through his right thigh, fractured the bone 
to the extent that many pieces of bone were re- 
moved. Gangrene setting in, his life was despaired 
of. Upon five different occasions he was placed 
upon the amputating table to have the limb am- 
putated, but the fracture being so near the hip 
joint the operation was considered extremely dan- 
gerous. 

It is believed that there is but one case on rec- 
ord of a hip joint amputation where the patient 
survived and recovered. After consultation on 
these several occasions, it was decided to do the 
best they could to save the patient without at- 
tempting the operation. This they did with the 
result that our subject, while crippled for life, 
otherwise enjoys fair health. On receiving the 
wound he was granted a furlough and afterward 
was takeD to the hospital at Columbus, Ohio, where 
he remained five months and was then discharged. 

While in the hospital at Columbus Mr. Slocum 
married, March 2, 1865, Miss Matilda A., daughter 
of Thomas and Julia A. (Hite) Stone, of whom 
further mention is made in the sketch of Sylvester 
Stone. Four sons and two daughters were 
born to Mr. and Slocum, as follows: Rollin O., 
who was born May 29, 1866, and died February 7, 
1877; Eleanora C, born December 26, 1867, and 
died January 21, 1877; Thomas O., who was born 
June 23, 1872, and resides with his parents; Julia 



A., whose birth occurred February 27, 1878; an in- 
fant, born and died December 27, 1880; and Lin- 
den H., born January 2, 1882. 

The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Slocum, Val- 
entine Hite, died February 11, 1864, in his seventy- 
third year; his wife, Mary M. (Shrop) Hite, died 
October 4, 1854, in her sixty-fourth year. They 
were early settlers of Licking Township, this coun- 
ty, to which they removed from Maryland, making 
the trip in a one-horse wagon. Great-grandfather 
Hite and his wife were sold for their passage money 
from Germany to America, the services of each 
being purchased by the same man in Little York, 
Pa. There they were married, and after their debt 
was paid they removed to Maryland. 

In the ranks of the Democratic part}' in this sec- 
tion Mr. Slocum is an active worker. He has filled 
the majority of the local offices and has served as 
Supervisor for twelve years. With his wife and 
two eldest living children he is identified with the 
Licking Baptist Church. Socially he belongs to 
Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., at Newark. 



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THOMAS P. JONES. Among the represen- 
tative agriculturists of Licking County, 
to whose industry, perseverance and en- 
ergy is largely due the high standing of the coun- 
ty as a rich farming locality, it would be impossi- 
ble to omit mentioning the name of Thomas P. 
Jones, the well known farmer and stock-raiser of 
Union Township. He is also an efficient public 
official, and by successive re-elections has held the 
office of Justice of the Peace since 1870. 

A native of this county, our subject was born 
in Newton Township, October 15, 1835. His par- 
ents, Evan and Elizabeth (Powell) Jones, were 
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the United States, the former born in 1793, and 
the latter in 1808. When a young man of twenty- 
eight, Evan Jones emigrated to America, reaching 
this country with an English shilling as his entire 
capital. After spending two years near Gettys- 
burg, Pa., he came to Ohio, and was numbered 
among the early settlers of Licking County, where 
he married and engaged in farming. He also 
worked at the trade of a brickmaker for three 
years after coming to this country, in that way 
earning the money with which to make a payment 
on his land, and going into debt for the remainder 
of the property. 

The parental family consisted of six children 
that attained maturity, and two that died in in- 
fancy. Our subject is the eldest of those now liv- 
ing, and is the only surviving son. Three of his 
sisters are unmarried and live in Newark, Jane, 
Sarah and Elizabeth. Jane has been a teacher in 
the high school of Newark for about twenty-six 
years; Sarah has been cashier for the mercantile 
firm of Prout & King for fifteen years, and Eliza- 
beth is the housekeeper for the two first named. 
Ann is the wife of Harry Buckland, a prosperous 
farmer of Union Township. Hannah became the 
wife of Robert S. Wilson and lives in Winfield, 
Kan. The mother of these children died in 1852, 
and the father passed away in 1865. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools Mr. Jones attended Denison University, 
and there qualified himself for teaching, which pro- 
fession he followed for three years. However, his 
father's failing health rendered it necessary for 
him to return home and assume the management 
of the farm. October 24, 1878, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Minerva J. Spangler, a native 
of Fairfield County, though at the time of her 
marriage a resident of Licking County. Her fa- 
ther, Solomon Spangler, is a farmer by occupation 
and resides near Pleasantville, Ohio; her mother 
died October 8, 1892. 

Mrs. Jones was born September 11, 1850, and 
is the eldest of eight children born to the union of 
Solomon II. and Mary Ann (Macklin) Spangler, 
natives of Fairfield County, the former born in 
1820, and the latter in 1827. Of the other mem- 
bers of the family we note the following: Laura 



Ellen is the wife of Ephraim Hancock, a resident 
of Union Township; William Theodore, a resident 
of Columbus, married Sarah Cupp and is employed 
as a conductor on the electric cars; Josiah Webster 
died of typhoid fever at the age of twenty-six 
years; Charles Henry married Mertie Spinny and 
resides in Roseville, Ohio; Thomas McClellan, a 
teacher by profession, is unmarried and lives with 
his father; Mary Irene is the wife of Henry Hos- 
kinson, of Hebron; Minnie May keeps house for 
her father. 

Six children have blessed the union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Jones, namely: Harry I., born September 27, 
1879, now a student in the Newark schools; S. 
Guy, born September 7, 1881, also in school at 
Newark; Mary C, born June 28, 1883, and T. Ed- 
gar, born October 12, 1885, both in the Newark 
public schools; Laura May, born November 21, 
1887, and Theodore Gale, January 31, 1893, who 
are with their parents. The four eldest children 
are receiving exceptionally good advantages for 
schooling, being with their aunt, who is a success- 
ful teacher in Newark. 

The farm owned and operated by Mr. Jones con- 
sists of one hundred and twenty-seven acres in 
Union Township, upon which he engages in rais- 
ing grain and stock. He is interested in political 
affairs, and is a recognized leader in the Democra- 
tic party in the township and county. In 1870 
he was first elected to the office of Justice of the 
Peace, and has since been chosen for each succes- 
sive term, the completion of his present term being 
twenty-seven years. Other positions of trust he 
has also filled with credit to himself. Socially, he 
affiliates with Hebron Lodge No. 1 16, A. F. <fc A. M., 
which he joined in 1863, and also belongs to AVar- 
ren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M., of Newark. With 
his wife he holds membership in the Licking Bap- 
tist Church, and the three eldest children belong 
to the Newark Baptist Church. 

The life of Mr. Jones exemplifies what may be 
accomplished by industry and perseverance. He 
has always been a hard-working man. Being the 
eldest son, he had to bear the brunt of the battle 
in subduing the forest and preparing the land for 
cultivation. At the death of his father he inher- 
ited an interest in the old homestead, and soon 



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afterward bought out the other heirs. Since then 

he lias added to his property by the purchase of 
other lands, and now enjoys a success of which lie 
is eminently worthy. 



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I AMES F. LINGAFELTER, Cashier of the 
Newark Savings Bank ami Secretary of the 
Homestead Building 4 Savings Company, 
is BOmbered anion;: the leading citizens of 
Newark. The hank of which he is the present 
Cashier was organized in 1887 as the Newark 
Savings Bank and was conducted by him as a pri- 
vate institution until April. 18;>0. when it was in- 
corporated under the laws of the state of Ohio 
with a capital stock of 175,000 and the following 
Officers: 1.. P. Sehaus. President: P. Seheidler. 
Vice-President, and J. F. Lingafelter. Cashier. 

The bank has had a very successful career. Div- 
idends have been paid promptly and a surplus has 
been accumulated. There has been a steady increase 
of deposits, and the concern is now considered one 
of the solid financial institutions of the county. 
In it there are two departments — the mercantile 
and savings. In the latter fifty cent* is accepted 
as a deposit and interest is allowed at the rate of 
three per cent, per annum. This is the first and 
only savings bank in the county, and has proved 
a success, tilling a much needed want. About six- 
teen hundred |x>rsons have availed themselves of 
the advantages offered by this department and 
many have saved money who never did so be- 
fore. 

The Homestead Building A- Savings Company 
was organized by Mr. Lingafeher in 1887. at the 
time he embarked in the banking busiuess. It is 
incorporated under the state laws and has an au- 
thorized capital of ? 1.000.000. The otlieers are. L. 
P. Schaus. President: J. F. Lingafelter. Secretary, 
and William F. Miller. Treasurer. The enterprise 
has proved most successful, and over (500,000 has 
been loaned. On the 1st of .lauuarv. 18'.'4. there 



was a paid-up capital of (329,000, and in May. the 
same year, the resources were $H>8.000. 

.lames F. Lingafelter is of German descent, his 
great-grandfather. Jacob Lingafelter. having come 
to this country from Germany and settled in Penn- 
sylvania, where he died. The grandfather. Abra- 
ham Lingafelter. was born in the Keystone State 
and came to Ohio in 1888, settling on a farm in 
Newton Township, where he cleared and improved 
a farm. His death occurred at the age of ninety- 
seven years. His family numbered six children 
who lived to mature years, and of these William. 
father of our subject, was born in Newton Town- 
ship, and there married. In 18i>6 he removed to 
Crawford County. 111., where he now resides, sur- 
rounded by all the comforts of life. A Democrat 
in politics, he has always given his loyal support 
to that party. His wife bore the maiden name of 
Miss Margaret Riley, and is a native of Licking 
County. 

Born in this county on the 20th of May, 1847. 
the subject of this sketch was reared upon a farm 
in Newton Township and attended the district 
schools. At the age of seventeen years, in 1864, 
he enlisted in Company II. Twenty-third Ohio 
Infantry, and served for thirteen months in the 
Department of the South. At the battle of Honey 
Hill, Ga.. he was wounded in the right leg by a 
gun-shot, which disabled him for two months. He 
was mustered out of the service by the general or- 
der at the close of the war. 

Returning home. Mr. Lingafelter. with the 
money received from the Government for service 
in the army, supported himself while attending 
the public schools of Pittsburg for eighteen months. 
Later he completed the commercial course in the 
Iron City Commercial College. He then accepted 
a position as bookkeeper in a wholesale grocery 
house in Allegheny City, which two years after- 
ward he resigned to accept a clerkship in the 
County Recorder's office in Licking County. Af- 
ter five years as deputy, he was elected Recorder 
and officiated in that capacity for fire years and 
eight months. He then resigned to accept the of- 
fice of County Auditor, to which he was elected 
in 1880. and in which he served for six years. 

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Hunter, was admitted to the Bar in 1875, and en- 
gaged in active practice for five years. For some 
time lie represented the old Second Ward as a 
member of the City Council, and during the last 
year of his service he was President of that body. 
tie owns valuable real estate in various parts of 
the city, and his residence, on the corner of Church 
and Second Streets, is a beautiful brick mansion', 
one of the (inest in this part of the state. Politic- 
ally ;i Democrat, he has often served as delegate to 
local and state conventions, and has always been 
popular in the party, but since entering business 
he bas given little attention to political affairs. In 
his religious belief he is a member of the Catholic 
Church. His wife, whom he married in April, 
187:>, was Miss Mary, daughter of John and Mary 
Lavin, and was born in New Jersey, coming with 
her parents to Licking County when a child. 
They have one son, Robert. 



BYRON STANBERY, proprietor of "Oak- 
laud Hall" and one of the prominent resi- 
dents of Madison Township, was born 
here in 1821. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Jonas 
Stanbery, who was the father of Hon. Henry Stan- 
bery, President Johnson's Attorney-General, came 
to Ohio in an early day and settled at Zanesville, 
where he dealt in real estate during the remainder 
of his life. The father of our subject, Hon. Will- 
iam Stanbery, settled where the Orphans' Home 
now stands and purchased five hundred acres of 
land, erecting thereon a fine brick house, then con- 
sidered the handsomest residence in this county. 

In Licking County all the children were born 
except one, the eldest, James R., whose birth oc- 
cured in New York. The father was a prominent 
character in the early settlement and organization 
of Licking County. During the Jacksonian period 
he was elected to Congress by the Democratic 
party, serving for two successive terms with dis- 
tinction and credit to his constituency. About 



1840 he retired from public life, purchased three 
hundred acres of land, and erected "Oakland Hall," 
where the survivors of his family now live. This 
structure has stood fifty-four years of service, 
and is now one of the landmarks of pioneer days, 
The land when purchased was heavily timbered 
and much of this now stands. 

Hon. William Stanbery married Miss Mary 
Shippy, a native of New York, who died March 
19, 1873, at the age of eighty-four. He passed 
away January 23, 1873, also at the age of eighty- 
four, having been born in 1780. They were the 
parents of five sons and three daughters, of whom 
two daughters and our subject still reside af'Oak- 
landllall." One of the daughters is Mrs. Char- 
lotte Haliday, who with her four children finds a 
pleasant home amid the scenes of her girlhood. 
The other sister, Mary, the youngest of the chil- 
dren, presides over the family mansion, to which 
she hospitably welcomes their many friends. One of 
the brothers, William, Jr., a lawyer by profession, 
resides in Pekin, 111., where he is engaged in mill- 
ing and the insurance business. Another brother, 
James R., was for many years a prominent attor- 
ney of Newark, where he died in 1892; his widow 
died a few months later, and their four daughters 
still live in that city. 

In the common schools of the locality our sub- 
ject gained the rudiments of his education. He 
afterward entered the Ohio University, where he 
pursued the studies of the sophomore year. Leav- 
ing that institution, he entered the college at 
Granville, Ohio, now called Denison University, 
where he completed the course in mathematics. 
During the Mexican War he enlisted as Captain of 
Duncan's Company of Mounted Riflemen and 
served until the close of the conflict as a Sergeant. 
Under the late laws he has been granted a pension 
of $8 per month for service in the army. 

After the close of the war Mr. Stanbery spent 
four years in Illinois, engaged in the grain and 
produce business at Morris, Grundy County. Dis- 
posing of his business there, he returned to the old 
homestead, where he has since remained. He is 
retired from active business, though he still super- 
intends the farm. Much of his leisure time is de- 
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fond of fishing. As a citizen he is interested in 
progressive measures. For nine years he has been 
Justice of the Peace of Madison Township, and 
has also been appointed decennial appraiser of 
lands in this township. He and his sisters were 
reared in the Episcopalian faith, to which they still 
adhere. They are well informed and liberally edu- 
cated and occupy a high social standing in the 
community. 



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f~y EORGE VAN ATTA. Superintendent of 
V T Cedar Hill Cemetery, at Newark, was born 
in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, Febru- 
ary 17, 1839. His father, the late Samuel Van 
Atta, was born in New Jersey May 31, 1796, and 
was a wagon-maker by trade, but for a number of 
years was employed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 
In the fall of 1838 he came to Perry Count)', 
Ohio, and in the spring of 1839 settled in Newton 
Township, Licking County. Upon the site of his 
original location now stands the village of Vanatta, 
named in his honor and that of his brothers. 
Here he followed his trade until his death, which 
occurred June 25, 1849. 

A quiet, unassuming man, Samuel Van Atta re- 
ceived the confidence of his associates and was 
well known throughout the county. He was 
twice married, the first time March 7, 1819, when 
Miss Jane Stout became his wife. This lady was 
born December 17, 1801, and died August 14,1823, 
after having become the mother of four children, 
viz.: Harriet S., deceased; Admiral a N., farmer re- 
siding in Newton Township, this county; Robert 
S., a resident of Logan, Hocking County, Ohio; 
and Jane, who is deceased. The second marriage 
of Samuel Van Atta was solemnized in New York 
City May 4, 1826, and united him with Miss 
Rebecca Corsa, whose birth occurred there January 
30, 1801. The four children resulting from this 
union were: Ellen, who died in New York City; 



Charles, whose death also occurred in that city; 
Samuel, a resident of Findlay, Ohio, and George. 
The wife and mother died at the home of our sub- 
ject in Newark, November 13, 1873. 

Brought to Licking County in his infancy, our 
subject was reared to manhood in Newton Town- 
ship and was only ten years old when death 
robbed him of a father's care. October 4, 1864, 
he enlisted as a member of Company F, First 
United States Veteran Engineers, and served until 
the close of the war. At Chattanooga, Tenn., he was 
severely wounded while assisting in building Ft. 
Phelps. On the Hiawassee River he was injured 
by a couple of saw logs falling on him and he 
barely escaped with his life. When the war was 
over he returned to Newton Township, and a few 
months afterward entered a commercial college at 
Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he conducted his studies 
for a time. 

In the fall of 1866 Mr. Van Atta settled in 
Newark, where for several years he was employed 
as clerk in a hardware store, and was afterward en- 
gaged in the sale of agricultural implements. 
For three years he was employed as engineer of 
the glass works. In February, 1884, he was ap- 
pointed chief engineer in charge of the steam 
and water works at the Boys' Industrial School 
near Lancaster, Ohio, and there remained until 
April, 1887, at which time he returned to Newark, 
and for a few months carried on an insurance 
business. In the spring of 1888 he was elect- 
ed Clerk of Newark Township, which position 
he held for one term of two years. December 10, 
1888, he received the appointment of Superin- 
tendent of Cedar Hill Cemetery, which position 
he has since filled to the satisfaction of all con- 
cerned. 

At Mt. Vernon, Ohio, November 14, 1867, oc- 
curred the marriage of Mr. Van Atta and Miss 
Frances E. Parrott, who was born in Knox County, 
Ohio, February 10, 1845, being a daughter of 
David and Mary Parrott, residents of that count)'. 
The only child born of this union is Mary R., 
whose birth occurred in Newark, and who is now 
an accomplished young lady. 

Socially Mr. Van Atta affiliates with Alpine 
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and Hockhocking Encampment No. 28, of Lan- 
caster. In earlier life he was especially active in 
Sunday-school work and served for some time as 
Superintendent. He and his family are members 
of the Fifth Street Baptist Church of Newark. 
He holds membership in the Association of Amer- 
ican Cemetery Superintendents. While bis life has 
been in the main a successful one, yet he has had 
his share of misfortunes, the most serious of which 
befell him while employed in the reform school 
at Lancaster. He there met with a most serious 
accident in the sawmill connected with the insti- 
tution, resulting in the loss of the fingers of his 
left hand. He is a man who enjoys to an unusual 
degree the confidence and respect of his associates, 
and among the citizens of Newark few are better 
and none are more favorably known than he. 



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DANIEL T. CRAWSHAW, Postmaster at 
Hebron, and one of the successful business 
men of the village, was born in the city 
of Philadelphia June 29, 1839. He is the son of 
James Crawshaw, a native of Yorkshire, England, 
who emigrated to America and settled in Philadel- 
phia at the age of twenty-one years. There he 
married Henrietta Debro, a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, who died in New Jersey at the age of about 
forty-five. Of their family of three sons and 
three daughters, only two are now living, viz.: 
James R. and Daniel T. The former is a carpen- 
ter and contractor at Des Moines, Iowa, and had 
the general superintendence of the construction of 
the State Capitol at Des Moines, a structure that 
cost over $2,000,000. A sister, Martha A., mar- 
ried Archie Christie, at one time Postmaster at 
Des Moines, where she died in 1893, at the age of 
about sixty-five years. The father of the family 
died of consumption at the age of about forty-five. 
In Philadelphia our subject was a student in the 



public schools, which are in session the entire year 
excepting seven weeks. In the fall of 1856, at 
the age of seventeen years, he came to Ohio and 
settled in Union Township, Licking County, 
where for four years he was employed on the farm 
of William Dewees. About 1861 he began farm- 
ing on his own account, and continued thus en- 
gaged until 1872, when he retired from agricult- 
ural pursuits and began to work at the carpen- 
ter's trade. For fourteen years he continued in 
the occupation of a contractor and builder, after 
which he engaged in the produce business at Heb- 
ron. For three years he devoted his attention to 
the buying and selling of produce, grain and 
seeds, and about 1889 embarked in the mercantile 
business, which he still conducts with success. In 
his store maj r be found a general line of dry 
goods, groceries, spices, tobaccos, hardware, small 
tools, notions, etc. 

Aside from his business interests, Mr. Crawshaw 
is also prominently identified with the public af- 
fairs of the village and towuship. Since 1887 he 
has filled the position of Clerk of Union Town- 
ship, and the care and neatness with which the 
records are kept prove that the office has fallen 
into good hands. At present (1894) he is serving 
the last half of his sixth year in this capacity, and 
in the spring of the present year was re-elected for 
another term of two years. Since November, 1888, 
he has been Notary Public. Interested in educa- 
tional matters, he has served on the Board of Ed- 
ucation in the village for several years, filling the 
offices of President and Clerk, as well as a mem- 
ber of the Board of Directors. 

The first wife of Mr. Crawshaw was Armilda 
Beaver, whom he married in Hebron, August 17, 
1862. She died November 23, 1870, after having 
become the mother of three children. The only 
one now living is P^ffie, wife of Edward Stroup, of 
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. She was reared in 
her uncle's family in Des Moines, Iowa, and was 
there married. Maggie Moore, who became the 
second wife of our subject, was born in Perry 
County, Ohio, and was married to Mr. Crawshaw 
March 18, 1877. Three children were born of this 
union, a daughter who died in infancy, and James 
O. and John L., now sixteen and twelve years of 



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age respectively. The wife and mother passed 
away June 4, 1887. The present companion of 
Mr. Crawsliaw was Mrs. Mary A. (Vanasdal) Wal- 
ters, a native of Hebron. One child blesses this 
union, Hazel Louisa, who was born January 5, 
1890. 

In the spring of 1872 Mr. Crawshaw visited 
Kansas with the intention of selecting a location 
there. He spent six months in the state and pur- 
chased some property there, but was not so favor- 
ably impressed with the country as to desire to es- 
tablish his home there. Socially he is an active 
member of Williams Lodge No. 365, I. O. O. F., 



at Hebron, and has filled the principal chairs in 
the encampment. His wife is also a member of 
the Rebekah Lodge. 

A life-long Democrat in politics, Mr. Crawshaw 
wields an important influence in local affairs, and 
is active and energetic in the advancement of 
public enterprises. For six years he has been a 
member of the Village Council, in which capacity 
he has labored to advance the welfare of the 
people. July 10, 1893, he was appointed Post- 
master at Hebron and took possession of the office 
on the 1st of August following, since which time 
he has proved a capable and energetic official. 





WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON. 



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William Alexander Robertson 



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WILLIAM ALEXANDER ROBERTSON 
enjoys the distinction of being the old- 
est resident in the city of Utica, hav- 
ing been born here December 15, 1817. His father, 
William, was born near Chambersbiirg, Pa., Decem- 
ber 7, 1787; he had six brothers, one of whom re- 
mained in Pennsylvania, and John settled in Mus- 
kingum County, this state. Three settled in Woos- 
ter, Ohio, and afterward spelled their family name 
Robinson and Robison. Another brother, James, 
came to Licking County in 1808 and bought about 
seventy-three acres of land, a part of which is now 
included in the corporate limits of Utica. 

In youth William Robertson learned the trade 
of a cabinet-maker, and coming to Ohio in 1806, 
was thus employed in Zanesville, where he bought 
a lot and built the first house having a shingle 
roof. He came to the present site of Utica in 1809, 
and bought a half-interest in the land his brother 
had previously purchased. The following year 
the brothers built the old log mill, the first in the 
place, which they operated for about four years, 
when William purchased his brother's interest in 
the property and became sole owner. In January 
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1813, he returned to Pennsylvania, and at Charn- 
bersburg married Sarah, daughter of Alexander 
Robertson, and a cousin of his. Soon after their 
marriage the young couple started for their new 
home in the then far west, making the journey on 
horse-back. On arriving at Newark they stayed 
all night at Judge Wilson's, on the North Fork. 
The next morning they swam their horses across 
the Licking River and pursued their perilous jour- 
ney. Arriving in sight of the cabin which was to 
be their home, they commenced crossing the creek, 
which was high and swift. When near the middle 
of the stream Mrs. Robertson's horse fell, throwing 
her into the water, but she was soon rescued by her 
husband and safely landed on shore. On the 4th 
of March 1813, they began housekeeping in their 
new home. In 1816 he platted a portion of his 
land into town lots and named the place Wilming- 
ton, but as there was already a town by that name 
in the state, he changed it to Utica. 

Being a cabinet-maker, Mr. Robertson manufact- 
ured the first coffins used in Utica, but after his 
marriage he did but little work at his trade. In 
1815, he built a grist-mill, which still stands, being 



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a part of the Utica Mills. (In digging the mill- 
race Mr. Robertson unearthed three ribs which 
measured about four feet in length, also a part of 
the vertebral column of the same animal.) He also 
added a saw-mill, and in about 1822 he added 
wool carding machinery. In 1832 he established 
a dry-goods store, and being successful, also pur- 
chased other property. He conducted these var- 
ious lines of business until his death, which occur- 
red November 7, 1840. His wife survived him 
thirty-seven years. In religious connections they 
were members of the United Presbyterian Church. 
In public affairs he was a man of some prominence 
and served as Justice of the Peace as early as 1816. 

There were seven children in the parental fam- 
ily, viz.: Agnes, who married Jesse D. Arven and 
died in Utica; Margery, who first married William 
McCune and afterward became the wife of Samuel 
Patterson, dying in Iowa City, Iowa; William 
Alexander; Margaret, who married Joseph D.Rog- 
ers and died at Fostoria, Ohio; James, who died at 
Iowa Cit}', Iowa; John D., whose death occurred 
at Utica; and Jane, who became the wife of Barton 
Condit and died in Champaign County, 111. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in Utica 
and can well remember when the Indians were as 
numerous as the whites. There were no schools 
worthy the name in the vicinity, and children 
were much more familiar with manual labor than 
books. In 1832, when his father opened a store, 
he took the position of clerk, and also assumed the 
responsibility of the business. When his father 
died he was appointed executor of the estate and 
gave his attention to it until settlement was made 
with the heirs. In 1845-46 he engaged in the 
mercantile business at Newark. In 1848 he be- 
came a dealer in grain and wool and continued 
the former until 1884, and the latter until 1893. 
Thus for sixty years he was a prominent business 
man of Utica, a longer period than anyone else has 
engaged in business here. He has met with success, 
and after having reared and educated his family 
and started them out in life, he still has a compe- 
tence. 

November 9, 1844, Mr. Robertson was united in 
marriage with Elizabeth S., daughter of .Salathiel 
Chapman, of whom further mention is made in the 



sketch of S. A. Chapman. She was born at Elling- 
ton, Conn., May 8, 1827, and by her marriage be- 
came the mother of three daughters, namely: Ala- 
phonseue, wife of J. W. Hoag, of Galion, Ohio; 
Jennie, who resides with her father; and Lizzie, 
wife of John H. Arnold, of Leipsic, Putnam Coun- 
ty, Ohio. Mrs. Robertson died at her home in Utica 
July 3, 1890, and her remains were interred in the 
cemetery at this place. In his religious views Mr. 
Robertson is a Presbyterian. Politically he was 
in early life a Whig, and since the organization of 
the Republican party has been a stanch supporter 
of its principles. He is a man of strict integrity, 
the highest principles of honor and loftiest ideals 
of truth and justice, and such has been the probity 
of his life that among the people of the county he 
occupies a high position. 



DANIEL A. B. HUPP, a retired farmer and 
leading citizen of Franklin Township, was 
born in Shenandoah County, Va., May 1, 
1818. His family history, so far as can be ob- 
tained, appears in the sketch of J. II. Hupp, pre- 
sented on another page of this volume. In boy- 
hood he accompanied his father to Licking County, 
and has since been a witness of the development 
of its material resources. The farm on which he 
now lives was entered from the Government prior 
to the organization of the county, the original 
owner being Esquire Isaiah Haskinson, the first 
Justice of the Peace in Licking County. 

Our subject being the eldest son was early 
obliged to assist in the maintenance of the family. 
His father had at one time been well-to-do, but 
was obliged to pay notes which he had endorsed 
for friends, and came to this county a poor man. 
It is both instructive and amusing to hear Mr. 
Hupp's recital of his earlier experiences in school. 
In those days an arithmetic in the hands of the 
teacher was sufficient for the whole school; the 
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and the pupils would then go to their seats and 
solve the problems. A spelling-book would be 
utilized by four or five pupils. 

In that primitive way Mr. Hupp gained the ru- 
diments of liis education, to which he afterward 
added by studious habits and close observation. 
Growing to manhood amid rural scenes, he devel- 
oped a stalwart physique and has always enjoyed 
excellent health. On the day preceding the thir- 
tieth anniversay of his birth he married Miss Han- 
nah, daughter of Andrew and granddaughter of 
Isaiah Ilaskinson, above mentioned. Seven chil- 
dren were born to them. The eldest, Sarah Eliza- 
beth, was born February 25, 1849, and on the 27th 
of March, 1842, became the wife of Robert Rich- 
ter, their union resulting in the birth of two chil- 
dren, Charles F. and Rosa. James Harrison, who 
was born April 23, 1851, married Esther A. My- 
ers April 13, 1876, and they have two daughters, 
Daisy and Lulu. 

The next in order of birth is Balser Jackson, 
born June 16, 1853; he chose as his wife Mattie J. 
McKee, and they have six children, Daniel, Will- 
iam, Winfleld, Goldie, Laura and Martha Frances. 
John Franklin was born September 28, 1855, and 
died Septemher 23, 1856. Mary Jane, who was 
born July 18, 1858, married D. M. Ilaskinson, and 
they live in Adams County, Ind. Andrew Jack- 
son, who was born May 13, 1859, is unmarried 
and at present is engaged in mining in Montana. 
Charles Matthew, born October 13, 1863, operated 
a store at Linnville, Ohio, for some years, and af- 
terward went on the road as a traveling salesman; 
he is now a resident of Columbus, Ohio, where he 
has a good position. The mother of these children 
was born in Franklin Township November 6, 
1823, and is an estimable lady, whose life has been 
devoted to the welfare and best interests of her 
family. 

Possessing an excellent memory and good con- 
versational ability, Mr. Hupp is a genial and en- 
tertaining companion. He is very fluent in his 
description of some of the methods employed by 
the pioneers in order to keep the wolf from the 
door. Among these devices may be mentioned 
the grinding of corn and wheat in the burnt hol- 
low of a stump with an iron wedge for a pestle; 



carrying a bushel of wheat or corn on horseback 
or on foot, and hunting wild animals for fur and 
food. 

Active and energetic in public affairs, Mr. Hupp 
has been a life-long Democrat. While not identi- 
fied with any denomination, he has contributed of 
his means to the building of churches and the sup- 
port of the Gospel. With his children he has been 
liberal, giving each of them a good start in life. 
At the present time he retains the ownership of 
one hundred acres of land, the general manage- 
ment of which he superintends, though not ac- 
tively engaged in its cultivation. 



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FfRANCIS MARION HAYNES, a promi- 
s nent farmer and well known citizen of 
Hanover Township, was born in Newton, 
Greene County, Pa., September 30, 1 853. He is the 
son of James and Mary Ann (Ashley) Haynes, 
natives of Newton, the former born August 2, 
1833, and the latter September 30,1832. They 
are now residents of Wadestown, Monongahela 
County, W. Va., where the father is a leading 
citizen and well-to-do retired farmer. 

In the paternal family there were four sons and 
three daughters. of whom thesubject of this sketch 
is the eldest, he having been born on the twenty- 
first anniversary of his mother's birth. The 
others are: Rev. Lorenzo Dow Haynes, a minister 
in the Methodist Episcopal Church and now a 
resident of Florida; Nina, the wife of Calvin C. 
Haiter, an extensive breeder of thoroughbred 
stock and a resident of Wadestown, W. Va.; 
Caleb, who died at the age of about nine years; 
Ella, who at the age of nineteen was married to 
John Anderson, and who died the following year, 
leaving an infant daughter now with Mrs. Harter; 
Nancy J., who died at the early age of two years; 
Jefferson D., who is single and makes his home 
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store at Wadestown, and another at Jolly town, 
Greene County, Pa. 

When our subject was two years old he was 
taken by his parents to West Virginia, and in 
Wadestown he passed the years of boyhood, being 
a student in the common schools prior to the age 
of fourteen. He then purchased his time of his 
father and embarked on the ocean of life for him- 
self. He was only fourteen when he began teach- 
ing school in AVest Virginia, and he continued in 
that profession for a period of ten years. During 
the intervals between school terms, he conducted 
his literary studies under the tutelage of capable 
instructors and also learned the trade of a brick 
moulder. He moulded the brick used in the con- 
struction of the Baltimore & Ohio shops, and also 
that used in the court house. He taught country 
schools principally, the winter terms being only 
about four months long. As an instructor he was 
conscientious, capable and in advance of the 
period, introducing modern ideas and methods in 
his pedagogical work. 

April 19, 1877, Mr. Haynes was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Alice Florence Romine, daughter 
of the late John W. and Caroline E. Romine. He 
is now serving as administrator of his father-in- 
law's estate. In politics he is a Democrat and a 
recognized leader of his party in the township. 
In supporting the principles of his party, he is fol- 
lowing the example set by his father. In 1894 he 
was a candidate for the nomination of the office 
of Commissioner of Licking County, and is now 
making the canvass with nine other candidates for 
the same position. This is his first attempt for 
himself in political work and he is to be congrat- 
ulated, whether successful or not, owing to the 
character of his competitors and the certainty of 
the election of the nominee. 

Socially Mr. Haynes is a member of Newark 
Lodge No. 13, K. P., and a charter member of 
Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M., in Newark. 
Immediately after his marriage he removed to 
Greendale, Hocking County, Ohio, where he 
taught school for one year. Thence going to 
Newark he engaged with the Baltimore & Ohio 
Railway Company as time-keeper for about seven 
years. Afterward he filled the position of Divis- 



ion Clerk and had charge of the machinery de- 
partment accounts for the Ohio Division, continu- 
ing thus engaged until August 1, 1893. 

On the 1st of April, 1891, Mr. Haynes purchased 
his present farm and moved thereon, driving to 
and from his work nights and mornings for two 
years. The farm is situated seven miles east of 
Newark and consists of two hundred and six acres 
of finely improved land located on the famous Lick- 
ing bottom. Upon this place he has made excel- 
lent improvements, including a cozy residence, 
substantial barns, a fine orchard, etc. Since retir- 
ing from railroad work he has given his exclusive 
attention to agriculture and has met with a suc- 
cess richly merited by his indefatigable efforts. In 
addition to this property he owns a farm in Lick- 
ing Township, Muskingum County, the manage- 
ment of which he superintends, though the land 
is leased. 



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HON. LEWIS EVANS, of Newark, who is 
now living in comparative retirement at 
"Myrtle Hall," No. 269 North Third 
Street, is well known not only as one of the oldest 
surviving settlers of this city, but also as one of 
the most influential men in the countj'. For 
years his name was intimatel}' associated with the 
development of the resources of this place, and 
perhaps no citizen has contributed more largely to 
its progress than has he. Having lived here for al- 
most seventy years, he has witnessed its growth 
from a straggling, unimportant hamlet to a pros- 
perous city, with widely extended influence. 

The Evans family is of Welsh origin. Joseph 
Evans married for his second wife Miss Ann 
Lewis, and they came to Licking County early in 
the present century. Upon a farm in Newton 
Township their son Lewis was born January 18, 
1818. As free schools had not yet been intro- 
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tion schools, and the knowledge there gained was 
afterward supplemented by reading. In early life 
he learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner, at 
which he worked for some years, doing a large 
amount of business as a contractor and builder. 

In 1850 Mr. Evans was appointed superintend- 
ent of the Ohio Canal, an important and responsi- 
ble position which he filled with the greatest ef- 
ficiency for six years. His entire life has been 
spent in Licking County and he has been a resi- 
dent of Newark since the age of eight years, being, 
as above stated, one of the oldest settlers now 
living in the city. Politically he has always been 
a stanch advocate of Democratic principles and 
for years was one of the leaders of that party in 
Licking County. He was a delegate to the con- 
vention that nominated James Buchanan, and 
during the administration of that president he 
served as superintendent of the folding depart- 
ment of the House at Washington. 

Upon the Democratic ticket Mr. Evans was 
elected Treasurer of Licking County, in which 
capacity he served for four years, being the in- 
cumbent of the oflice at the outbreak of the Civil 
War. In 1872-73 he represented the counties of 
Licking and Delaware in the State Senate, where 
his fidelity to the interests of his constituents won 
for him their confidence and esteem. For some 
years past he has devoted his attention largely to 
the supervision of his farm in Newark Township, 
consisting of sixty acres of well improved land. 

In 1841 occurred the marriage of Lewis Evans 
and Miss Harriet Conrad. This lad}' was born in 
Newtown, Va., and when a child came to Licking 
County in company with her parents, Isaac and 
Mary Conrad. Their union was blessed by the 
birth of one son and three daughters, of whom we 
note following: Mary E. is the wife of J. W. 
Ilimes, who is the principal proprietor of the 
Ilimes Knitting Company of Saratoga Count}', 
N. Y.; Charles L. is a civil engineer by profession; 
Ellen A. married J. W. Blair, a railroad man of 
Newark; and Ilattie C. is the wife of Charles E. 
Wise, a telegraph operator at Newark. 

In his social connections Mr. Evans is one of 
the oldest Masons in Newark. He is a member of 
Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M.; Warren 



Lodge No. 6, R. A. M.; Mt. Vernon Command- 
ery No. 1, K. T., of Columbus, Ohio, and re- 
ceived the Knights Templar degree at Washing- 
ton, D. C. He has been a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church since fifteen years of age, and 
has long been one of the active workers in that 
denomination. 



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J7"V DWARD HICKEY. As one of the native- 
| C\ born sons of Licking County and one of 
the leading citizens of Utica, we present 
to our readers the name of Edward Ilickey. He 
was born in Madison.Township, this county, No- 
vember 2, 1818, and is a son of William and Sarah 
(Shambaugh) Ilickey. His paternal grandfather, 
Edward Hickey, was born in Cork, Ireland, about 
the middle of the last century, and coming to 
America during Colonial days, served as a soldier 
in the War for Independence. Later he settled in 
Virginia, where he married and reared a large fam- 
ily. After the death of his wife he came to Ohio, 
and died in Licking County at the age of seventy- 
five years. 

The father of our subject, William Hickey, was 
born near Winchester, Va., August 4, 1797. At 
the age of seventeen he enlisted in the state mili- 
tia, and was in service at Norfolk when he was 
taken ill. The War of 1812 being then in prog- 
ress, and one of his brothers being an officer in the 
regular army, he joined his brother's command and 
thus received good care until his health was re- 
stored, and then served until the close of the con- 
flict. In the fall of 1815 he accompanied his mar- 
ried sister to Ohio and became a resident of Lick- 
ing County. 

Early in the year of 1818 William Hickey mar- 
ried Sarah Shambaugh, who was born in Warren 
County, Va., being a daughter of Philip Sham- 
baugh. The family came to Ohio in the fall of 
1814 and settled in Muskingum County, where she 
resided until her marriage. In 1827 Mr. Ilickey 
purchased some school land in Mary Ann Town- 



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ship, on which was a log cabin and a small clear- 
ing. As time passed by lie added to his holdings 
until his possessions aggregated eight hundred 
acres. His wife died in 1848, leaving five children, 
of whom Edward is the eldest. 

Of the others we note the following: Henry, 
born June 29, 1820, married Mary, daughter of 
Henry Wilkin, and in 1852 removed to Putnam 
County, where he became a well-to-do agricultur- 
ist. His wife died in 1865, leaving four children. 
He afterward was again married, and died April 18, 
1871. His children are, William H., now a physi- 
cian in Putnam County; Rees, a farmer of Putnam 
County; Rolla, of Lima, and Lena, who after the 
death of her mother was reared in the family of our 
subject, and April 6, 1891, married Charles F. 
Stolzenbach. They reside in Lima, Ohio, and have 
one son, Edward Hickey, who was born April 
26, 1893. 

The third son in the familj' was Joseph, who 
died in 1887; Allen, a resident of Des Moines, 
Iowa, is a minister in the Christian Church and 
editor of a paper; Belinda, the only daughter, mar- 
ried G. J. Roe and died in Licking County. The 
father of these children was a second time married, 
by that union becoming the father of two chil- 
dren, Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Metz, of New- 
ark; and William, a resident of Mary Ann Town- 
ship. The father passed away September 6, 1890. 

Upon the home farm our subject was reared to 
manhood. November 19, 1839, he married Bar- 
bara, daughter of Daniel Wilkin, and a native of 
Newark Township, born September 14,1818. Af- 
ter his marriage Mr. Hickey settled on a farm in 
Washington Township, where he engaged in till- 
ing the soil for eight years. Mrs. Hickey died 
October 16, 1866, and November 5, 1867, he mar- 
ried May Wilkin, a sister of his first wife. Remov- 
ing from Washington Township to Mary Ann 
Township, Mr. Hickey continued farming until 
1871, when he came to Utica. Though not now 
actively engaged in business, he is by no means 
idle, but finds in the management of his interests 
sufficient to occupy his time and attention. 

In politics a Republican, Mr. Hickey has served 
as Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and for 
four years has been a member of the Citj r Coun- 



cil. He takes an interest in educational matters 
and has been a member of the School Board for 
seven years. Before coming to Utica lie filled the 
position of Assessor in Mary Ann Township. One 
of his prominent characteristics is his remarkable 
memory; he is able to give the exact date of all im- 
portant events with which his personal history has 
been associated. In religious belief he is a con- 
sistent Christian, and both he and his wife have 
been active members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church since 1858. 



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0HARLES B. ARNDT is well known 
throughout the county as one of the suc- 
cessful merchants of Hanover. He was 
born in Circleville, Ohio, September 21, 1836, to 
the union of Elias and Clarissa (Daniel) Arndt, 
natives of Pennsylvania. The father was of French 
parentage, while the mother was of English de- 
scent. At the time of coming to Circleville, they 
were married and had one child. The family con- 
sisted of four sons and two daughters, of whom 
Catherine E., the eldest, died unmarried at the age 
of about forty years. Charles B. was the next in 
order of birth. George W. died during the war on 
board a boat on the Ohio River, and the place of 
his burial is unknown to his relatives. John E., 
a widower, resides in Taylorsville, Muskingum 
County, and works on a Government steamboat. 
Barnhart, who died in Bloomfield at the age of 
about two years, was buried in a private cemetery 
on his grandfather's farm. Caroline S. A. married 
Nimrod Huffman, a farmer of Muskingum County, 
living near Duncan's Falls. Horace D., a resident 
of Hanover, is married and has one child. 

After having attended for some time the schools 
of Circleville, our subject was for two years a stu- 
dent in the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio, and 
also was a student at Taylorsville for a time. In 
childhood he was delicate, and as he grew to ma- 
ture years, he was still by no means strong. Learn- 



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ing the glass-maker's business, he became some- 
what proficient at the trade, and was employed in 
the Zanesville Window Glass and Vial Factory- 
He followed the river from Zanesville to Pitts- 
burgh and Marietta, Cincinnati and other cities, 
and became a very proficient cook, which is con- 
sidered an accomplishment in a steam boatman's 
life. 

Leaving the river, Mr. Arndt began work on 
the Ohio Canal, where he owned and managed a 
boat until the spring of 1871. While operating 
his boat on the canal, he had a contract for deliv- 
ering some lock stone for the Winchester Lock, 
being employed by the state of Ohio. While so 
engaged, he received an injur}' which made him a 
cripple for the balance of his life. Accidentally a 
large stone fell upon and crushed his left leg, re- 
sulting in the removal of about three inches of the 
shin bone. This space is partially filled with a 
cartilaginous formation, but it is not knitted. 
This accident disabled him for any kind of busi- 
ness for the greater part of two years, though he 
did some business in contracting and delivering 
coal from the mines to consumers in Newark and 
elsewhere. 

In 1871 Mr. Arndt erected a cheap building, 16 
x24 feet in dimensions, in which he began business 
with a limited stock of groceries, afterward add- 
ing diy-goods and drugs. The building was later 
enlarged, and finally, becoming too small for the 
increasing business, was abandoned altogether. 
Mr. Arndt then erected his present commodious 
building, 62x28, two stories in height, which is 
well filled with a large stock of general merchan- 
dise. All kinds of farm produce are bought, 
either in exchange for goods or cash, and in addi- 
tion to this, Mr. Arndt handles hardware and en- 
gages in the coal business. He was also associated 
with a Mr. Yancy in the manufacture of cigars, 
employing at one time ten or more men, but this 
business, however, is suspended for the present. 

In 1887 Mr. Arndt was united in marriage with 
Miss Mary II., daughter of Daniel A. Fleming, a 
resident of Peri'3' Township, this county. The 
three children torn to this union, Clarissa Cather- 
ine, Maggie F. and Caroline Susanna, are six, four 
and two years of age, respectively. In political 



faith Mr. Arndt is a Republican, though not ac- 
tive in public affairs. He is a representative busi- 
ness man, one whose honesty and devotion to 
right principles, coupled with industry and econ- 
omy, have enabled him to accumulate a snug 
amount and establish a prosperous business. 



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DAVID McCONNELL. A foremost posi- 
tion among the business men of Utica is 
held b} r the subject of this sketch, who is 
a member of the firm of Sinsabaugh & McConncll, 
contractors and builders, also owners and operators 
of a sawmill and planing-mill at this place. The 
firm, which was formed in 1879, consisted of Da- 
vid and James Sinsabaugh and David McConnell, 
the name of the firm being Sinsabaugh, McCon- 
nell & Co., under whose capable supervision are 
conducted the principal contracting and building of 
the city. In 1881 they purchased a sawmill, to 
which the}' have since added planing-mill machin- 
ery, and now conduct one of the important busi- 
ness enterprises of Utica. In the spring of 1893, 
David Sinsabaugh sold his interest to his partners 
and the firm is now Sinsabaugh & McConnell. 

A native of Licking County, Mr. McConnell was 
born in Burlington Township, March 15, 1833, be- 
ing a son of John and Esther (Yates) McConnell. 
His parents were born, reared and married in Vir- 
ginia, and thence sometime during the '30s came to 
Licking County and settled in Burlington Town- 
ship, when it was principally forest. Here both 
died, the father in May, 1845, and the mother in 
1876, aged seventy-seven years. They were the 
parents of three children, Mary, David and Emily. 
The last-named died in 1878. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel 
McConnell, was a native of Ohio County, Va. 
The maternal grandfather, David Yates, was born 
in the North of Ireland, being of Scotch descent. 
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a short sojourn in New Jersey married Sarah Caf- 
fey, a native of that state. Later they settled in 
Virginia, thence removed to what is now West 
Virginia, and from there came to Ohio and settled 
in Burlington Township, Licking County, where 
Mr. Yates died in 1847, and Mrs. Yates some twelve 
years later. In religious belief he was a Presby- 
terian and for a long time served as an Elder in 
the church. 

Upon the home farm David McConnell was 
reared to manhood, meantime attending the dis- 
trict schools and also studying for two years in the 
Utica schools. He tilled the soil until thirty years 
of age, when he began to work at the trade of a 
carpenter. In 1877 he became associated with his 
present partners in building and contracting, and 
in that line he has met with more than ordinary 
success. Since 1850 he has been a resident of 
Utica, of which he is one of the oldest citizens. 
He has ever been interested in the welfare of the 
town and a generous contributor to its progressive 
enterprises. 

While never a partisan, Mr. McConnell enter- 
tains a decided preference for the Republican 
party, the principles of which he upholds with 
fidelity. He has never married, but makes his 
home with his sister, a cultured and intelligent 
lady. His course in life has been such as to com- 
mend him to the confidence of his associates, and 
he is numbered among the representative and ca- 
pable business men of Utica. 



'^pt MOS ATWOOD. A well known business 
/ — \ house of Hebron is that of Atwood & 
Kelsey, dealers in produce, grain, seeds, 
coal, hay, farm machinery, etc. The enterprise 
was established by our subject in 1890, and in 
July, 1893, Milton Kelsey purchased an interest in 
the concern, which has had a steady growth from 
its inception until the present time. Shipments 
are made to various points over the Toledo A Ohio 
Central Railroad, the work being facilitated by 



means of a large elevator. In every respect the 
firm is well equipped for business, and such is the 
success with which the work is carried on that the 
annual sales average $70,000. 

Referring to the ancestry of our subject, we find 
that his paternal grandfather settled in an early 
day near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, 
where his life was ended. The maternal grand- 
parents were early settlers of Fallsbury Township, 
Licking County, and were highly regarded among 
the pioneers of their day. The father of our sub- 
ject, James Atwood, was born in Virginia, but re- 
moved thence to Ohio in childhood. He first mar- 
ried Hannah Haynes, and four children were born 
of the union, Elizabeth, Mary A., Lydia and Na- 
than, deceased. Afterward he married Annie 
Priest, a native of Ohio, who died when our sub- 
ject was five years old. The father attained a 
good old age, his death occurring in this county 
in 1890, at the age of ninety-one. 

Five children comprised the family of James 
and Annie Atwood, of whom Amos is the young- 
est. Of the others we note the following: Annie, 
Mis. Slocum, resides in Columbus; Polly died 
when about sixteen years old; Miner, a soldier 
during the late war, contracted disability there, 
from which he died in 1884; his wife died in the 
spring of the following year and six children were 
thus orphaned; James W., a farmer by occupation, 
lives in Muskingum County. 

A native of Licking County, Amos Atwood was 
horn in Fallsbury Township, September 11, 1853. 
At the age of thirteen years he removed to Ash- 
land County, where he was a student in the com- 
mon schools. Learning the carpenter's trade in 
Ashland, he was thus engaged until 1878, and 
from that time until 1884 was engaged in run- 
ning a mail and hack line between Bladensburg 
and Utica, Ohio. In 1878 he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Frances Hoyt, and tvvo children 
resulted from the union, Septimus and Maude, 
who live with their grandfather, Jackson Hoyt, in 
Perry Township. After six years of wedded life, 
Mrs. Frances Atwood passed away, in September, 
1884. After her death our subject was for a time 
prostrated with sickness and suffered greatly with 
rheumatism. He went to the magnetic springs in 



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Union County, where he remained one year and 
was greatly benefited by the treatment. On leav- 
ing that place he worked at his trade in Newark 
for a year. 

In 1888 Mr. Atwood married Sadie E. Tygard, 
a native of Virginia, and three children bless this 
union, Harry, Wilmer and Ray Lounts. Some 
years ago Mr. Atwood formed a partnership with 
Mr. Chism in the coal and hay business at Hebron. 
A few months later he bought his partner's inter- 
est and continued the business alone, adding grain 
and farming machinery. In July, 1893, he took 
into partnership Milton Kelsey, who has since been 
the junior member of the firm. 

Socially, Mr. Atwood is identified with the Heb- 
ron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. M., at Hebron, and 
the Williams Lodge No. 363, I. O. O. F., at Heb- 
ron, being an official member of the latter organi- 
zation. Early in life he was a Democrat, but since 
1880 he lias supported the principles of the Re- 
publican party. He is a believer in religion and 
an upholder of the truths of the Gospel, but at the 
present time is not connected with any church 
organization. 



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AMUEL J. DAVIS, solicitor of pension 
claims at Newark, dates his residence in 
this city from 1853. He is a native of 
Wales and was born July 24, 1834, to John and 
Rachel (Griffith) Davis. His parents were life-long 
residents of Wales, where the father engaged in 
farming. There were three sons in the family, the 
eldest of whom, David, emigrated to the United 
States in 1851, and settling in Newark, here fol- 
lowed the trade of a stone mason. In the spring 
of 1854 he went to California, where he worked 
in the gold mines and later was employed at his 
trade. Thomas, a farmer by occupation, died in 
Wales in 1893, leaving a family. 

At the age of ten years our subject was orphaned 



by his father's death, after which he was obliged 
to earn his own livelihood. When thirteen years 
old he commenced to work in the iron ore mines, 
being thus engaged until eighteen years old, when 
he crossed the Atlantic to the United Statesand pro- 
ceeded direct to Newark, where his brother at that 
time resided. After working with him at the stone 
mason's trade for six months, he engaged in stone 
cutting and furnace building in Kentucky. In 
July, 1854, he returned to this state and pursued 
similar work in the Monroe furnace, near Oak Hill. 

At that place, in August, 1854, Mr. Davis met 
with the misfortune of having his leg crushed and 
was obliged to have the limb amputated. Upon 
recovering, he attended school in Newark about 
eight months, which was his first schooling since 
eleven years of age. He was then appointed 
Deputy Recorder for Licking County, in which 
capacity he served for four years. In 1861 he 
visited Washington, D. C, to see the inauguration 
of President Lincoln, and while there he applied 
for an appointment. Through the influence of 
Senator B. F. Wade he secured a clerkship in the 
census office March 11, 1861, remaining in that 
position until July 3, 1863. He was then trans- 
ferred to the pension office and there remained 
until May 17, 1885, when he tendered his resigna- 
tion and returned to Newark. 

Politically Mr. Davis is a Republican and has 
long been prominent in that party. Twice he was 
the candidate of the party for State Senator, and 
although he ran ahead of his ticket, he was de- 
feated, the party being in the minority. So close, 
however, was the race the second time that he 
came within one hundred and fifty votes of being 
elected. In 1888 he was a delegate to the Repub- 
lican National Convention in Chicago and also 
served in a similar capacity to the State Conven- 
tion which nominated William McKinley, Jr., 
Governor of Ohio, the first time he was a candi- 
date for that office. 

In 1861 Mr. Davis married Jerusha, daughter of 
Thomas D. Jones, a native of Newark. This lady 
died in 1862, and October 19, 1869, Mr. Davis was 
again married, hb wife being Mary, daughter of 
Evan Jones and a native of this city. In religious 
belief Mr. Davis is a member of the Welsh Con- 



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gregational Church and a generous contributor to 
benevolent projects. They have an attractive 
home at No. 118 Granville Street. 



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CTY TEWART WILSON, a retired farmer living 
<Jj in Madison Township, was born in Hunt- 
ingdon County, Pa., November 27, 1809, 
and is therefore at this writing (1894) in his 
eighty-fifth year. Notwithstanding his advanced 
age he is hale and hearty and in full possession of 
all his faculties. In 1816 he came to Fairfield 
County, Ohio, whence he removed to his present 
farm in 1819. 

The parents of our subject, Alexander and 
Catherine (Wilson) Wilson, though bearing the 
same name, were not members of the same family. 
The distinction between the two families, as told 
by our subject, is this: The father's family were 
dark complexioned people, witli dark hair, while 
his mother's people were fair, with red hair. 
Hence they were named in distinction the "black 
Wilsons" and the "red Wilsons." Alexander 
Wilson was born in this country, probably near 
Philadelphia, Pa., though the exact location is not 
known. His wife was a native of Ireland and ac- 
companied her parents to America when a child of 
seven years. Both died in Licking County, the 
mother August 5, 1836, and the father May 29, 
1839. They were buried on the home farm, and 
when, fifty-five years later, their bodies were ex- 
humed for the purpose of removal to the Newark 
Cemetery, nothing remained in the coffins but 
dust, a few bones and a little hair. 

The mother of our subject was twice married, 
her first husband being James Stewart, to whom 
she bore three sons and one daughter, but at pres- 
ent none of them survive, so far as known. The 
onl}' child of the second marriage of Mrs. Wilson 
was the subject of this sketch, who in childhood at- 
tended the subscription schools of Fairfield and 
Licking Counties. His marriage occurred in this 
county about sixty years ago and united him with 



Lavina Cornell, who was born in Granville Town- 
ship, and died January 20, 1880, aged sixty-seven 
years. She was a daughter of Gideon and Julia 
(Lobdell) Cornell, the former born in Massachu- 
setts of English descent, and the latter born in 
Philadelphia, Pa., of German ancestry. In 1805 
they came from Connecticut to Ohio with a colony 
of about forty families, who settled near Gran- 
ville. 

Mr. Cornell became a prominent business man 
of Newark, of which he was an early settler. He 
was a man of noble character and was highly con- 
nected, his father having been a member of a titled 
family of Leeds, England, who, however, disin- 
herited him on account of his marriage outside of 
the nobility. A cousin of Mr. Cornell was a 
patron of Cornell University, as well as its founder. 
Mrs. Wilson was one of a family of four sons and 
seven daughters, only five of whom are now liv- 
ing, viz.: Ann, the widow of Dr. Robert Ander- 
son, residing in Columbus; Elmira, Mrs. Bean, who 
lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Naomi Spellman, 
of Zanesville, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Wells, of 
Union County, this state; and Gideon J., formerly 
a banker and broker, but now engaged as Govern- 
ment gauger in Arizona. 

The four sans and four daughters of Mr. and 
Mrs. Wilson are still living. Alexander resides in 
Kentucky; Eliza Jane, the wife of James Simpson, 
resides in Columbus, Ohio; Carolina, Mrs. Emmett 
Patterson, lives in this township, within a mile of 
the parental home; Israel, living near Granville, 
married Mary Spellman, and has two sons and 
three daughters; Catherine and Robert are twins, 
the former being the housekeeper for and com- 
panion of her aged father, while the latter is mar- 
ried and lives in Kansas; Leander and Leanna are 
also twins, the former unmarried and operating 
the home farm, while the latter is the wife of Ham- 
lin Montgomery, of Hanover Township, and they 
have two sons. 

Politically, Mr. Wilson has followed in the foot- 
steps of his father (who was a Whig), and has 
voted the Republican ticket since the organiza- 
tion of the part}'. Three of his sons were in the 
Union army during the Civil War, Alexander re- 
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while Robert and Israel enlisted in 1861 and saw 
much hard service at the front. For ten months 
Robert was a prisoner in several of the prison 
pens of the south, and was on board the fated 
"Sultana" when she was blown up. After swim- 
ming a mile and a-half, he and his companion, 
Burrus Van Horn, caught a root of a tree, to which 
they clung. Finally the friend was obliged to let 
go and found a watery grave. Robert was picked 
up by a rescuing party the following morning. 
His hair and the skin on his head were burned toa 
crisp by the heat of the burning boat, and he re- 
turned home in broken health and with a ruined 
constitution. 

In the closing years of his useful life Mr. Wil- 
son possesses, as he has throughout his entire 
career, the esteem and confidence of all his ac- 
quaintances. It is the special care and pride of 
his son and daughter to minister to his temporal 
wants in his declining days. He is a man of firm 
religious belief and is identified with the Method- 
ist Episcopal Church, which he joined in 1840. 
His wife also died in the faith of that church. She 
was an exemplary Christian lad}', whose life was a 
benediction to all. Her memory is cherished and 
revered by all who knew her. 



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DANIEL BOARDMAN PURINTON, Ph. D., 
LL. D., President of Denison University 
and Shepardson College, was born in Pres- 
ton County, Va. (now W. Va.), February 15, 1850, 
and is the son of Rev. Dr. Jesse M. and Nancy 
(Lyon) Purinton. His grandfather, Rev. Thomas 
Purinton, a native of Massachusetts, removed 
thence to New York and became the editor of the 
first Baptist paper published in the state. 

The father of our subject was born August 12, 
1809, and received an excellent education in what 
is now Colgate Universit}', after which he was or- 



dained to the ministry of the Baptist Church. On 
account of weak lungs rendering a change of cli- 
mate a necessity, he removed to what is now West 
Virginia and became pastor of a church. Prior to 
the opening of the Rebellion he removed to 
Pennsylvania, where he held a pastorate about ten 
years, returning to West Virginia in 1867. He 
became pastor of the Baptist Church at Morgan- 
town, the seat of the State University, and thus 
was enabled to give his sons splendid educational 
advantages. 

As a minister, Rev. J. M. Purinton was very 
successful and won an enviable reputation in his 
denomination. His congregations were always 
large, and he received into membership as many as 
ninety-one persons at one time. A man of nerv- 
ous temperament, superior ability as a speaker and 
broad information, he always moved his audiences 
by his earnestness and zeal. The degree of I). D. 
was conferred upon him by Burritt College of Ten- 
nessee. His sermons were short but full of thought, 
and those who heard him once desired to do so 
again. He was always a hard worker until stricken 
with nervous paralysis in his pulpit. His death oc- 
curred in June of 1869. 

The mother of our subject was one of the tenth 
generation in descent from John Alden, who came 
to America in the "Mayflower." She is also a niece 
of Nancy Lyon, founder of Holyoke College. At 
the present time (1894) she resides with our sub- 
ject. Her family consisted of eight children, two 
of whom died in infancy, and one daughter died 
at the age of seventeen. Daniel B. is the third of 
five sons. The eldest, Francis W., a merchant by 
occupation, was very prominent during the late 
War, serving as United States Marshal and secret 
envoy. He died at the age of forty years. Ed- 
ward Lord, whom death claimed at the age fifteen 
years, was a remarkable boy, whose brain was too 
large and active for his body. When ten years of 
age he began to write poetry and some of his pro- 
ductions are truly wonderful. At the age of twelve 
he was an encyclopedia of knowledge, and his fath- 
er, an able scholar, sometimes called upon him for 
facts. Aaron Lyon, M. D., Ph. D., is Professor of 
Chemistry in the University at Nashville, Tenn. 
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and Director of the Museum in the University of 
Missouri; lie is also a Baptist clergyman. 

His father not being in affluent circumstances, 
the subject of this sketch was early obliged to earn 
his own way in the world. At the age of sixteen 
he taught school, and later solicited life insurance 
in order to obtain money to pay his tuition in col- 
lege. After attending for a time the George's 
Creek Academy in Smithfield, Pa., he entered the 
University of West Virginia and completed the 
classical and scientific courses, in addition to extra 
work not in either of these departments. In 1873 
he was graduated at the head of his class and with 
the highest grade ever held in the university. 
After graduating he was employed in the aca- 
demic department of the university as instructor 
in Latin and Greek, and to these he soon had 
added vocal music. In 1878 he became pro- 
fessor of logic, and in 1880 was elected to the 
chair of pure and applied mathematics. Five 
years later he occupied the chair of metaphysics, 
in which he continued for five years. 

In 1881, within eight years after graduating, 
Dr. Purinton was elected Vice-President of the 
university, and for two years was acting President. 
During his administration the attendance was in- 
creased to the largest the institution ever had. In 
January, 1890, he accepted the presidency of Deni- 
son University and Shepardson College and largely 
through his ability the college has prospered in a 
high degree. The faculty has been increased and 
the attendance doubled. $50,000 has been added 
to the endowment fund, the campus has been en- 
larged, and four new buildings have been erected 
at an aggregate cost of $120,000. Science Hall, 
which cost $50,000, is the finest building of its kind 
in Ohio. 

In educational circles Dr. Purinton is widely 
known as the author of the book entitled "Chris- 
tian Theism," which is used as a text book in Yale 
College and many other institutions of learning. He 
is also the author of the words and music of about 
fortj' religious and college songs. He is a con- 
tributor to educational journals and has lectured 
in the University Extension Course in Ohio, Penn- 
sylvania and West Virginia. July 6, 1876, he 
married Miss Florence A. Lyon, who was born in 



New York and is the daughter of Franklin S. Lyon, 
at one time President of Broadus College. They 
have four children: Edward Earl, Mary Lyon, 
John Alden and Helen. 



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AMUEL C. WRIGHT. Whoever labors 
towards the development of his country, 
striving to bring out its latent resources; 
who is devoted to the general welfare of the peo- 
ple; who seeks to promote the cause of justice and 
morality, and to advance our civilization through 
educational, religious, professional or commercial 
channels, becomes a public benefactor, and is 
worthy of special mention on the pages of his- 
tory. 

Such is the character and record of Samuel C. 
Wright, who has been identified with the business 
interests of Utica for more than half a century. 
The firm of Officer <fe Wright has carried on busi- 
ness since 1864 and is the oldest partnership in 
the city. In their undertakings the}' have met 
with richly merited success, and now enjoy a rep- 
utation as reliable, sagacious business men. Com- 
mencing with a stock of groceries, they soon 
added a line of furniture and also embarked in 
business as undertakers, all of which they have 
since conducted with success. 

The Wright family is of English origin, but lias 
been represented in America for many years. Hon. 
Samuel Wright, grandfather of our subject, was 
born near Albany, N. Y., where he resided for a 
long time, and was honored by his fellow-citizens 
by an election to the New York Legislature. His 
family included three sons and four daughters, of 
whom Samuel, father of our subject, was born in 
1800. He was reared at Alban}', N. Y., and served 
an apprenticeship to the trade of cabinet-maker in 
New York City, the shop in which he worked be- 
ing at the rear of the Astor House. 

Having learned his trade, Mr. Wright went to 
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Belleville, Ontario, where he made the acquaint- 
ance of Ann B. Cherry, who in 1823 became his 
wife. She was a native of Oswego County, N. Y., 
and was in Canada for her health when she met 
Mr. Wright. In 1837, when the rebellion broke 
out in Canada, he returned to the United States 
and traveled over the west. In 1838 he engaged 
in business in Oswego County, N. Y., but the fol- 
lowing year removed to Ohio and first settled in 
Marysville. In 1842 he came to Utica, and here 
conducted business as a cabinet-maker and under- 
taker until advanced in years. He was successful 
in business, and although he lost heavily by en- 
dorsing obligations for others, he still had a com- 
petence for his declining years. His death oc- 
curred in 1877, his wife surviving him for some 
years. The}' were earnest Christians and mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian Church. He was strongly 
opposed to slavery, and always used his influence, 
politically and otherwise, against that institution. 

Our subject is the eldest of five children, three 
of whom attained maturity. The others, beside 
himself, are: Edward L., who was formerly a 
dealer in real estate in Chicago, and died in Grand 
Rapids, Mich., and Ann, the wife of James Dean, 
of Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Samuel C. was born in 
Belleville, Canada, April 6, 1827, during the tem- 
porary residence of his parents in the Dominion, 
and is thus by birth a citizen of the United States. 
In boyhood he accompanied the family to Ohio, 
and in early manhood settled in Utica, where he 
learned the cabinet-maker's trade with his father 
and was associated with him in business for many 
years. As above stated, his partnership with Mr. 
Officer dates from the year 1864. 

In 1846 Mr. Wright was united in marriage 
with Rowena, daughter of Dr. Nathaniel Fuller, 
one of Licking County's early physicians. Two 
children bless the union, Adelaide, the widow of 
Marion McClcllan and the mother of two children, 
Grace and Mabel; and Clarence W., a resident of 
Utica, who owns and manages a fruit farm near 
Muskegon, Mich. Politically, Mr. Wright is a Re- 
publican, and upon the ticket of that party has 
been elected to several local offices. He owns, be- 
sides his pleasant home in Utica, a farm in Michi- 
gan and other valuable property. A genial, com- 



panionable and charitable gentleman, he possesses 
to a high degree the attractions of a ready conver- 
sationalist and a progressive citizen. In all the 
relations of life he is an honor to the parents that 
reared him, to the community wherein he resides, 
and to the state and the country. 



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0HARLES G. ANKELE, a representative of 
the German-American element, to whose 
integrity and thrift the development and 
prosperity of the United States are largely due, has 
been engaged in business in Newark for a number 
of years. He is a native of Reutlingen, Wurtein- 
berg, Germany, and was born April 10, 1846, being 
the son of Jacob and Christena (Wineman) An- 
kele. He was one of seven children that attained 
mature years, and of whom three sons and one 
daughter came to this country, viz.: Jacob, who 
preceded our subject to America and now lives in 
Newark; Charles G.; George, who is married and 
lives in Honey Grove, Tex.; and Christena, the wife 
of August Sten,of Newark. Three sisters still live 
in the Old Country: Reka, who married John Kline; 
Nannie, the wife of Gottleib Earnest, and Margaret, 
who is unmarried. 

In the land of his birth our subject spent the 
years of boyhood and youth, and after gaining a 
practical common school education he learned the 
trade of a weaver. In 1865 he took passage on a 
ship bound for America, and on the 1st of Sep- 
tember landed in New York City. From there 
he came at once to Newark and joined his brother 
Jacob at this place, arriving here on the 8th of 
September. Learning the trade of a machinist, he 
was thus engaged for about eight years. After- 
ward he embarked in business for himself, opening 
a tobacco and cigar store in Newark. Later he 
added a stock of notions, and he has since con- 
ducted a good trade in these lines. In connection 
with his store he also has a barber shop. 

The first marriage of Mr. Ankele occurred in 



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1871, at which time he was united in wedlock with 
Miss Rosa Engel. This lady was born and reared in 
Wurtemberg, Germany, emigrated to the United 
States in young womanhood, and died in 1874. 
Of the two children resulting from the union one 
only is now living, John, who married Josa M. 
Elory and is a barber by trade. In 1877 Mr. An- 
kele was united in marriage with Miss Margaret 
Christman, who was born in Morgan County, Ohio, 
and is a lady of amiable disposition and strength 
of character. To this union there were born 
six children, of whom George died at the age of 
three years. The others are named respectively, 
Lizzie, Maggie, Willis, Charles and Fred. 

Though poor at the time of emigrating to the 
United States, Mr. Ankele has gained a large de- 
gree of success, solely as the result of industry, 
perseverance and good management. In addition 
to his comfortable residence at No. 92 South Third 
Street, he owns valuable business property in New- 
ark. His attention has been devoted closely to his 
business interests. Though being a loyal citizen of 
his adopted country, he takes an intelligent inter- 
est in public and progressive enterprises. In him 
the Republican party of this section finds one of 
its stanch supporters. In religious connections he 
is identified with the German Presbyterian Church 
and is now serving as an Elder. Socially he is a 
member of the Olive Branch Lodge, I. O. O. F., of 
which he is Past Grand and Treasurer. He is also 
connected with Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P., and 
the Royal Arcanum. 



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JOHN BRUMBACK. After many years de- 
voted to agriculture, this venerable citizen 
of Licking Township is now spending his 
declining days in the enjoyment of the am- 
ple fortune secured through his unremitting in- 
dustry and arduous toil in manhood's prime. A 
resident of this county since 1819, he has wit- 
nessed the marvelous changes seventy years have 
wrought and can feel a just pride in the part he 



has taken in securing the present improvements. 
With few exceptions his co-laborers of those pio- 
neer days have entered upon their last rest. To 
him has been given the privilege of remaining 
upon earth beyond the allotted period of three- 
score and ten, and notwithstanding his advanced 
age he is in fair health, retaining to an unusual 
degree the mental and physical activity that for- 
merly characterized him. 

On the 3d of February, 1808, the subject of this 
sketch was born in that part of Virginia then known 
as Shenandoah County, but now Page County. 
There the first eleven years of his life were passed 
and then he came to Licking County,Ohio, in com- 
pany witli his mother and his brother Henry, who 
was six years his senior. It will doubtless aston- 
ish our readers, accustomed to the splendid trans- 
portation facilities of the present day, to learn 
that these three travelers walked the entire dis- 
tance from Shenandoah to Licking County, aver- 
aging sixteen miles per da}'. 

Upon arriving in Licking County, Uavid Brum- 
back rented a tract of land, in the clearing and 
cultivating of which tie was assisted by our sub- 
ject. The father joined the other members of the 
family three years after their arrival in this coun- 
ty, and rented a blacksmith shop, in which John 
assisted him until he was twenty years of age. 

May 8, 1828, John Brumback established do- 
mestic ties of his own, being then united with Re- 
becca Davis. After his marriage lie settled on the 
farm he now owns, which then belonged to his 
father-in-law, Samuel Davis. At the expiration 
of three years he had by strict economy and un- 
tiring industry, often working eighteen hours out 
of the twenty-four, accumulated sufficient capital 
with which to purchase the place, paying therefor 
$8 per acre in cash. Upon coming to the farm he 
had erected a small blacksmith shop, and this for 
several years he carried on, though he did not 
meanwhile neglect the clearing and improving of 
his land. Finally he was obliged to relinquish 
work at his trade on account of an ailment in his 
right shoulder, and thereafter gave his entire at- 
tention to the tilling of the soil. As his means 
permitted, he added to his property until his 
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seventy acres. Here he engaged in general farming 
and also devoted considerable time to stock-rais- 
ing, first purchasing fifty ewes, and later adding 
other stock of good grades. 

Mrs. Rebecca Brumback died in Licking Town- 
ship after having become the mother of three 
children. They are: Jefferson, formerly Judge 
of the Common Pleas Court in Licking County; 
Mary A., deceased; and Jeremiah, an attorney in 
Boise City, Idaho. The second marriage of Mr. 
Brumback occurred August 28, 1837, and united 
him with Miss Sarah Ann Essex. The}' became 
the parents of eight children, viz.: Amanda, who 
is deceased; Henry, a lawyer in Mt. Vernon, Mo.; 
Elizabeth, the wife of Rev. T. W. Powell; Arte- 
misia, a physician and the wife of D. W. Winter, 
M. D., of Newark; Rebecca; Marietta, a physician, 
who tenderly cares for her father in his old age; 
Elrna, deceased; and Newton, a physician, re- 
siding in Beatrice, Neb. The devoted wife and 
mother passed away November 19, 1868. Mr. 
Brumback was again married, choosing as his wife 
Priscilla, widow of William Parkinson; she died 
August 27, 1893. 

In educational affairs Mr. Brumback has always 
maintained a deep interest. Having had no advan- 
tages in his youth he has always been especially de- 
sirous that his children should have the best oppor- 
tunities for gaining a practical education. They 
have amply repaid his efforts in their behalf, as 
they are now well educated men and women, who 
are highly respected in their several communities. 
For seven years he was Commissioner of Licking 
County, aud for one term served as Justice of the 
Peace. While not a member of any denomina- 
tion, he is in sympathy with the work of the 
churches and is a liberal contributor to the sup- 
port of the Gospel. 



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AMUEL WOOLWAY. As one of the suc- 
cessful business men of Newark, we are 
pleased to present the biographical sketch 
of Mr. Woolway, who dates his residence in this 
city from the j'ear 1875. For a time after coming 
here he worked at the trade of a carpenter, but 



soon added the business of a contractor, which he 
has since followed with success. Among the pub- 
lic buildings which he has constructed may be men- 
tioned the West Newark School and Memorial 
Hall, in addition to which he has superintended 
the erection of numerous business blocks and pri- 
vate residences. 

Born in Devonshire, England, December 31, 
1844, our subject is the son of John and Anna 
Maria Woolway, and is one of the five children, 
three sons and two daughters, comprising their 
family, all of whom, with the exception of him- 
self, reside in London. The father learned the 
trade of a tailor, but was later employed as War- 
den of the penitentiary at Dartmoor for twenty- 
eight years, retiring on a pension. He died at the 
age of seventy; his wife had passed away two 
years previous to his demise, aged sixty-eight 
years. 

In England our subject served an apprentice- 
ship of seven years to the carpenter's trade, dur- 
ing which time his father paid $30 and furnished 
all the tools, his employer giving him nothing but 
his board and $1.25 for seven years' work. In 
1869 he came to the United States, and after land- 
ing in New York, proceeded to Boston, where he 
had a school-mate. However, on arriving in that 
city he found that his friend had gone to Dubuque, 
Iowa. He worked at his trade in Boston for one 
season, and then, at the request of an uncle, Rob- 
ert Hodge, he went to El Paso, 111., where he 
worked for a few months. Later, he secured em- 
ployment on the Little Rock and Ft. Smith Rail- 
road, in Arkansas, as a bridge builder, being thus 
engaged for nine months. 

Being troubled with the ague, Mr. Woolway re- 
turned to England in the fall of 1870 to recuper- 
ate his health and visit friends. He remained 
there until the spring of 1872, when he came to 
the United States a second time, and proceeding 
to Chicago, assisted in the work of rebuilding that 
great city after the fire. One year later he went 
to Grand Rapids, Mich., aud from there came to 
Newark. In 1876 he married Ella May, daughter 
of Mitchell Smith, of Homer, Ohio, and an estim- 
able lady, who numbers a host of warm friends in 
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They occupy and own a handsome residence at 
No. 412 East Main Street, which Mr. Woolway 
erected and which is conveniently arranged and 
tastily furnished. 

Politically, Mr. Woolway is a Republican, and 
has served as a member of the Board of Equaliza- 
tion. He is Treasurer of the Republican Plxecu- 
tive Committee, and has aided in all the impor- 
tant measures originated by the party in this sec- 
tion for several years. His wife is a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his prefer- 
ences are toward the Episcopal Church, in which 



faith he was reared. Socially, he is identified with 
Newark Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the encampment, 
being President of the Board of Trustees of both 
the subordinate lodge and the encampment. He 
is also Past Regent of the Royal Arcanum and a 
member of Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M. 
At the present time he is serving as a Director in 
the Home Building Association Company. He 
and his wife are the parents of three children: 
Reginald Roy, who was born January 1, 1877; 
Jessie Pearl, January 22, 1879, and Eugene L., May 
20, 1881. 





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JOHN MOSER, Superintendent of the Moser, 
Wehrle <& Co. Stove Foundry at Newark, 
was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, May 
26, 1837, and is a son of John and Barbara 
Moser. The family came to the United States in 
1848, landing in New York City November 22 of 
that year. There and on Staten Island they resid- 
ed for four years, the father following the tailor's 
trade. They endured all the hardships incident to 
poverty in a strange land among strangers. At 
the time of landing in this country their entire 
cash capital was limited to ninety-five cents, and 
not only did the father labor unceasingly to sup- 
port his little ones, but each member of the family 
aided, so far as possible, in " keeping the wolf from 
the door." Nevertheless, hard as they toiled, 
many a night they went to sleep hungry. 

Nor was poverty the only thing with which the 
family had to contend. Soon after settling in 
New York one son and one daughter died of ty- 
phoid fever, in 1849. To add to their troubles, the 
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father's health failed, and it became imperative for 
the children to support themselves. Thus it was 
that John began life in the United States by ped- 
dling matches on the streets of New York. In 
1852, hoping to belter their condition, they came 
west to Ohio, and the father died in Newark two 
years later. He was a faithful member of the 
Lutheran Church, and an upright, honorable man. 
While living in Germany he served in the army. 

The mother of our subject survived her husband 
a number of years, passing away in 1880. They 
had eleven children, all of whom were born in Ger- 
many, but only six came to the United States. 
Two of these, as above mentioned, died in New 
York. The others reside in Newark: John, our 
subject; Jacob; Augustus, who is truant officer of 
the public schools; and Henry, who follows the 
trade of a moulder. John was a lad of eleven 
years when he accompanied his parents to this 
country, and so meagre were his advantages that 
he never attended school for even one day in the 



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United States. His education has been gained en- 
tirely by observation and self-culture. 

After coming to Newark Mr. Moser learned the 
trade of a moulder with McCune <fe Ebersol, in 
whose employ he remained as foreman for a num- 
ber of years. Some time afterward he rented the 
plant, which he subsequently purchased. In 1885 
he associated with himself Capt. Joseph C. Wehrle, 
and three years later the firm increased their facil- 
ities by the erection of suitable buildings. So rap- 
idly has their business increased that, instead of 
having eight employes as in 1885, they now (1894) 
furnish steady employment to a force of ninety 
men. From the factory are sent out stoves of ev- 
ery kind and grade, and the reputation of the 
concern for the quality of its work is unsurpassed 
by any foundry in the state. 

Owing to ill health Mr. Moser in 1890 disposed 
of his interest in the business, although his name 
was still retained in the firm title. Soon after- 
ward, in April, 1890, Mr. Wehrle died, and left the 
request that Mr. Moser should superintend the 
business for the family. Acceding to the request, 
he has since had charge of the manufacturing de- 
partment. He has other business interests, and is 
at present a stockholder in the Baltimore Bent 
Works. Politically a Democrat, he was for eight 
years a member of the City Council, and during 
one year of that time was its President. At pres- 
ent he is serving as a member of the School Board, 
of which he is President. 

The family residence, at No. 617 West Main 
Street, is graciously presided over by the amiable 
wife of Mr. Moser, whom he married in 1858. She 
was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, and was Miss 
Margaret, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Heck. 
There have been seven children born to this union, 
two of whom died in infancy. The others are: 
Mary, wife of James Whitaker, of Newark; Emma, 
who married Charles Luther, a resident of this city; 
Fannie; Ida, wife of John Richardson, also of this 
place; and Joseph, who married Ida Brubecker and 
follows the trade of a moulder in Newark. 

Socially, Mr. Moser affiliates with the Masonic 
fraternity, and has served as past Sachem of the 
Improved Order of Red Men. He is a member of 
the Subordinate Encampment and the Patriarch 



Militant, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the 
chairs. In religious belief he is a Lutheran. As 
a business man he has been more than ordinarily 
successful, and the fact that, beginning with no 
means, he has gained prosperity proves the posses- 
sion on his part of energy, perseverance and wise 
judgment. 



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RICHARD A. POUND. If to one class of 
people more than another Licking County 
owes a debt of gratitude, it is to the dili- 
gent, persevering farmers, on whom its prosperity 
so largely depends. Among the native-born citi- 
zens of Mary Ann Township who have here suc- 
cessfully followed general farming and stock-rais- 
ing, may be mentioned the name of Mr. Pound, 
who was born October 6, 1846, upon the farm where 
he has since resided. A portion of the estate is 
his by inheritance, and the remainder has been ac- 
quired by purchase. Fifty-two acres have been 
placed under a high state of cultivation and em- 
bellished with suitable buildings. 

The paternal grandfather of Mr. Pound was of 
Irish birth, while his maternal grandfather was a 
native of Pin gland. His parents, Joseph and Eliz- 
abeth (Allison) Pound, were born in Orange Coun- 
ty, N. Y., the former in 1800, and the latter in 
1807. They removed to Licking County in 1841, 
and in the spring of the following year settled in 
Mary Ann Township, where both died, the mother 
in 1876, and the father two years later. The 
children comprising the family were ten in num- 
ber, of whom we note the following: Mary Ann 
married Perry W. Harris, and died in Putnam 
County leaving seven children, all of whom reside 
in Putnam County; Sarah, the wife of Joseph 
Hickey, lives in Washington Township, this coun- 
ty, and has four children; Samuel A., who married 
Lucinda Wilkin, is a farmer of Eden Township; 
Emily, the wife of David P. Hall, has four chil- 
dren; Maria, who married George Chilcoat, lives in 
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a farmer living in Washington Township, married 
Rachel A. Wheeler, and they have six children; 
Oliver died in 1850, aged ten years; one child died 
in infancy; Richard A. is the ninth in order of 
birth; Neherniah, the youngest, who lives in Mary 
Ann Township, married Margaret Miles, and they 
have two children. 

In the township of his birth our subject grew to 
manhood, meantime attending the public schools 
and gaining a practical knowledge of agriculture. 
May 23, 1871, he married Jane Biggs, who was 
born in Licking County May 9, 1843. Her grand- 
parents were numbered among the first settlers 
here, and the families of McQueen and Vainer are 
still remembered by the people as among the pio- 
neers of the county. Prior to her present marriage 
Mrs. Pound had been married, one son being born 
of that union. He married, and since the death of 
his wife, his two children, a son and daughter, 
make their home with our subject. Four children 
were born to the union of Mr. aud Mrs. Pound. 
The eldest. Czar H., was born in Eden Township, 
Licking County, June 16, 1872. In childhood he 
was precocious and obedient to his parents. His 
boyhood days were passed much in the same man- 
ner as those of farm lads usually are, midst play 
and work, and attendance at the public school, 
where he learned rapidly, lie had a fondness for 
baseball, wrestling, and other athletic sports. De- 
siring to obtain a thorough education, he attended 
for a time the village school at Hanover, and the 
Normal (School at Fallsburg, passed a credible ex- 
amination in the spring of 1892, and was awarded 
a certificate to teach. In the winter of 1892-93 he 
taught the Snort Hall school in Eden Township, 
and the following summer attended the Normal 
term at Ada, Ohio. So acceptably had he per- 
formed his duties as teacher in the Snort Hall 
school, that they secured his services for the win- 
ter term of 1893-94. He continued to teach until 
about the middle of January last, when he had a 
severe attack of la grippe, which compelled him to 
give up his school. The disease terminated in 
consumption, of which he died at the home of his 
parents June 29, 1894, aged twenty-two years and 
thirteen days. January 15, 1893, he joined the 
Methodist Episcopal Church in Newton Township, 



and the following Sunday was baptized by immer- 
sion in Wilkin's Run, near his home, by the Rev. 
Mr. Wakefield. He was an unusually bright, intelli- 
gent young man of good habits and morals, and 
exemplary character, and had he been spared his 
would doubtless have been a successful life of use- 
fulness. The other members of the family are, Al- 
lie Belle, who was born September 10, 1874, is the 
wife of Frank Shannon, of Mary Ann Township. 
Edward R., who was born August 12, 1878, and 
Minnie Dell, whose birth occurred September 20, 
1886, are at home. 

As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Pound 
takes an active interest in politics. He has served 
as Trustee of the township for two years, and has 
held other official positions. In religious views he 
is liberal, but contributes to the support of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his wife, 
elder son and daughter belong. As a citizen he is 
progressive, and as a farmer energetic, persevering 
and capable, and his position is among the fore- 
most residents of the township. 



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JAMES CONARD WRIGHT. About a mile 
east of Fredonia lies one of the pleasant 
homes of McKean Township. The residence, 
a commodious structure, stands upon a hill 
from which may be seen much of the surrounding 
country. In the well kept grounds are a number 
of shade, evergreen and ornamental trees planted 
by the present owner many years ago. During the 
summer months fragrant flowers abound in rich 
profusion, and the visitor is invariably impressed 
with the evidences of culture and refinement that 
surround the delightful home. 

The owner of this attractive place, James C. 
Wright, was born in McKean Township. January 
4, 1827, and has been a life-long resident of this 
locality. His paternal grandfather, Abram Wright, 
was one of the early settlers of Licking County, 
where he served as Justice of the Peace when it 
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the War of 1812. The father of our subject, Jacob 
Wright, was born in Washington County, Pa., 
April 10, 1802, and was a boy of six years when 
the family came to Ohio, where he was reared to 
manhood. He was a man of considerable influence 
in McKean Township, of which he was a resident 
until death, and in which he served as Trustee 
and Justice of the Peace. In early life a Whig, he 
afterward affiliated with the Republican party, 
supporting its principles and voting for its can- 
didates. He passed away May 8, 1881, aged 
seventy-nine years. 

The first wife of James Wright, our subject's 
mother, was born in Loudoun County, Va., March 
31, 1806, and bore the maiden name of Sarah Con- 
ard. She came to Licking County in girlhood and 
was a resident of McKean Township until her 
death, February 14, 1877. Afterward Mr. Wright 
married Alcinda Hollingsworth, who is still living. 
After completing the studies of the common 
schools our subject entered the Ohio Wesleyan 
University of Delaware, where he was a student 
for two years. He has always resided in McKean 
Township and his occupation throughout his entire 
active life has been that of agriculture. He now 
owns two hundred and twenty acres, comprising 
one of the valuable homesteads of the township. 

An ardent Republican in political views, Mr. 
Wright is active in the local councils of the party 
and has held a number of offices, including that 
of Justice of the Peace. April 12, 1852, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Cynthia Branch, 
who was born in Orwell, Vt., June 26, 1827. At 
the age of eight years she came to Ohio with her 
parents, Wait and Abigail (Fuller) Branch, who 
were also natives of the Green Mountain State. 
The family settled in the village of Fredonia and 
there Mr. Branch carried on a tannery until 1851, 
when he removed to Illinois. 

The union of Mr. ahd Mrs. Wright has resulted 
in the birth of six children, five of whom are now 
living. They are, William P., a farmer residing 
in Bennington Township; James M., a mechanical 
engineer, at present superintending a pattern shop 
in Cleveland, Ohio; Emery M., for some years a 
teacher, but now a commercial traveler; Darwin 
Branch, deceased; Salmon Chase, who cultivates 



the home farm, and Minnie S., who resides with 
her parents. 

It is worthy of note that Mr. Wright has one of 
the largest and finest private collections of mineral 
specimens, shells and relics in the state. In it may 
be noticed specimens of nearly every laud in the 
world, some of the curios being valuable relics of 
that extinct race, the Mound Builders, in the form 
of handsomely carved and highly polished images 
and tools made from stone. For what purpose 
many of these were used, the people of this age 
cannot even conjecture. Added to this, Mr. 
Wright has a large collection of old and rare coins 
of man}' nations and dates. This private museum 
affords food for study and thought on the part of 
the student of history. 



REV. CALVIN W. SIFFERD, A. M., pastor 
of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, 
was born near Salisbury, Rowan County, 
N. C, November 5, 1850. He is of Pennsylvania 
descent, his paternal grandfather, Abraham Sif- 
ferd, having removed from the Keystone State to 
North Carolina, where he entered six hundred acres 
of land, and there spent his remaining days. He 
had a large family, of whom Paul was among the 
younger. The latter was born in North Carolina 
and there studied medicine under a German phy- 
sician of some note. Upon embarking in the pro- 
fession he opened an office near Salisbury and 
there engaged in practice until his death, in Octo- 
ber, 1893. 

Although not a politician, Dr. Sifferd took a 
deep interest in all matters relative to public af- 
fairs or the advancement of his community. For 
many years he was Judge in court, and also offici- 
ated in a number of responsible local positions. 
In his religious belief he was a Lutheran, and so 
tireless was he in the work of that denomination 
that he was familiarly known as the "saddle horse 
of the synod." He was one of the prime factors 
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and the female seminary at Mt. Pleasant, and was 
also prominently connected with the founding of 
other educational institutions. 

The mother of our subject, who was born in 
North Carolina, bore the maiden name of Marga- 
ret Peeler. She died in 1888, aged seventy-eight 
years. In the family there were eleven children, 
of whom Calvin W. was the youngest to attain to 
years of maturity, and the tenth in order of birth. 
There were five sons, two of whom died in early 
life. The others besides our subject are Miles H., 
who became a professor in a college in South Car- 
olina, and J. L., who studied medicine, but does 
not practice the profession. 

After having received a good elementary edu- 
cation in the common schools, Calvin W. Sifferd 
entered the North Carolina College at Mt. Pleas- 
ant, and completing the course, was graduated in 
1874. Later he entered the Lutheran Theological 
Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa., where, as in the 
college, he took the course in one year less than 
usually required. Having a good physique and 
strong mental endowments, he was able to accom- 
plish much more than was usually attempted by 
students. He was ordained to the ministry by the 
North Carolina Synod, and his first pastorate was 
at Anna, 111., where he remained until June, 1886. 

At that time Rev. Mr. Sifferd was requested by 
the Secretary of the Board of Home Missions to 
come to Newark and take charge of the mission 
that had just been organized. At the time of his 
arrival he found a small organization, without 
any church property and laboring under many 
discouragements. Under his earnest efforts the 
congregation grew in size and interest, and the 
present membership is about one hundred and 
fifty. There have been about three hundred ad- 
missions into the church, but the membership has 
been reduced owing to a large number of remov- 
als from the city. In 1889 they purchased the 
Episcopal Church property, which they now oc- 
cupy. In connection with the church there is a 
flourishing Sunday-school, with an attendance of 
about one hundred and fifty. While this charge 
has required much of Mr. Sifferd's time, thought 
and earnest labor, it has not done so to the entire 
exclusion of other fields of work, and in addition 



to the discourses of Sunday morning and evening, 
he may often be found in neighboring towns on 
Sabbath afternoon, where lie labors with zeal and 
earnestness to win souls to Christ. 

May 1, 1875, Rev. Mr. Sifferd secured an efficient 
helpmate, one who has since been of great assist- 
ance to him in his work, as he was then united in 
marriage with Mary R. Henkel, daughter of Rev. 
D. M. Henkel, D. D. This estimable lady was born 
in Goshen, Ind., received an excellent education 
at Bethlehem, Pa., and at the time of her marriage 
was teacher in a seminary at Mt. Pleasant, N. C. 
The family of which she is a member has long been 
represented in America, its first representatives in 
this country having settled at New Market, Va. 
Her grandfather, Rev. Charles Henkel, and his 
brother, Andrew, were the first members of the 
family who came to Ohio. Both were ministers, 
and their names are inseparably associated with 
the early history of the Lutheran Church in Lick- 
ing County. 

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r~y- EORGE ROBERT BOLEN is a representa- 
V]C tive agriculturist of Hanover Township, 
and owns four hundred and forty acres of 
land lying in the valley of the Rocky Fork. Here 
he has resided for the past sixteen years, his atten- 
tion being largely devoted to the cultivation of 
small fruits. He has a fine peach orchard of ten 
acres, and also the same amount planted to apple 
trees, and portions of each are in a bearing condi- 
tion. The property, which was formerly known 
as the Forge farm, is in some respects a histori- 
cal location, and upon it was built the first grist 
mill in the county. 

The Bolen family traces its lineage to Col. Robert 
"Boiling," who it is believed was at one time col- 
onel under Cromwell, being exiled, as were all the 
officers under that eminent man. This same an- 
cestor married a granddaughter of the Indian 
princess, Pocahontas, a fact of which the descend- 
ants are justly proud. The family was established 
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was represented in the Revolutionary War. Our 
subject's paternal grandfather, Nathaniel Bolen, 
was a Drum-Major in the War of 1812. 

The parents of our subject were Edward and 
Mary (Bowen) Bolen. The latter was a grand- 
daughter of one of the Revolutionary heroes who 
served during the entire period of that conflict, 
being an Orderly-Sergeant. Her father, Thomas 
Bowen, was in the War of 1812. Her mother, 
whose maiden name was Nellie Smith, was a mem- 
ber of one of the P. F. V.'s and was related to 
Governor Smith, of Virginia, who presided over 
the destinies of the state and was a general in the 
Confederate army. Prior to the war he repre- 
sented his district in the United States Congress. 

In the parental family there were fourteen chil- 
dren, of whom John H. was the eldest. He and 
our subject were loyal to the Union during the 
Civil War, as was also the father. John boasts of 
his generalship in evading both armies and re- 
mained at home during the war, pursuing peace- 
ful avocations. Nancy married George Behmand 
lives in Virginia. Frances became the wife of 
Jackson Dwyer and resides in the Old Dominion. 
Thomas was not able-bodied and also did not enter 
active service; he now lives in Virginia. James 
J., who for twenty years has lived in Greene 
County, Ohio, was a soldier in the Seventh Vir- 
ginia Regiment, C. S. A., and was severely wounded 
at Malvern Hill, Va. Tompsey married Mallery 
Thorn hill, and lives in Greene County, Ohio. 
Daniel was conscripted into the rebel army against 
his will, becoming a member of the Seventh Vir- 
ginia Regiment, and died of typhoid fever at Rich- 
mond. G. R., of this notice, is next in order of 
birth; Sarah became the wife of John F. Monroe, 
and died in Licking County, leaving three chil- 
dren, one of whom, Levi G., is now local editor of 
the Times-Recorder, of Zanesville. Eliza, now the 
wife of Joseph Bailey, resides in Springfield, this 
state. Mary married Perry Judd, of Clarke Coun- 
ty, Ohio. Carolina, who became the wife of Sam- 
uel Woodard, makes her home in Virginia. Ad- 
dison and Charles T. are farmers of Clarke Coun- 
ty, Ohio. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Rappa- 
hannock County, Va., February 17, 1841, and grew 



to manhood upon his father's farm. At the time 
of the war he experienced the dangers, inconven- 
ience and financial losses resulting from being lo- 
cated on the border during the great Rebellion. 
The family suffered greatly in loss of property by 
depredations of the armies. The grandfather, who 
was a Democrat up to the secession of Virginia, 
decided that he could no longer affiliate with the 
side in favor of national dissolution and was after- 
ward a Republican. His father, Edward Bolen, 
was a Whig in early life, and became a Republi- 
can on the formation of that party. Our subject 
is also a loyal citizen, and sacrificed considerable 
property in order to get away from the south dur- 
ing the war. 

In his native county, January 17, 1861, Mr. 
Bolen married Mary F. Monroe, a member of a 
prominent Virginia family of German origin and 
distantly related to President James Monroe. Six 
children were born of this union. James L., whose 
birth occurred March 29, 1863, died February 22, 
1873. The others are, Edward F., who was born 
June 16, 1865; Albert H., July 7, 1867; George 
W., October 8, 1869; Mary E., November 17, 1871; 
Emerson A., May 4,' 1874; and Cutie C, May 7, 
1877. Emerson, who is a graduate of the Han- 
over High School, is a promising young man, 
whose poems and prose writings have appeared in 
print; he is now Superintendent of the Hanover 
Methodist Sunday-school and a zealous worker in 
the Christian Endeavor Society, which he has 
served as delegate to the State Convention. Mrs. 
Mary F. Bolen died in February, 1881. Septem- 
ber 19, 1885, Mr. Bolen married Mrs. Julia A. 
(Davis) Ilartuper, and two children bless this un- 
ion, Lottie M., who was born July 30, 1886, and 
Robert P., December 19, 1888. 

In 1864 Mr. Bolen came to Ohio, where he en- 
gaged as a contractor for a time, and afterward 
operated a general store at Hanover for three 
years. Purchasing property in Perry Township, 
he turned his attention to the cultivation of 
peaches, grapes, berries, etc. On selling that place 
he bought the farm where he has since resided. 
In religious belief he and his family are Method- 
ists. Politically, he stands by the Republican 
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of his party for the office of County Commissioner. 
The Democratic majority in this county is usually 
thirteen hundred, but he cut this down to six hun- 
dred, thus showing his popularity as a man, and 
also the recognition of his ability as an official in 
a very important public position. He has been an 
extensive traveler, and was among the enthusiastic 
admirers of President Harrison, who visited at his 
home during his first campaign for the Presidency. 
He has seen all the presidents except Cleveland 
since the time of Lincoln. Socially, he is identi- 
fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
having belonged to a lodge in Newark, with which 
however he is not at present affiliated. 

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WILLIAM H. SCOTT enjoys the distinc- 
tion of having been engaged in busi- 
ness in Newark for a longer period 
than any other citizen of the place. He was born 
here February 21, 1831, being a son of Robert and 
Margaret (Evans) Scott. His paternal grandfa- 
ther, Hugh Scott, was born in Pennsylvania, of 
Scotch-Irish lineage, and as early as 1808 came to 
Licking County, settling in Franklin Township, 
where he cleared a farm in the midst of the sur- 
rounding woods. The two-story log house erected 
by him is still standing as a monument to his pio- 
neer labors. A man of great industry and perse- 
verance, he succeeded in clearing three hundred 
acres, and upon that estate he resided until his 
death, at the age of eighty-eight years. 

The father of our subject was born in Washing- 
ton County, Pa., in 1802, and was one of a family 
that included six sons and four daughters. He 
grew to manhood upon the home farm, and in 
youth learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, at 
which he worked in Newark for some years. He 
died in this city at the age of seventy-eight years. 
His wife, who survived him about nine years, 
passed away at the age of about seventy-five. 
From his service in early manhood as Captain of 
the state militia he gained the title by which he 
was familiarly known. 

In the family of Captain Scott there were six 



children, four of whom attained years of maturity, 
as follows: William H.; George, deceased, formerly 
a prominent business man of Newark; Martha, 
who married W. E. Osborn and lives in Pittsburgh, 
Pa., and Mary, who is unmarried and lives in New- 
ark. The subject of this sketch was a student in 
the common schools in boyhood, and after having 
learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, embarked in 
business in 1852, since which time he has contin- 
ued in the same line. At first his shop was small, 
but the stock was gradually enlarged until finally 
his establishment became the largest in the city. 
He owns considerable real estate, including a fine 
business block and a large livery stable, which he 
rents. 

In 1854 Mr. Scott married Anna Brooks, who 
was born in New York State, reared in Canada, 
and was at the time of her marriage a resident of 
Newark. Politically he stands by the Democratic 
party. He is a man of sterling principles, and has 
attained his present position, both socialty and in 
business circles, by the qualities of heart and mind 
which have endeared him to his associates and 
brought him the good-will of his fellow-citizens. 
Socially he is a thirty-second degree Mason, be- 
longing to the blue lodge, chapter, council and 
commandery at Newark, and the consistory at Cin- 
cinnati. Commencing in business poor, he has 
made every dollar of his present possessions by in- 
dustry and good judgment in investments. He is 
a Director in the Newark Savings Bank, and owns 
several residences in the city. An intelligent and 
broad-minded man, it is hardly necessary to add 
that he keeps posted on the leading subjects of the 
day, and has contributed his full quota toward the 
advancement of the city of which he has been a 
life-long- resident. 



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WILLIAM W. EARHAET. Old almost 
as the eternal hills, is the saying that 
the "angel death loves a shining 
mark." It was his when he claimed Mr. Earhart, 
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many years a resident of Hanover Township, he 
was here born September 19, 1824, and here, after 
a lingering illness of several years, his eyes closed 
in death, December 5, 1890. The place of his birth 
was only about a half-mile distant from the place 
of his death, and having spent so many years of 
his life in this locality, he was well known by the 
citizens and universally esteemed for his noble 
qualities of heart and mind. 

The father of our subject, John B. Earhart, re- 
moved from Hagerstown, Md., to Licking County, 
Ohio, and settled on a tract of land adjoining the 
old Stanbery farm in Madison Township. He was 
a boat Captain, and at an early age our subject 
learned to drive on his father's boat before there 
were any railroads in Newark or the vicinity. 
Later he became Captain of a boat owned by James 
Smith, of Newark, after which he bought the "C. 
Delano" and "Walter Smith," and for a period of 
twenty-five years his principal occupation was that 
of freighting at all points along the Ohio Canal, 
from Cleveland to Portsmouth. 

In June, 1857, Mr. Earhart married Miss Susan 
C, daughter of George Lynn, and sister of the late 
William Lynn, at one time Treasurer of Muskin- 
gum County. In the fall of 1857 Captain Earhart 
moved to Adair County, Mo., near the present site 
of Kirksville, and purchased a farm. After a so- 
journ of one year there he returned to Newark. 
In the spring of 1863 he purchased a boat of James 
Smith and resumed canal boating, which he fol- 
lowed until the fall of 1865, when he quit the 
business permanently. He then purchased the 
Williams tavern, six miles east of Newark, where 
he kept an inn and farmed until 1872. Disposing 
of the property he purchased a part of the Colonel 
Hollister estate, near Hanover, and building a 
house, made it his home until death. 

During a long period of service as a member of 
the Board of Education, Captain Earhart was in- 
fluential in establishing and organizing the Han- 
over public schools. He served in a like capacity 
while living in Madison Township, and also filled 
the position of Trustee of that township. He was 
a Republican in a Democratic township, but his 
peculiar fitness and ability secured his election, 
notwithstanding the fact that he represented the 



minority party. He was a member of the Pioneer 
Society of Licking County. Possessing a reten- 
tive memory, he took great delight in narrating 
various incidents of his eventful career. In his 
death an honored and patriotic citizen was lost, 
but he left to his descendants an untarnished name 
more precious than great riches. 

The Captain was the third son in a family of 
seven children. His brother, Abram, seventy-four 
years of age, resides in Kirksville, Mo., and his sis- 
ter, Mary A., who was born June 30, 1832, is liv- 
ing so far as known. His wife, who still makes 
her home on the old farm, is a native of Hardy 
County, Va., and was born September 6, 1832. 
Orphaned at the age of twelve years, she came 
about that time to Ohio with a brother and sister, 
settling with them in Muskingum County. 

Ten children were born to Captain and Mrs. 
Earhart, of whom seven are living and three de- 
ceased. The eldest, William Henry, a fruit grower 
and farmer of Lexington, Richland Count}', Ohio, 
also serving as Postmaster and Justice of the Peace, 
married Miss Hnttie R. Higgins, of Hanover; he is 
a native of Adair County, Mo., born June 20, 1858. 
Julia Belle, who was born October 21, 1860, in 
Licking County, became the wife of Z. T. Dum- 
bauld, and died at Lock 17, Tuscarawas County; 
George W., who was born in Muskingum County, 
in January, 1863, died at the age of one year, six 
months and two days; Nellie Grant, who was born 
December 30, 1864, died aged twelve years, seven 
months and twenty-six days; Annie Sherman was 
born February 8, 1867, and was so named on ac- 
count of having been born on General Sherman's 
birthday, and received his photograph and auto- 
graph in acknowledgment; Carrie Randall was born 
May 10, 1869; Mary Margaret, September 19, 1871; 
Charles Edward, December 14, 1873; Grace Adelle, 
January 2, 1877, and Bettie Lynn, June 17, 1879. 
With the exception of the eldest son and George 
W., the children were born in Licking County. 
Mary M. was married September 19, 1893, to Ed- 
ward Nussbaum, and resides at Lock 17, Tuscara- 
was Count}'. The others are under the parental 
roof. Charles Edward, the only son at home, 
operates the farm, being assisted by his mother's 
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superior intelligence and ability. Carrie and Mary 
are graduates of the high school at Hanover, which 
the other children also attended. William, Annie, 
Carrie and Mary have successfully engaged in 
teaching; Gracie is now (1894) entering the senior 
year in the Hanover High School. The family is 
one of high social standing, and the young people 
are very popular in this community. 



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OLOMON C. SMITH. A traveler in Mary 
Ann Township would note with pleasure 
the evidences of prosperity to be seen upon 
the farm where Mr. Smith and his family make 
their home. The estate comprises one hundred and 
fourteen acres, the natural advantages of which 
have been increased by careful management. A 
complete line of farm buildings may here be seen, 
and the most casual observer will note that they 
are substantial and conveniently located. Our 
subject having retired from active manual labor, 
the land is tilled by his son, John Ira, a capable 
and energetic young man. 

The parents of the subject of this notice were Ad- 
na and Phoebe A. (Carpenter) Smith, both of whom 
were natives of Orange County, N. Y., the former 
born May 16, 1797, and the latter February 4, 1800. 
In the fall of 1846 they removed to Licking County 
and located upon the farm now occupied by our 
subject. At that time the land had been partly 
improved and placed under cultivation, but there 
still remained considerable pioneer work for the 
family to do. Adna Smith and his good wife were 
the parents of eleven children. Of that number 
five are now living, four in Ohio and one in Mis- 
souri. Concerning their life record we note the 
following: 

Joseph II., who was born June 2, 1823, married, 
became the father of one child, Mary J., and died 
in Licking County August 7, 1875. Julia Ann 
was born September 10, 1825, and died December 
12, 1839. Our subject, the next in order of birth, 
was born in Orange County, N. Y., Ma} r 14, 1827. 



Mary Elizabeth was born June 27, 1829, and died 
August 10, 1831. Elijah F., who was born May 1, 
1831, died at the age of forty-one years, leaving a 
wife but no children. Abigail J. is the wife of 
Charles Wilkin, whose sketch appears on another 
page of this volume. John O, a farmer in Mary 
Ann Township, married Charlotte A. Beabout, who 
died leaving two sons; later he married Rebecca J. 
Raynor, by whom he has twin daughters. Daniel 
Albert, who was born October 26, 1837, is a jewel- 
er at Pierce City, Mo., and is married. Eliza A. 
was born September 14, 1839, and died December 
5, 1847. Emily was born January 24, 1842, and 
died June 29, 1872. Amy, whose birth occurred 
October 24, 1844, married David Layman and 
lives in Washington Township, Licking County. 

Concerning the next to the youngest child of 
the family it is related that when a child she was 
greatly troubled with asthma. She was told that 
if she would put a lock of her hair in a tree with- 
out the knowledge of any other person, she would 
be cured of her ailment. Accordingly she secured 
an auger and bored a hole into an oak tree, plac- 
ing in the hole a lock of her hair and plugging up 
the hole. About forty years afterward, and twen- 
ty-five years after she had passed from earth, the 
tree was cut down by a nephew of Mrs. Smith, 
and in splitting it up, the hair was found in an ex- 
cellent state of preservation. This relic was ex- 
hibited to the writer and is carefully treasured in 
the family Bible. 

Upon the farm where he now lives our subject 
has resided since the age of nineteen with the ex- 
ception of twenty-four years. For many years he 
has had the cheerful and efficient assistance, in all 
his undertakings, of his estimable wife, whom he 
married August 26, 1850. Miss Clarinda Mulock, 
as she was known in maidenhood, was born April 
1, 1829, and is the daughter of William and Han- 
nah (Hawkins) Mulock, natives of Minisink, Or- 
ange County, N. Y., where she was born. Jesse 
Mulock, the grandfather of Mrs. Smith, came from 
Ireland with his parents when he was six years old, 
landing at New York when that city was a small 
village. He there grew to manhood, and married 
Am}' Raynor, after which they settled at Minis- 
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from whom lie bought his land. He was success- 
ful, became quite wealthy, and reared a large fam- 
ily, of whom William, the father of Mrs. Smith, 
was the youngest. She was one of four children 
born of her father's first marriage, her mother dy- 
ing at the age of twenty-six. The other children 
were, Mary Jane, who died in childhood; Lewis, 
who passed away at the age of twenty-six, and 
Samuel, who resides at Junction City, Perry Coun- 
ty, Ohio. 

For his second wife Mr. Mulock married Harriet 
Eliza Raynor, who bore him ten children, eight of 
whom are living at this writing (1894). Squire, 
the eldest, was a soldier in the Union army during 
the Civil War, and was seriously wounded in an 
engagement. He was one of the number of Union 
soldiers who scaled the walls at Charleston and 
charged the rebels with bayonets. He is now a 
resident of Franklin County, Ohio. The others 
are, Julia Ann, Harriet Eliza, Doc, Jesse, John, 
Chauncy and George, all of whom live in Missouri. 
The mother of this family died about six years 
ago, while the father passed away at the home of 
our subject in 1879. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born four chil- 
dren, the eldest of whom, Mary Jane, was born 
May 26, 1851, and died on the 14th of July the 
same year. John Ira, whose birth occurred Octo- 
ber 10, 1853, married Miss Ruth Davis, who died 
seven years after their wedding, leaving one son, 
Angus Garfield; as his second wife he chose Lillie 
May Strawsnyder, who was born in Perry County, 
this state, her parents having come there from 
Pennsylvania. This union is blessed by one son, 
Ulysses Eugene. Laura Ellen, who was born 
March 2, 1858, married Miles O. Weakly, and they 
with their son Arthur live upon a farm in Mary 
Ann Township; Emma Florence, who was born 
June 22, 1861, died September 3, 1879. 

At the marriage of his daughter, Mr. Smith pre- 
sented her with a farm of one hundred and fifty 
acres. It has always been his desire to give his 
children every advantage possible, and as a result 
of his care and his wife's training they are honored 
citizens and respected by all who know them. Po- 
litically our subject is a Republican, and supports 
the principles laid down by that party at every 



election. He is a worthy member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, as are also his family. Mrs. 
Smith is an amiable woman, capable of making and 
retaining friends, and looking well to the ways of 
her household. To her husband she is all that a 
good wife can be, and to her neighbors she is a 
kind friend. Their pleasant home is often visited 
by their many friends, who are attracted hither by 
the genial courtesy of the host and pleasant man- 
ners of the hostess. 



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0HARLES E. MOORE, contractor and build- 
er, and dealer in coal, is numbered among 
the progressive and efficient business men 
of Newark, where he has resided since 1887. 
While he has made his home in this city for a com- 
paratively brief period, he has already gained a 
substantial position among its solid business men, 
and by the uniform reliability of his transactions 
and his integrity of character has gained the con- 
fidence of the people with whom he associates. 

A native of West Virginia, our subject was born 
in Jefferson County, November 2, 1855. His par- 
ents were James and Susan (Colclasier) Moore, 
both natives of Virginia, in which state their en- 
tire lives were passed, the former dying in 1863, 
and the latter in 1886. Charles E. received a fair 
common-school education in the home locality. At 
the age of eighteen he began to learn the carpen- 
ter's trade, at which he served a regular apprentice- 
ship, and has since almost continuously worked at 
his trade. In 1881 he visited Newark, spending a 
couple of weeks in this city, after which he went 
to Columbus, Ohio, and for one year was in the 
employ of the Hocking Valley Railway Company. 
At the expiration of that time Mr. Moore em- 
barked in business as a contractor and builder, in 
which he engaged successfully at Columbus until 
1887, and since then has been similarly occupied 
at Newark. He makes a specialty of the erection 
of private residences, and those which he has 
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ficiency. In September of 1891 he opened a coal 
office at No. 1 18 Clinton Street, where he has since 
conducted an increasing trade. Socially he identi- 
fied with the Woodmen of the World. In his po- 
litical views, while not a strong partisan, he is firm 
in his allegiance to the principles of the Repub- 
lican party. 

November 26, 1891, occurred the marriage of 
Charles E. Moore and Miss Ida In low, a native of 
Newark, where the wedding was solemnized. She 
is the daughter of Asbury and Nettie Inlow, both 
of whom were born in Ohio, and is an accom- 
plished and cultured young lady, who is highly 
regarded in social circles. As a citizen Mr. Moore 
is public-spirited, as a neighbor accommodating, 
and as a friend kind and thoughtful. To a 
marked degree he enjoys the confidence of the 
community. His success may be attributed to his 
industry, perseverance and sound business sagac- 
ity. 

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JOHN S. EDMAN. As one of the number 
whose energy and ability have contributed 
to the development of the material resources 
of Licking County, we present the name and 
life record of this representative agriculturist of 
Burlington Township. Though not at present ac- 
tively engaged in the tilling of the soil (usually 
renting his land on shares), he still maintains 
a general supervision of his property, and finds 
sufficient to engage his attention in the oversight 
of his extensive interests. In addition to the oc- 
cupation of a farmer he has also been a veterinary 
surgeon during most of his active years, and 
though not a graduate of any school, has always 
been very successful in the treatment of the vari- 
ous ailments of stock. 

Born April 11, 1826, about one mile from his 
present home, Mr. Edman is thoroughly identified 
with the history of this part of the Buckeye State. 
His paternal grandfather, Samuel Edman, who was 
a German by birth, settled in Virginia on coming 
to this country, and thence came to Licking 



County in 1812, locating on a portion of the farm 
now owned by our subject. The mother of John 
S., known in maidenhood as Mary Stephens, was 
born near Dublin, Ireland, and came to America 
an orphan when about seven years old. In Bur- 
lington Township, Licking County, she became the 
wife of John Edman about 1816, and their family 
consisted of the following-named children: Nathan 
C, Dolly, Nancy, Samuel L., John S., Milton L., 
William C. and Mary Ann. John S., William C. 
and Mary Ann are all that are known to be liv- 
ing, William C. being a farmer in Burlington Town- 
ship, and Mary A. living with a niece in Homer. 
When last heard of, Samuel was living in Okla- 
homa Territory. 

The boyhood days of our subject were passed on 
the home farm. The schoolhouse in which he 
gained the rudiments of his education was a typ- 
ical pioneer " temple of learning." There was no 
floor save mother earth. Light was admitted 
through greased paper placed in the wall where 
a piece of log had been cut out for the purpose. 
The pupils sat on slab or puncheon benches, and 
conned their lessons from text books as crude as 
their surroundings. While the information ob- 
tained under these circumstances was meagre, it 
has since been increased by close observation and 
thoughtful reading of good literature. 

December 15, 1854, Mr. Edman married Miss 
Huldah Vance, who was born in Knox County, 
Ohio, January 29, 1833, being a daughter of Jacob 
Vance. Their family consists of the following- 
named children: James S., Mary C, Lewis L., 
Loyal O, Ida B., Dona Inez, Thomas P. and Jose- 
phine Adell. Of these, James, Loyal and Lewis 
are married; Ida B. is a school teacher, having pre- 
pared for the profession at Hartford Normal School, 
whence she went to Yellow Springs and from there 
to Pataskala; Dona is a dressmaker. The children 
are all well educated, refined and energetic, consti- 
tuting a family of which their parents may well be 
proud. 

Upon political questions Mr. Edman has decided 
views, and while he has voted with both of the 
old parties, he cannot endorse the principles of 
either. He has never been identified with any se- 
cret organization, in fact, is opposed to such so- 



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cieties. With his wife he holds membership in the 
Christian Church in Knox County. His farm con- 
sists of two hundred acres, devoted to the raising 
of cereals and improved with substantial build- 
ings. Mrs. Edman also owns a small farm. They 
are highly esteemed throughout this community, 
and have the friendship of all who know them. 



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JAMES L. SINSABAUGH. One of the leading 
business enterprises of TJtica is that con- 
ducted by the firm of Sinsabaugh it McCon- 
nell, of which the subject of this sketch is a 
i»ember. They are among the leading contractors 
and builders of the city, and are also the owners 
and proprietors of a planing-mill and a sawmill, 
their ventures in various lines having been most 
successful. To their energy and skillful manage- 
ment is due in no small degree the development of 
the material resources of the place. 

A native of Ohio, the subject of this sketch was 
born in Fairfield County, September 11, 1852, 
being a son of George and Elizabeth (McCray) 
Sinsabaugh, of whom further reference is made on 
another page of this volume. His father, a man of 
broad learning and deep piety, was for many years 
a minister of the Gospel, and also operated the 
farm which he owned. Upon the home place the 
early years of our subject were passed and in the 
common school Jie gained a fair education, to 
which he has later added by studious habits, close 
observation and thoughtful reading. 

At the age of eighteen years Mr. Sinsabaugh 
commenced to work at the trade of a carpenter 
and soon joined his brother, with whom he worked. 
In 1871 he came to Utica, where for eight years 
he followed his chosen occupation. In 1879 he 
became a member of the firm of Sinsabaugh, Mc- 
Connell & Co., which has since conducted a large 
and profitable business. Of this firm his brother 
David A. was also a member; the latter has gained 
considerable note as the patentee of the invincible 
opera chair, an invention that is becoming favor- 



ably known in the markets of the country. In the 
spring of 1893 David A. Sinsabaugh sold his in- 
terest to his partners and the firm became Sinsa- 
baugh & McConnell. 

The lady who in 1891 became the wife of Mr. 
Sinsabaugh was formerly Miss Elzena Johnson and 
was born in Knox County, Ohio, being a daughter 
of Henry Johnson. Two children bless the union, 
Leslie and an infant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. 
Sinsabaugh worship in the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which they are active workers, and to 
the support of which they are liberal contributors. 
In his political views he is a Republican and upon 
the ticket of that party was elected to the position 
of Trustee of Washington Township, but not 
caring for public office, he resigned at the expira- 
tion of his first year of service. He supports all 
measures originated for the promotion of the best 
interests of the town and count3 r , and Utica has no 
citizen more public-spirited than he. 



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JOHN N. STONE, M. D., of Hanover, though 
one of the youngest physicians and surgeons 
of the county, alread3' commands a large and 
rapidly increasing field of practice and skill- 
fully handles the cases entrusted to his care. He 
is a native of Madison Township, Licking County, 
and was born January 2, 1869, to Evan P. and 
Lavina (Morgan) Stone. The family of which he 
is a member is noted for longevity; his paternal 
grandmother drowned herself at the age of ninety- 
three, while the paternal grandfather attained the 
great age of one hundred and five. Both were 
probably natives of Maryland. 

The father of our subject was born in George- 
town, Md. (now D. C), December 16, 1816, and 
during the most of his active life followed the 
mercantile business. He was three times married, 
his first wife being Mary A. Wickham, while his 
second union was with Margaret Thompson. His 
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while by his second marriage he had two pairs of 
twins. Our subject is a son of the third marriage, 
which resulted in the birth of three children. Evan 
P., Jr., was born September 14, 1863, married Miss 
Mattie Vandenbark, a native of Hanover Township, 
and is now an employe of the Columbus, Hocking 
& Shawnee Railway Company at Columbus. Eva, 
who was born May 20, 1868, is a teacher of music 
and lives with her mother in Hanover. 

Some years before the birth of our subject, Evan 
P. Stone came to Ohio. During the war he spec- 
ulated largely in salt, from which he realized 
handsome returns. Social^' he was a prominent 
Mason and Odd Fellow. Though somewhat lack- 
ing in educational attainments, he was a man of 
excellent business ability. His speculations in 
grain and produce were generally successful from 
a financial point. A genial, whole-souled man, 
his benefactions were so large and his generosity 
so unlimited that, though having accumulated a 
large property in lands, flouring mills, etc., he 
died a comparatively poor man. 

After gaining the rudiments of his education in 
the public schools of Clay Lick, our subject entered 
the Hanover graded schools and in 1887 was grad- 
uated from the high school of this village. For 
one year prior to finishing.the course, he engaged 
in teaching, meanwhile also carrying on his stud- 
ies, and he continued to teach for four years after 
graduation. The high school course at this place 
is thorough, including three years of Latin, the 
higher mathematics, general history, botany, book- 
keeping, etc. 

While teaching, our subject commenced to read 
medicine alone, and afterward continued his stud- 
ies in the office of Dr. Lisle, later was with Dr. 
Hamilton, and subsequently with Dr. Alexander. 
In 1889 he entered upon a three years' course in 
medicine at the Starling Medical College of Colum- 
bus, Ohio, and was graduated in 1892 with a high 
standing in his class. Leaving college, he entered 
upon the practice of his profession in his home 
town, Hanover, the following day. Here he has 
built up an excellent practice, exceeding his own 
highest expectations. 

June 8, 1892, Dr. Stone married Miss Hallie, 
daughter of Jasper and Frances (Lane) Welsh, 



the former a farmer of Muskingum County. Her 
mother dying when she was small, Mrs. Stone then 
went to live with her maternal grandparents, under 
whose roof she grew to womanhood. She is an 
intellectual aud accomplished lady, and engaged 
in teaching for some years prior to her marriage. 
Of her father's family there are four sous and two 
daughters now living, viz.: Louis, John, Minnie, 
Hallie, Miles and Harry. In her religious con- 
nections she is identified with the Presbyterian 
Church. 

Politically the Doctor is an active Republican 
and votes and works for the principles of the party. 
Socially he is a member of New Home Lodge No. 
338, A. F. & A. M., at Hanover. In his profession 
he has attained a reputation for skill and ability 
which many older practitioners might justly envy. 



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(~y- EORGE MARKLEY, an influential citizen 
Vjf of Newark, succeeded in business J. V. 
Burner <fe Co. in 1859, and 1880 added un- 
dertaking to the furniture, since which time he 
has conducted a lucrative and extensive trade in 
both lines. He is a native of Pennsylvania and 
was born in Lancaster County, December 18, 1825, 
to John and Sarah (Reeder) Markley, also natives 
of the Keystone State. The father was born in 
Lancaster in 1786, and in youth learned the trades 
of carpenter and cabinet-maker. In 1830 he came 
to Ohio, where two years later his wife passed 
away. 

The parents of our subject had a family of 
twelve children, six of whom were living at the 
time of the death of the mother. These were, 
Mary, who married Michael Halm and lives in 
Columbus, Ohio; Lydia, formerly the wife of Ben- 
jamin Monett, of Columbus, Ohio, but who died 
in 1845; our subject; John and Isaac (twins), the 
former of whom died in Columbus, while the lat- 
ter resides in Cleveland; and Louise, who married 
Mr. Townsend, and died in Franklin County, Ohio. 
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Columbiana and Franklin Counties, and in 1859 
came to Newark, where he died in 1874, aged 
eighty-eight years. 

After the death of the mother, which occurred 
in Franklin County, the children were placed in 
the care of different families to be reared. Our 
subject became a member of the family of Nelson 
Shannon, a farmer of that countj', with whom he 
remained until eighteen years old, meanwhile at- 
tending the district schools in the winter. In re- 
turn for his services on the farm he received his 
board and clothes. On commencing to learn his 
trade he became an apprentice of his brother-in- 
law, Mr. Halm, who paid him $20 the first year, 
$30 the second, and #50 the third. Afterward he 
did journeyman work in various towns in Ohio. 

Coming to Newark in 1859, Mr. Markley em- 
barked in business ou a small scale, his stock being 
valued at $500. For some time he rented a store 
room, which however was destroyed by fire in 
1866. He then purchased a lot and built his pres- 
ent business house. This is a three-story brick 
structure, 20x80, in which he carries a complete 
assortment of furniture, including all the most 
modern designs. As a business man he displays a 
wise sagacity and keen discrimination, while his 
genial courtesy brings him the esteem of his cus- 
tomers. 

At No. 116 North Third Street stands au ele- 
gant brick residence, which is the home of Mr. 
Markley and his family. His wife, whom he mar- 
ried in 1864, was born in this city and is a daugh- 
ter of the late Samuel Wilson, who for some time 
conducted a harness shop in Newark. His daugh- 
ter, Miss Helen, received excellent advantages in 
her girlhood and was fitted by training at home 
and in the schools for the charge of a home of 
her own. She is an accomplished lady, highly es- 
teemed in social circles, though her aspirations 
center in her home and in the welfare of her hus- 
band and her child. A son and daughter blessed 
the union, but the former, Charles by name, died 
at the age of five years. Queen is at home. So- 
cially, Mr. Markley is a member of the Improved 
Order of Red Men, and has attained the thirty- 



second degree in Masonry. Politically, he is a Re- 
publican, and has served as a member of the City 
Council. At the present time he is a Trustee of 
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 



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WILLIAM TUCKER, a resident of Gratiot 
where he is extensively engaged in the 
manufacture of tile, was born June 11, 
1841, and is the second son of Stephen R. and 
Sarah Tucker, of whom further mention is made on 
another page of this volume. He enjoyed the ad- 
vantages of the common schools and acquired a good 
knowledge of the elementary branches of science. 
His earl j' childhood years were passed upon a farm, 
but at the age of fourteen years he was apprenticed 
to the carpenter's trade, of which he acquired a 
thorough knowledge, being thus employed until 
the opening of the Rebellion. Since the war, how- 
ever, he has done but little in that line. 

The war record of Mr. Tucker is worthj r of es- 
pecial mention. He is one of the valiant defend- 
ers of the Old Flag, to whom we are indebted for 
the preservation of the Union. On the 2d of May, 
1864, his name was enrolled as a member of Com- 
pany B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio In- 
fantry, and he was assigned to duty at North 
Mountain, W. Va., where the regiment was scat- 
tered along the Baltimore <fc Ohio Railroad as 
guards. While thus employed Companies B and 
F were captured, Jul}' 3, 1864, by the rebel Gener- 
al Early. From North Mountain they were taken 
to Lynchburg, and eventually to the stockade at 
Andersonville, where they remained about three 
months. 

All the horrors of that prison pen Mr. Tucker 
fully experienced, and can bear witness to the fact 
that the accounts published of the treatment to 
which the prisoners were there subjected have not 
been exaggerated. He drank of the far-famed 
"Providential spring " in Andersonville, and says 
it is a veritable fact that pure, cold water gushed 
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ground. After three months of suffering in An- 
dersonville, he was removed to Charleston, where 
the Union officers who were prisoner were placed 
on the fortifications as hostages to prevent the Un- 
ion batteries from shelling the city. After a two 
weeks' stay there, he was taken to Florence, where 
he was kept in prison about four months. 

When the orders for removal came, the prison- 
ers did not know that they were to be returned to 
the Union lines, but thought they were to be trans- 
ferred to another prison. Their joy was unbound- 
ed when they saw the blue coats and the Old Flag 
as they approached Wilmington, N. C. There they 
were paroled and turned over to the Government. 
Mr. Tucker was mustered out of the service March 
12, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. He returned to his 
wife and two daughters in Gratiot, but was greatly 
enfeebled in health as result of his prison suffer- 
ings. As a partial compensation for loss of health, 
he is in receipt of a small pension from the Gov- 
ernment. 

November 2, 1885, Mr. Tucker was bereaved by 
the death of his wife. They had become the par- 
ents of four children. Mary I., who was born 
September 25, 1860, married John C. Watch, now 
deceased; she passed awa}' February 17, 1893, 
leaving one child, Ethel, who lives with her 
grandfather. Allie L., born November 21, 1862, 
married William M. Smart, became the mother of 
three children, and died July 6, 1891. Walter E. 
was born February 25, 1865, and was killed No- 
vember 16, 1892, on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- 
road, of which he was an employe at that time. 
Frank G. was born August 27, 1868, and is em- 
ployed by the Newark Machine Company of Co- 
lumbus. 

The second marriage of Mr. Tucker took place 
August 18, 1887, at which time Miss Bytha A. 
Varner, daughter of Isaac Varner, late of this 
county, became his wife. This union has resulted 
in the birth of one child, Edna May. Mr. Tucker 
is extensively engaged in the manufacture of tile, 
for which he finds a ready sale. He manufactures 
the various sizes from two to ten inches. In po- 
litical matters he is active and energetic, and since 
the war has been a stanch Republican. For twenty 
. years or more he has been a member of the Meth- 



odist Episcopal Church, and gives of his means to 
the support of the Gospel and all religious and 
benevolent enterprises undertaken by his church. 
Socially he belongs to Hamilton Post No. 311, G. 
A. R., in which he has served in various official 
capacities and has been Commander one term. 



THOMAS SIMPSON. Success is the creature 
of energy and tact. Men may sometimes 
blunder into fortune, but unless they pos- 
sess sterling qualities, the sequel to their lives is 
apt to prove that they were unworthily intrusted 
with great advantages. Opportunities come to 
every man, but only a few seize them and rise with 
them to success. It is not because their opportu- 
nities are greater, but that they possess the qualities 
which in all ages have been recognized as masters 
of success, and by which they are enabled to take 
advantage of that 

"Tide in the affairs of men 
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 
Neglected, all the voyage of their lives 
Is bound in shallows and in miseries." 

These truths have been happily expressed in the 
saying that "every man is the architect of his own 
fortune." Such may with justice be said of Thomas 
Simpson, a well known business man of Newark 
and for many years proprietor of the Simpson 
Foundry. He began a poor boy and for some 
time was in the employ of others, but he possessed 
the energy and ability that almost invariably bring 
to their owner a large measure of success. He was 
born in Yorkshire, England, July 20, 1829, and in 
1841 accompanied the family to America, where in 
his father's foundry he learned the trade of a 
moulder. After the family returned to Newark 
from Somerset he worked in foundries in various 
cities. 

After the death of his father our subject again 
worked in the foundry, and with his brothers con- 
tinued the business. At present he is the sole pro- 
prietor and through his efforts he has enlarged the 
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the concern. This is one of the oldest foundries 
in the state and is at present located on West Main 
Street, where Mr. Simpson erected the necessary 
buildings. He makes a specialty of custom work 
and enjoys the confidence of business men through- 
out the state. 

In 1859, Mr. Simpson married Miss Nancy, 
daughter of John and Sarah (Yates) Gardner, and 
they are the parents of six children, namely: 
Joseph, a moulder in Camden, N. J.; Alice, a 



teacher in the Newark public schools; John, Cora, 
Francis and Walter. The family residence was 
built by Mr. Simpson and is situated near the 
foundry, making it convenient for him. While he 
is not interested in politics, he is well informed 
upon the great issues of the age, and is loyal to the 
Government under whose protection he has spent 
the most of his life. His belief religiously is in 
sympathy with the doctrines of the Baptist Church 
and he is identified with that denomination. 





E. S. BROWN, M. D. 



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A Endymion S. Brown, M. D. $ 
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T~"> NDYMION 8. BROWN, M. D. In modern 
1^ C) times the number of gentlemen who, begin- 
ning without capital, have gained wealth 
and influence is so large that such cases have ceased 
to be remarkable. The qualifications, however, nec- 
essary to bring about such success have never 
ceased to be worthy of our admiration. The gen- 
tleman whose name introduces this sketch is one 
of the number of progressive, skillful physicians 
to whom success has come as the result of un- 
wearied application. Without money or influen- 
tial friends he started out in life and for some 
time taught school in order to secure the funds 
necessary to complete his collegiate education. 
Through devotion to his profession he has gained 
success. 

The family of which Dr. Brown is a member 
was long identified with the history of Virginia, 
where his paternal ancestors were owners of plan- 
tations and slaves. His grandfather, who owned a 
distillery, also had a large plantation in Fauquier 
County, Va., and owned sixty slaves. Besides 
these occupations he operated two flour mills, con- 
veying the flour as well as the whiskey from his 
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distillery by means of two six-horse wagons to 
Alexandria, Va., whence they were shipped to Eng- 
land. He was accustomed to take a horse-back ride 
every day, and on one of these trips he was thrown 
from the horse and killed. When his will was read 
it was found that he had freed all his slaves, giv- 
ing to those who were married $200 and a horse, 
while the unmarried men and women each received 
$175. 

Endymion Southard Brown, the only son of 
Archibald W. and Rebecca Brown, was born in 
Perry town, Licking County, Ohio, December 13, 
1840. His preliminary education was acquired in 
the district schools. In 1859 he was a student in 
the West Carlisle Academy, and the following 3'ear 
he entered Granville College. After completing 
his studies in that institution he commenced the 
study of medicine, and in 1869 was graduated from 
the Cleveland Medical College. During the same 
year he opened an office at Pataskaln, Ohio. 

On the 1st of April, 1871, the Doctor came to 
Newark, where he soon became known for his skill 
in the diagnosis of difficult cases, as well as an expert 
pathologist. Through strict attention to his pro- 



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fession, as well as unremitting energy, genial man- 
ners and thorough honesty, he succeeded in build- 
ing up a large practice. He was one of the first 
members of the Licking County Medical Society 
and served as its Secretary, also as a delegate to 
the State Medical Society which convened at Put- 
in-Bay, near Sandusky, Ohio. For several years he 
was physician and surgeon for the city, township 
and county, and he served as physician to the Board 
of Health for four years. All of these offices he filled 
with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of 
the public. 

May 16, 1872, the Doctor married Miss Mary 
Shaw Roe, daughter of Dr. Thomas H. Roe, of New- 
ark, and they are the parents of one child, a daugh- 
ter, Emma Northover. Mrs. Brown was born at 
Hazlewood, near Newark, June 6, 1848. Her pa- 
rents, natives of England, emigrated to this coun- 
try in 1837, and from Cleveland journeyed to 
Newark on one of the Ohio canal packet boats. In 
this city her father read medicine, and in 1840 was 
graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, 
Philadelphia. For about two years after gradu- 
ating he was assistant, to the professor of surgery. 
While in Philadelphia he was elected a member of 
several of the most prominent medical societies of 
the city. He received diplomas from the Phil- 
adelphia School of Anatomy, the Physicians' Hos- 
pital and the Philadelphia Military School. From 
Philadelphia he returned to Newark and com- 
menced the practice of medicine. However, he 
was better known as a surgeon than a physician, 
having evinced a fondness for surgery from the 
beginning of his studies. He gradually rose to 
eminence as an operative surgeon and was favor- 
ably known throughout central Ohio as a skillful 
and safe operator. 

Dr. Brown is one of a family of three children 
that grew to maturity, Endymion S., Mary Frances 
and Lucy Ellen. The family is of English ex- 
traction, Grandfather Brown having emigrated to 
this country from England. The Doctor's father 
was born in Virginia, while his mother was a na- 
tive of Newark, Ohio, her parents having come 
hither from New Jersey and Pennsylvania and her 
grandparents having emigrated to America from 
Scotland and England. Archibald Wilson Brown 



and his wife were members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church for more than a half-century, and in 
looking back over the family history we find in all 
the representatives the loftiest principles of honor 
applied to the discharge of important official func- 
tions. 



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MRS. EMELINE C. MOUNT, wife of Peter 
Mount, and a resident of Granville Town- 
ship, is a native of the Green Mountain 
State. She was born in Corinth, Orange County, 
February 27, 1820, being a daughter of James and 
Emeline (Slaughter) Brown, who came to Licking 
County in 1837 and settled in Liberty Township, 
where they spent the remainder of their days. 
Under the instruction and guidance of her father, 
who was a school teacher, our subject received a 
liberal education, and after coming to Ohio was 
for four years successfully engaged in teaching. 

January 5, 1842, Miss Emeline C. Brown be- 
came the wife of John C. Johnson, who was born 
in New Jersey and died in Licking County July 
7, 1874. The only child born of this union died 
in infancy. On the 30th of January, 1876, Mrs. 
Johnson was united in marriage with Peter Mount, 
who was born in Monmouth County, N. J., Octo- 
ber 8, 1819. Ou coming to this state he settled in 
St. Alban's Township, Licking County, whence he 
removed a few years ago to his present home in 
Granville Township. He has been three times 
married. His first union was with Miss Gertrude 
Jobes, and they became the parents of seven chil- 
dren, only three of whom are now living, Samuel, 
Richard and Charles. After the death of Mrs. Ger- 
trude Mount he married Mrs. Harris. 

The political questions of the age receive from 
Mr. Mount due attention and he gives his support 
to the principles advocated by the Republican 
party. In religious belief he is a Baptist. His life 
has been that of a quiet, industrious and unosten- 
tatious farmer, who has endeavored to do unto 
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only has he trained his sons by example and pre- 
cept for honorable careers, but he has also assisted 
them financially, and although he has given each of 
them a good start in life still retains a sufficient 
amount to render his home comfortable in his de- 
clining days. 

Mrs. Mount is a member of the Methodist 
Church and is a sincere Christian lady, who de- 
lights in doing good and is a friend to all worthy 
and deserving enterprises. She has exceeded the 
allotted age of three-score years and ten, and is 
still in the enjoyment of excellent health, with in- 
tellect unimpaired by the flight of time. For her 
many acts of kindness she is loved, honored and 
trusted by the people of the county where she has 
so long resided. 



BURTON CASE. As a representative of 
the native-born citizens of Licking County 
who have spent their entire lives upon the 
farms they still cultivate, we present the name of 
Mr. Case, the well known resident of Granville. 
Upon his farm, consisting of four hundred and 
twenty-five acres, he engages in raising the various 
cereals to which the soil is adapted and also 
makes a specialty of raising standard and trotting- 
bred horses and merino sheep. In addition to 
this property he owns one hundred and seventy- 
eight acres south of Granville. 

Upon the place where he now lives our subject 
was born July 27, 1851, to Luciusand Mary (Rose) 
Case, descendants of old New England families. 
The father was also born on this farm, to which 
in 1808 the grandfather, Grove Case, Jr., came 
with his father, Grove Case, Sr., from Simsbury, 
Conn., where the family was founded in Colonial 
times. The maternal grandfather of our subject, 
Levi Rose, was a soldier in the War of 1812 and 
served as Captain. The Rose family came to this 
county in 1805 with the Granville colony. 

The father of our subject died July 3, 1866, but 



his widow still survives. They had two sons and 
three daughters, namely: Gilbert Grove and Celia, 
deceased; Helen, now Mrs. E. F. Hobart, of Gran- 
ville; Burton, of this sketch, and Mary, wife of J. 
V. Minton, of Westfield, N. Y. Our subject, the 
next to the youngest of the family, was educated 
in the common schools and Deuison Univerity, 
but did not take a regular collegiate course. His 
occupation throughout life has been that of a 
farmer, and the success which has attended his ef- 
forts proves the wisdom of his choice. 

The political questions and great issues of the 
present age receive from Mr. Case the attention 
they deserve from every loyal, public-spirited 
citizen. His political views bring him into affilia- 
tion with the Republican party, and he uniform^' 
gives his ballot and influence to the men and 
measures advocated by that party. In the success 
of his party he maintains a deep interest and he 
believes that by the maintenance of its platform 
the best interests of the nation will be subserved. 
Socially he is a member of Center Star Lodge No. 
11, F. & A. M., and also holds membership in the 
chapter and commandery of Newark. 

On the 28th of December, 1876, Mr. Case was 
united in marriage to Miss Dora Ilowland, daugh- 
ter of John L. and Elma (Gosnell) Ilowland, at 
the present time residents of Granville. Two chil- 
dren bless the union, named Stella and Helen. 
The family is well known in Granville and both 
Mr. and Mrs. Case enjoy the regard of a large cir- 
cle of acquaintances. 



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WILLIAM L. WHITECAMP. Many of 
the enterprises of Newark have gained 
for their projectors considerable local 
fame, and a few of the more prominent concerns 
have established an extended reputation through- 
out Ohio. In the latter class stands the Baltimore 
Bent Works Company, of which the subject of this 
notice is the Secretary, and the success of which is 



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largely due to his ability and judicious manage- 
ment. 

The Baltimore Bent Works were founded at 
Baltimore, Ohio, in 1888, at which time Dr. H. I. 
Hummel, William L. Whitecamp and J. C. Winter- 
muth formed a partnership and established the busi- 
ness. In 1891 they removed the plant to Newark 
and incorporated under the laws of Ohio as the 
Baltimore Bent Works Company, the officers being 
William E. Miller, President; L. P. Schaus, Treas- 
urer, and William L. Whitecamp, Secretary. They 
have built an excellent plant, fully equipped with 
the best machinery, and furnish employment to 
more than forty men. The products consist of all 
kinds of bent wood used in manufacturing car- 
riages and wagons and find market throughout the 
United States. Dr. Hummel and Mr. Whitecamp 
own a controlling interest in the business, of which 
the latter is the manager. The timber used is prin- 
cipally hickory and oak and is nearly all found in 
Licking and adjoining counties. 



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r~y HARLES E. HOOVER. With the prog- 
V^\/ ress and development of Licking County 
Mr. Hoover has throughout life been inti- 
mately associated. For some time he was a resi- 
dent of McKeau Township, but since 1883 his 
home has been in Newton Township, where he 
owns a finely improved farm comprising one hun- 
dred acres. In agricultural circles he is well 
known and is recognized as a careful, energetic 
farmer, who by his advanced ideas and progress- 
ive principles has done much to improve the farm- 
ing interests of his section. 

The parents of our subject are Charles and 
Mary H. (Franklin) Hoover. The father came to 
Newark about 1810 and for some time was vari- 
ously employed, conducting a lumber business, 
later owning a livery stable, and afterward becom- 
ing a grocer. In company with Mr. Koos he con- 
tracted to grade the Newark, Sandusky h Mans- 



field Railroad for four miles. He continued to 
live in Newark until 1852, when he removed to 
McKean Township, and purchasing a sawmill and 
a farm, continued to operate both until 1859. He 
then disposed of that property and purchased 
what is now known as the Abe Wright farm, situ- 
ated near Fredonia, in McKean Township. There 
he continued to make his home until he passed 
from earth, in November, 1866. A public-spirited, 
energetic citizen, he contributed his full quota to 
the advancement of Newark as well as the entire 
county. 

The first marriage of Charles Hoover occurred 
about 1820 and united him with Rachel Hersey, 
who died twenty years afterward. In Newark 
in 1842 he was united with Mary H. Franklin, 
daughter of the late Edward Franklin, of New- 
ark. The)- became the parents of three children: 
Charles E.; Mary, the wife of George T. Nash, 
and Olivia, who married George W. Rugg, of New- 
ark. The wife and mother died at Newark in the 
summer of 1888. 

The subject of this notice was born in Newark 
January 28, 1844, and after completing the studies 
of the common schools was about to enter Wes- 
leyan College at Delaware, when his plans were 
changed by the Rebellion. Though a mere youth, 
he determined to give his service, and his life if 
need be, to his country, and accordingly on the 
16th of October, 1862, he enlisted as a member of 
Company A, Tenth Ohio Cavalry, in which he 
served for three years. At Resaca, Ga., while in 
command of a picket line, he was shot in the right 
arm and also injured in the back, in consequence 
of which he was discharged from the army. At 
that time" he was under General Kilpatrick and 
was Quartermaster-Sergeant, commanding the pla- 
toon of one company on the picket line. 

Returning to Ohio, Mr. Hoover remained an 
inmate of his father's home in McKean Township 
until he established domestic ties. His marriage 
on Christmas Da)' of 1871 united him with Miss 
Attie S., daughter of the late Josiah Brackett, 
of Fredonia. They had two children, Florence 
and Charles, the latter dying in infancy. Mrs. 
Attie S. Hoover died in McKean Township in Oc- 
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his union taking place January 12, 1882, in Mo- 
Kean Township, and uniting him with Miss Mary, 
daughter of the late Richard Swartz, of McKean 
Township. Two children bless this union: Charles 
F. and Uri E. 

In 1883 Mr. Hoover removed from McKean to 
Newton Township, where he has since taken an 
active part in local affairs. While residing in 
McKean Township he was for ten years Township 
Clerk and also served as a member of the School 
Board. In religious matters he is an active 
worker and is especially interested in the Sunday- 
school. Socially he affiliates with the Masonic 
fraternity. 



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WILLIAM FROST PRESTON is a mem- 
ber of one of the pioneer families that 
came to Licking County in 1811. He 
was born at Chatham, Newton Township, January 
5, 1819, and is a son of Samuel and Rachel (Frost) 
Preston, natives of Washington County, Pa. After 
their marriage they came to Licking County and 
made for themselves a home in the forests of New- 
ton Township. There were four Preston brothers 
who settled in this county: Nathan in 1808; Sam- 
uel in 1811, and Jonathan and Jacob in 1813, all 
locating in the same neighborhood and within a 
mile of one another. Jacob, who never married, 
died on the anniversary of his birth, at the age of 
eighty-four. The other brothers married and each 
had a family of twelve children. 

Samuel, father of our subject, was a Captain of 
militia atd a man of some prominence in his lo- 
cality. His family consisted of three sons and 
nine daughters, all of whom attained years of ma- 
turity, and five are living at this writing (1894). 
The name of Preston has been associated with the 
history of Licking County for almost a century, 
and its members have been industrious, honest, 
upright and useful people. William F. was reared 



to manhood in Newton Township and received a 
limited education in the old-fashioned subscription 
schools. His first teacher was a Mr. Maxfield, a 
shoemaker by trade, who made shoes in the school 
room, working at his bench while hearing recita- 
tions by the classes. 

Mr. Preston left home in the fall after he be- 
came of age, and began farming for himself on 
rented land. Six years later he bought one hun- 
dred and thirty-seven acres in McKean Township, 
and from time to time purchased other tracts un- 
til his landed possessions aggregated three hun- 
dred and sixty-five acres. He continued farming 
and sheep raising until 1874, when he traded his 
home farm for city property and removed to New- 
ark, still retaining two farms, on which his son and 
daughter reside. 

October 15, 1840, Mr. Prestou married Miss 
Mary Weaver, a native of Virginia, and a daughter 
of John and Margaret (Kiter) Weaver, with whom 
she came to Burlington Township in childhood. 
Three children blessed this union, Silas O., Eliza- 
beth Angeline and Frances Caroline (twins). The 
wife and mother passed from earth on the 10th of 
October, 1874, and her remains were interred in 
Cedar Hill Cemetery. The second marriage of Mr. 
Preston took place February 22, 1877, his wife be- 
ing Mrs. Catherine Elliott, of Mt. Vernon, who 
died in 1887. 

The only son of Mr. Preston, Silas O., was edu- 
cated at Denison University, and is now engaged 
in farming in Newton Township. He has five chil- 
dren living, Charles M., Delmer H., Daisy Ma}', 
Floyd B. and Fay, and has lost two sons and a 
daughter. Frances Caroline married Z. Davis, now 
deceased, and at present is living on a farm in Mc- 
Kean Township. She has lost one child and has 
four living, Guy W., Winfield J., Samuel and An- 
gie M., all of whom were born in Butte Count} - , 
Cal. Mr. Preston has a pleasant home at No. 279 
Locust Street, which is presided over by his daugh- 
ter, Miss Angie, an estimable and cultured lady. 
She and her sister were educated at the Granville 
Female Seminary. 

In politics Mr. Preston has usually supported 
the candidates of the Democratic party, but in lo- 
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ties, never giving his support to an intemperate 
man for any office. Foi some time he served as 
Trustee and also held the office of School Director 
for twenty-five years. He belongs to the Christian 
Church and has always contributed liberally to the 
support of the Gospel. His life has been charac- 
terized by many acts of charity to the poor, and 
his religion has been of that practical kind which 
seeks the uplifting of humanity and the allevia- 
tion of suffering. Socially he is a Mason and for 
many years was an active member of Farmers' 
Lodge No. 382, A. F. & A. M., of Fredonia, in 
which he filled the office of Worshipful Master for 
six years. He began life almost emptj' handed, 
but by industry, perseverance and honest dealings 
has achieved success, and is now living retired in 
the enjoyment of a competence and a well earned 
rest. 



\ "\ f)ILLIAM J. CULLY. The farming in- 
Y/\/ terests of Union Township have an 
able representative in the subject of 
this sketch, who has been a life-long resident of 
the county, having been born in Newark, February 
7, 1828. His father, Thomas Cully, who was born 
near Wheeling, W. Va.. February 16, 1796. was one 
of the early settlers of Licking County. Here on 
the 12th of April, 1827, he was united with Mary 
Taylor, a native of Madison Township, this county, 
born March 19, 1809. 

In 1830 the family removed to the present site 
of the village of Hebron, settling on an adjacent 
farm. Thomas Cully laid out a portion of the 
village, which from 1835 until the close of the war 
was a prosperous town. The advent of the rail- 
road and the discontinuance of traffic on the Ohio 
Canal and National Road soon built up rival 
towns elsewhere, and to-day Hebron, though a 
pleasant village of three hundred people, is not 
doing the business it did a half-century ago. Our 
subject in earlier life was accustomed to see mer- 
chants from Columbus at Hebron, having come 
here to receive their goods, as this was the nearest 
point on the canal; he also remembers when the 
citizens of Newark came here to trade. 

Until about 1830 Thomas Cully operated a gen- 



eral store at Hebron and dealt extensively in grain 
and produce. A successful business man, as well 
as a man of strict integrity, he accumulated a fine 
property by industry and careful attention to bus- 
iness. His death occurred August 9, 1854, at the 
age of fifty-eight. Afterward his widow made her 
home at the old place, and at her death. May 2, 
1875, at sixty-six years, her son James A., in whose 
family she had lived, became the owner of her 
share of the estate. 

The family of Thomas Cully consisted of the 
following children: William John; Mary, born 
April 2. 1830, who is the widow of Dr. Ristler and 
resides in Hebron; Margaret, who was born De- 
cember 30, 1833, and died at the age of nineteen 
months; Thomas, who was born September 25. 1838, 
and died of consumption March 29, 1859; Rachel 
A., who was born July 22, 1841. is the widow of Al- 
bert D. Wells and resides in Hebron; George, who 
was born Novemlier 29, 1843, and died November 
23, 1854; and James A., born February 18, 1847, 
and is represented elsewhere in this volume. 

In boyhood years our subject was kept closely 
in school, though, boy-like, he would often have 
preferred to be elsewhere. About 1845 he began 
to learn the tanner's trade, at which he was era- 
ployed until 1850, his father owning a tannery at 
Hebron. While in some respects this occupation 
was objectionable, yet he preferred it to work in 
his father's store, as with the independence char- 
acteristic of the American citizen, he preferred to 
be at the head of a business rather than to be un- 
der the orders of others. After having engaged 
in practical business for a few j-ears, he became 
aware of a deficiency in his education and told his 
father he must go to school. The father, ever 
ready to render aid, eneourasred him in his de- 
cision and slated that he would attend to the 
tannery, but the son declined to take a partner, 
saying that he would attend to the concern on 
Saturday. This he did, while he spent a year at 
Granville Academy. 

Going to Baraboo, Wis., in 1852, Mr. Cully em- 
barked in the dry-goods business, continuing two 
years. In June, 1854, he visited Licking County 
while en route to New York for goods. In the 
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former being there under treatment for cancer. 
Finding that the case was incurable and that he 
had been named in the will as executor of the es- 
tate, he returned to Wisconsin without purchasing 
goods, sold out the business and came back to 
Hebron in time to be present at his father's death 
and burial. Assuming control of the estate, he has 
since been identified with the farming interests 
of the county. 

July 5, 1854, Mr. Cully married Miss Ellen J. 
Dunbar, a native of Canton, Stark County, Ohio, 
born March 22, 1828. It was at his father's re- 
quest that the wedding was solemnized just before 
his death, he stating that he wished to die assured 
that his wife would have a pleasant home during 
her declining years. The following children were 
born to the union: Mary E.. born March 19, 1855, 
who resides at home; Lillian E. (her twin sister), 
now the wife of Francis Aid, a civil engineer of 
Cincinnati, residing in Granville; John Thomas, 
bom May 4, 1857, and died January 23, 1864; 
William, who was born August 31, 1858, and died 
October 4 of the same year; Frederick S., born 
October 1, 1860, who married Miss Cora Minthom 
and is a civil engineer by occupation, his home 
being in Hebron; George T., born February 2, 
1862, who married Miss Lucy Stoolfire and is a rail- 
road contractor living in Muncie, Ind.; and Rob- 
ert D., born January 21, 1863, who superintends 
the work on the home farm. 

When Mr. Cnlly started west his father gave 
him ¥1,200, which he invested in his mercantile 
business. He inherited $5,000 less the sum previ- 
ously advanced. The party to whom he sold his 
stock of goods in Wisconsin failed and he lost it 
all. lie lost heavily in buying the stock on the 
homestead after his father's death, so that he has 
accumulated through personal exertions the greater 
portion of his possessions. He owns three hun- 
dred and twenty-five acres of land, of which two 
hundred are included in his homestead. This is a 
fine farm of bottom land, level and fertile, con- 
taining good buildings and a commodious brick 
residence. 

In political matters Mr. Cully is a recognized 
leader in the Democratic ranks, and while never 
an aspirant for official position, he has held the 



office of Township Trustee for many years. In 
religious matters he is liberal. Socially he has 
been identified with the Masonic order about 
twenty years. He has witnessed many wonderful 
changes in this section of the state, including the 
advent of the railroad into Licking County, thus 
displacing the slow-going coach and canal packet. 
He has also witnessed the erection of the great 
telegraph lines which bear instantaneous intelli- 
gence of robberies, murders, wars, havoc and per- 
sonal news from ocean to ocean, thus displacing 
the swift messengers whom he has seen riding 
through the township en route from Washin ton, 
D. C, to the great west, with their flaring trumpet 
to warn people of their approach; but while he has 
witnessed all this and much more that cannot be 
enumerated, he sees no greater thrift, prosperity 
and happiness to-day than there was before the 
advent of these modern wonders. 






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HENRY BEEM was born in Lima Town- 
ship, Licking County, October 6, 1828, 
and upon the farm where he was born he 
has passed his entire life, a period of sixty-six 
years. He and his sister, Catharine B., wife of 
Enoch Beels, are the only survivors of a family of 
three sons and five daughters born to the union of 
Andrew and Elizabeth (Miller) Beem, natives of Al- 
legany County, Md. His father, a farmer by occu- 
pation, came to Ohio in 1809, before the city of 
Columbus had been founded, and when many of 
the now flourishing cities of the state were un- 
marked by any sign of habitation. He located 
permanently in Ohio in 1811, at which time he 
made settlement near Newark, Licking County. 
About 1817 he bought the farm now owned by 
our subject. Here he continued to make his home 
until November 28, 1863, when he passed away at 
the age of eighty-three years. A little more than 
one year afterward, on the 12th of December, 



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1864, his wife died aged sevent3 T -four years. In 
religious belief lie was a Universalis!;, and she was 
a member of the Methodist Church. 

Our subject's paternal grandfather, Michael 
Beem, was of Welsh and German descent, his 
grandfather having been born in Wales. For 
seven years he served as a soldier in the Colonial 
army during the Revolutionary War, and was a 
personal acquaintance of General Washington, be- 
hind whom he frequently rode upon a campaign 
against the British. He was taken prisoner shortly 
before the close of the war. His occupation was 
that of a farmer. With eight sons and four daugh- 
ters he came to Ohio, and settling in Licking Coun- 
ty, continued to reside in Jersey Township until 
his death, in 1852. Though he attained an ad- 
vanced age, dying when between ninety-five and 
ninety-six years old, he retained his mental and 
physical activity until shortly before his demise. 
The maternal grandfather of our subject, Chris- 
topher Miller, was born in Maryland, of German 
descent, and spent his entire life as a farmer in the 
state of his nativity. 

As long as his parents lived, our subject re- 
mained with them. He had two brothers, Michael 
and Frederick G., and the father divided the land 
among the sons, giving the old homestead with 
fifty-eight acres to Henry, who took care of him 
until his death. On the 21st of October, 1856, 
our subject was united in marriage with Miss Eliza- 
beth Jane, daughter of Thomas and Catharine 
(Straight) Mann, natives of New Jersey. Seven 
children blessed the union: Thomas Andrew, Al- 
bert A., Vilora A., Frank S., Vorhees B., Henry L. 
and Homer L., of whom the latter died in infancy. 
Thomas A. married Miss Amanda Souders, and 
they have two daughters, Minnie L. and Oudra M. 
Albert A. chose as his wife Lucy Clotts, and they 
are the parents of one son, Howard L. Vilora A., 
the wife of George Clotts, has one son, Herbert V. 
Frank S. was united with Miss Lillie Merril, and 
they have one child, Gettie M. 

The old homestead, which has been the life-long 
abode of Mr. Beem, is under a high state of cul- 
tivation and contains first-class improvements. 
Both he and his wife are held in high esteem 
throughout the community. Their home is the 



abode of hospitality, and they are genial, sociable 
people, who easily win friends and as easily retain 
them. Politically the Democratic party and prin- 
ciples receive his support. He is connected so- 
cially with Jersey Lodge No. 533, 1. O. O. F. 



WILLIAM J. MOSSMAN, a prominent 
agriculturist of Madison Township, re- 
sides upon the Shawnee farm, so called 
in recognition of the relics of that race to be found 
thereon. He was born in Clarke County, Ohio, 
March 9, 1861, and is the son of Samuel aud Eliz- 
abeth (Jordan) Mossman. The father was born in 
Rockingham County, Va., in 1825, while the 
mother was a native of Mason Count}', W. Va., 
and was born in 1832. 

The family consisted of seven sons and three 
daughters, of whom William J. is the fourth in 
order of birth. Two died in childhood, while the 
eldest son, Charles, a teacher by profession, died in 
Cabell County, W. Va., at the age of twenty-one. 
The five surviving sons, Joseph H., John M., Rob- 
ert O., Lewis and William J., reside in Licking 
County. John M. is a talented and successful 
teacher, and is Vice-President of the Teachers' In- 
stitute of the county. Robert O. has also been en- 
gaged in teaching for the past three years. The 
father was also a teacher for about twenty years. 
The two surviving daughters, Harriet and Jane, 
are married, as is also Joseph H. Harriet married 
LaFayette Collins, of Newark, and they have four 
children. Jane is the widow of the late Summer- 
field Fulk, and has two children. Joseph, who 
married Emma Holman, lives on the home farm. 

Until the age of fourteen our subject attended 
the common schools. His father being a teacher 
by profession, he enjoyed excellent home advan- 
tages, and secured a good education. May 15 
1888, he married Mrs. Matilda (Shaw) Gutridge,' 
the widow of Elisha Gutridge and the daughter of 
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of Madison Township. Mrs. Mossman was born 
upon the farm where she now lives, and which 
she inherited from her father. By her first mar- 
riage she has two children, Mary Estella and Le- 
Roy Everett, who are fourteen and twelve years 
of age respectively. Three children have blessed 
the union of Mr. and Mrs. Mossman, Madge, Ida 
Maj- and Howard William. 

As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Moss- 
man takes a deep interest in public affairs, and 
supports public-spirited measures. He and his 
wife are active members of the Christian Union 
Church and are leading workers in the Sunday- 
school, he having been Superintendent a number 
of times and she having taught a class. He be- 
longs to the Patrons of Husbandry, an organiza- 
tion of farmers in Madison Township. Upon his 
farm he engages in the raising of cereals, and al- 
ways devotes considerable time to the raising of 
cattle and hogs, in which he has met with success. 
The place consists of two hundred acres, bearing 
good improvements and embellished with an ele- 
gant residence, erected in 1890. All other build- 
ings necessary to the proper management of the 
place may be found here, and altogether the es- 
tate is one of the best in the township. 



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JOHN G. JONES. In Newton Township there 
is no citizen who to a higher degree enjoys 
the confidence of the people than the subject 
of this sketch, a life-long resident of Licking 
County. By his energy and resolute force of 
character he has not only advanced his material 
success, but has given an impetus to the growth of 
the township, and is now actively forwarding va- 
rious enterprises for its advancement in impoitant 
directions. 

On New Year's Day of 1851 the subject of this 



sketch was born in Granville Township, Licking 
County, Ohio. His parents, Henry Lloyd and 
Mary E. Jones, were natives of South Wales, and 
were married in Licking County, after which they 
settled in Granville Township. He was a stone- 
mason, which trade he followed throughout many 
years of his life, though at a somewhat advanced 
age he abandoned his trade for the occupation of 
a farmer, and was engaged in tilling the soil in 
Granville Township at the time of his demise. His 
wife also died in that township. 

The subject of this sketch is the second of four 
children, the others being Maggie, Mary A. and 
Harry L. In the common schools of the home lo- 
cality he was a diligent student whenever an op- 
portunity was presented, and there he gained a 
practical knowledge of the three Its. His educa- 
tion has since been extended by reading and ob- 
servation, so that he is now a well informed man. 
From boyhood he was familiar with farming pur- 
suits, and chose agriculture when the time came 
for him to select a life vocation. Succeeding 
events have proved his choice to be a wise one. 

The first marriage of Mr. Jones took place 
March 4, 1871, in McKean Township, this county, 
his bride being Miss Jane Henthorn. Their wed- 
ded life was of brief duration, for the wife passed 
away October 19, 1877, in McKean Township. Mr. 
Jones was again married in this county on the 1st 
of January, 1880, his wife being Miss Christina 
McLain, an estimable and amiable lad)', who has 
spent her entire life in this county. In social cir- 
cles Mr. and Mrs. Jones are popular and well 
known, and to their hospitable home often come 
their hosts of personal friends, to enjoy with them 
a few hours of congenial intercourse. 

The principles of the Democratic party have se- 
cured the hearty allegiance of Mr. Jones, who 
never fails to uphold the candidates of that polit- 
ical organization. A man of keen intelligence, he 
supports all measures seeking to develop the ma- 
terial resources of the county. In April of 1891 
he was elected one of the Trustees of Newton 
Township, and in the spring of 1894 he was re- 
elected to that office, in which he is still serving. 
As a public official, private citizen and successful 
farmer, he enjoys the regard of the people of the 



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community, who realize that in him they have one 
who is deeply interested in the promotion of the 
best interests of the township, and the develop- 
ment of the vast resources of the county. 



JOHN SIMPSON, President of Simpson's Soap 
Manufacturing Company of Newark, suc- 
ceeded Ira Abbott in the business in 1865, 
and associated with Michael Tyrer conducted 
the enterprise under the firm name of Simpson & 
Tyrer. Afterward he became the sole proprietor 
and so continued until 1892, when he took into 
the firm his son, Frederick W., and the business 
has since been carried on as Simpson's Soap Manu- 
facturing Company. The factory is located at No. 
265 West Main Street, and here are manufactured 
various brands of laundry soap, including "Rock," 
"Sunnyside," "German" and "Brown." A large 
per cent, of the output is sold in the home market, 
and its good qualities commend it to all house- 
wives. 

Near Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, the subject 
of this notice was born August 8, 1831, being a 
son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Shepard) Simpson, 
natives respectively of Yorkshire and Bath. The 
father was a son of John Simpson, who owned and 
operated an iron foundry, in which the former 
was also interested, being the general manager. In 
1841 he emigrated to this country and settled at 
Newark, where he purchased the log cabin built 
during the campaign of 1840, and familiarly 
known as General Harrison's Buckeye log cabin. 
This he turned into a foundry, which was called 
the Buckeye foundry. In 1843 he sold out and 
removed to Somerset, Ohio, where he was similarly 
engaged. While there he advocated the devel- 
opment of the Shawnee mines, and became well 
known as the pioneer of the iron industry in Perry 
County. 

Returning to Newark in 1850, Joseph Simpson 
purchased the foundry he had previously operated, 



and this he continued to manage until his death, 
in 1856, at the age of fifty-six. His wife survived 
him until 1865. She was an Episcopalian, while 
he was liberal in his religious opinions. They had 
three sons and one daughter: Thomas, of Newark; 
John; Emily, who died in childhood; and Joseph, 
who is engaged in business at Columbus, Ohio. 
The father of this family had one sister, Harriet, 
who came to the United States; she married Will- 
iam Peel, and died in Springfield, 111. 

A boy of ten years when the family caree to 
Newark, our subject here learned the moulder's 
trade and worked in the foundry with his father 
for several years, and after the death of the latter, 
he with his brothers continued the business. In 
1859 he went to Texas, and in Galveston was fore- 
man in a foundry for two years, when the business 
became dull and unprofitable. Later he worked 
in a soap factory, and thus was introduced to his 
present business. The state of Texas started a 
foundry and he was requested to assist in putting 
the plant into operation, which he did. 

During the Civil War our subject was drafted 
into the Confederate army, but as his sympathies 
were not in that direction he had no desire to as- 
sist in fighting their battles. Accordingly he se- 
cured a horse and rode into Mexico, where much 
of his time was spent for fourteen months, al- 
though soon after going into that country General 
Banks with his troops appeared at the Rio Grande, 
thus rendering it safe for him to return to the 
other side. He served as engineer on a steamboat 
for the United States army, furnishing supplies, 
and subsequently operated a condenser on Brazos 
Island. Meantime his family were in Austin, and 
for a year received no tidings from him, nor he 
from them. Fortunately, he persuaded a Confed- 
erate soldier to mail a letter from him to them, 
which not only allayed their fears on his account, 
but also secured his personal safety, for they drove 
a horse and wagon to Matamoras, where they met 
him. He then returned to Newark, where he has 
since engaged in the soap business. 

In the spring of 1859 Mr. Simpson married Miss 
Catherine B. Tyrer, a sister of his partner, and a 
daughter of Jacob and Catherine Tyrer. Mrs. 
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accompanied the family to the United States in 
1854, settling in Newark, where her parents died. 
She is of German descent, and the family name 
was originally spelled Theurer. To her marriage 
there were born six children: Mary Ann, who 
is now the wife of William Allison Monroe, of 
Spokane, Wash.; Kate B., a teacher in the public 
schools of Spokane; John M., also a resident of 
Spokane; Carrie B., who died in 1890, at the age 
of twenty-three years; Fred W., who is associated 
in business with his father; and Emma, wife of 
William Zentmeyer, of Newark. 

Believing in free trade as a national institution, 
Mr. Simpson naturally supports the Democratic 
party. He has served as a member of the City 
Council, and has been tax appraiser of the city. He 
was one of the founders of one of the most prom- 
inent concerns of its kind in the city, the Home 
Bui Idiug Association Company, in which he is now 
a stockholder. Socially he is a member of New- 
ark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter 
No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council No. 7, R. <fe S. M., 
and is also a Knight Templar. 



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JAMES C. LINN, who is numbered among the 
successful business men of Newark, became 
a resident of this place in 1874 and for the 
eight years ensuing was employed at his 
trade, that of a carpenter. Since that time he has 
devoted his attention principally to the occupation 
of a contractor and has superintended the erection 
of many of the finest structures in the city. While he 
has made a specialty of the building of residences, 
he has not confined his attention exclusively to 
that work, but has also built some of the most 
substantial business blocks of the place. He had 
the contract for the woodwork for both the high 
school building and the paper mill, and these 
structures stand as monuments to his skill and ef- 
ficiency. 

The Linn family is of Irish descent and the 



name is variously spelled by different representa- 
tives. An uncle of our subject in California, also 
one in Indiana, spell the name Lynd, while other 
relatives use a somewhat different combination of 
letters, spelling the name Lynn. From the Emer- 
ald Isle our subject's grandfather emigrated to the 
United States and settled in Greenfield, Washing- 
ton County, Pa., where he engaged in farming. 
He had a family of four sons and five daughters, 
and of these John, the father of our subject, was 
born in Washington County June 20, 1828. Dur- 
ing the Civil War he was engaged as a boat 
builder, though his principal occupation was that 
of farming. He died January 5, 1894. His wife, 
Nancy Sibbitt, was also born in Washington 
County, Pa., and died in 1862. 

The family of John Linn consisted of six chil- 
dren, of whom James C, the eldest, was born in 
Greene County, Pa., September 17, 1849. Rachel 
Matilda married George Fetherland and died in 
Washington County, Pa.; William is a builder at 
Tiffin, Ohio; John I., a farmer, cultivates the old 
homestead in Washington County; Margaret mar- 
ried William Snyder and resides in Washington 
County; Matthew is a carpenter in West Berkeley, 
Cal. Politically the father was a Republican and 
held various local offices. In religious belief he 
was a member of the Disciples' Church, while his 
wife was a Baptist. 

When a lad of twelve years our subject was 
orphaned by his mother's death and from that 
time forward he was obliged to make his own way 
in the world. In Pennsylvania he learned the 
trade of a carpenter, which he has since followed. 
November 19, 1876, he married Mary E. Small- 
wood, who was born near Dresden, Ohio, and they 
are the parents of five children, Clarence E., 
Fannie E., Orrin J., Edna and Calvin. The great 
issues of the age receive <jue attention from Mr. 
Linn, who is a progressive citizen and a firm ad- 
vocate of the principles of the Republican party. 
At the present time he is serving as a member of the 
City Council, and uses his influence to secure the 
adoption of such measures as will most rapidly 
enhance the prosperity of the people. He is a 
Director in the Home Building Association Com- 
pany and deals in real estate, owning considerable 



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improved property, including his commodious and 
modern residence at No. 140 Granville Street. In 
his religious connections he is a Baptist and is a 
Trustee in that church. He is a member of the 
United American Mechanics and is at present an 
officer in that organization. 



WILLIAM BRADDOCK PARKER. Ref- 
erence to the agricultural interests of 
this county would be incomplete were 
no mention made of Mr. Parker among others en- 
gaged in tilling the soil. The farm of which he is 
the owner and proprietor consists of fifty-five 
acres and is pleasantly situated in Mary Ann 
Township, in the midst of a fine farming region. 
So successful has he been in his chosen occupation 
that his opinions upon all matters pertaining to 
agriculture carry with them great weight in the 
community in which he lives. 

Within a mile of his present home in Mar)' Ann 
Township the subject of this notice was born April 
3, 1854. He is the fourth among ten children 
comprising the family of William and Ruth (Mc- 
Vey) Parker, natives respectively of Virginia and 
Pennsylvania. Upon the home farm he spent the 
years of boyhood and youth, and in addition to 
gaining a thorough knowledge of agriculture he 
also learned the trade of a carpenter, which he fol- 
lowed for several years. He still continues to do 
all his own work in that line. 

In Mary Ann Township December 7, 1876, oc- 
curred the marriage of William B. Parker and 
Miss Achsah Billrnan. Her parents, Henry and 
Barbara (Haines) Billman,came to Licking County 
about 1844 from Coshocton County, and here 
they reared their family of five sons and four 
daughters, of whom Mrs. Parker is the youngest. 
She is a lady of refinement and amiable disposition 
and is especially devoted to the welfare of her 
husband and children. Of the latter there are six 
living, and two, Dilmer B. and Luther, died in 



infancy. The others are Harley Virgil, Ada, 
Charles, Ray, Gertie and Mertie (twins), all of 
whom are with their parents and are students in 
the public schools of the district. 

As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Par- 
ker takes an intelligent interest in matters of lo- 
cal and national importance. All progressive 
measures receive his sympathy and active support, 
and he favors any enterprise calculated to pro- 
mote the welfare of his fellow-citizens. For eight 
years lie resided in St. Louis, that being the only, 
period of his life spent outside of the township. 
While a resident of that place he served for five 
years as a member of the Village Council. Return- 
ing to his native township he was elected to the 
office of Trustee and still holds that position. He 
and his wife are sincere Christians and faithful 
members of the Disciples' Church. In addition to 
his farm, he owns some valuable town property in 
St. Louisville. His success has been achieved un- 
aided, and he well deserves the high regard in 
which he is held by all his acquaintances. 



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JESSE R. MOORE. When contemplating the 
present condition of this state and noting the 
wonderful development of its resources and 
growth of its civilization, due credit should 
always be given to those who stood in the van- 
guard and bore many privations that we of the 
present generation find it hard to realize. Among 
these pioneers the late Mr. Moore was numbered, 
and as such our readers will be pleased to note 
this sketch of his life, which is herewith presented 
in outline. The details of his work, of his strug- 
gles and successes, hardships and comforts, must 
be left to the imagination of the reader. 

In this connection it will not be amiss to men- 
tion somewhat briefly the parentage of our sub- 
ject. His father, Samuel Moore, was born in New 
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County, Va., coming thence to Ohio in 1817. On 
his arrival in this state he settled in Licking Town- 
ship, Licking County, where he continued to re- 
side until his death, on Christmas Day of 1849. 
His wife bore the maiden name of Christina Brum- 
back and was a native of Virginia; she attained a 
venerable age and died in Licking Count}' June 
19, 1870. 

The parental family consisted of six children, 
two sons and four daughters, who attained mature 
years. Jesse R., the eldest of these, was born in 
Shenandoah County, Va., April 1, 1810, and was a 
child of seven years when he accompanied his par- 
ents to the Buckeye State. His early boyhood was 
passed amid rural surroundings and in the enjoy- 
ment of such opportunities as belonged to the time 
and place. In his youth he learned the trade of a 
carriage and wagon maker, and under his father 
gained a practical knowledge of all kinds of wood 
work. For many years he followed his trade, but 
his later years were devoted to agriculture. 

In Newark Township, November 6, 1839, Mr. 
Moore was united in marriage with Miss Hannah, 
the daughter of John and Julia (Johnson) Rid- 
dall, who in an early day came from Vermont to 
Cleveland, Ohio, and there died. Mrs. Moore was 
born in Cleveland, November 14, 1822, and was 
orphaned by the death of her parents when she 
was a mere child. She was then adopted into the 
family of Amos Halliday, with whom she remained 
until her marriage. Her union resulted in the 
birth of nine children, as follows: Marian F., the 
wife of Thomas K. Sutton; Christina J., who mar- 
ried Gideon Sutton; Samuel E., who chose as his 
wife Miss Tillie Bussey; Lillie H., the wife of Carl 
Funke; Aurelia N., Mrs. Oliver Haynes; Clara A., 
the wife of W. B. Ogden; Fannie I., who married 
Henry S. Fleek (see his sketch on another page); 
Ellen I., who died in infancy, and Jesse S., who 
passed away in boyhood. 

So successful was Mr. Moore in his agricultural 
enterprises that he became the owner of about nine 
hundred acres. Upon his farm he erected a sub- 
stantial set of buildings, and there, surrounded by 
all the comforts of life, he remained until called 
from earth, August 6, 1887. He was a witness of 
much of the growth of the country, and had an 



honorable part in promoting its material prosper- 
ity. A public-spirited citizen, he did good service 
in civic office and filled for some time the position 
of Justice of the Peace. His death was a loss not 
only to his family, but also to his fellow-citizens, 
who realized that in his death one of the best citi- 
zens was gone hence. His widow still makes her 
home on the old homestead in Licking Township. 



J7> MMETT PATTERSON. The agricultur- 
r C\ ists of Licking Township, as a rule, pos- 
sess general intelligence, thorough under- 
standing of their calling, and great energy, and 
they therefore rank well among the farmers of 
Iowa. Among those who for years have success- 
fully pursued the peaceful occupation of tilling 
the soil is the gentleman above named, who is a 
representative farmer and stock-raiser of Madison 
Township. This has been the only home he has 
ever known, aud here he was born January 11, 
1838. 

The Patterson family is of Irish descent, and 
James W., the father of our subject, was a native 
of County Down, whence he emigrated to Amer- 
ica in 1801. After a short sojourn in America he 
went back to Ireland, and upon returning to this 
country settled in Licking County, Ohio, prior to 
his marriage. He was united with Ann M. Cas- 
terline, a native of Ohio, and both now lie buried in 
Madison Township. Their family numbered four 
children, our subject being the only son. Mrs. 
Elizabeth Belford resides in Granville, Ohio; Mary 
became the wife of William Condon and lives in 
Logansport, Ind.; Mrs. Margaret Wilson, the third 
sister, died in Madison Township in 1889, leaving 
one daughter. 

The subject of this notice received a fair educa- 
tion in the public schools, and began business on 
his own account immediately after the war. He 
was one of the many who responded to his coun- 
try's call in the dark hours of its peril. His name 



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was enrolled as a member of the One Hundred and 
Thirty-fifth Ohio National Guards, and the regi- 
ment was soon ordered to the front, serving in 
Maryland and Virginia. He participated in two 
general engagements and several skirmishes. Fail- 
ing health, however, rendered his service shorter 
than he desired. He served until the expiration 
of his period of enlistment, and desired to again 
go to the front, but was prevented on account of 
his health. 

In 1865 Mr. Patterson took for his life partner 
Miss Carrie Wilson, daughter of Stewart and Lo- 
vina Wilson, whose sketches appear herein. Two 
children comprise the family of our subject and 
his wife, James S. and Olive E., both under the 
parental roof. They have enjoyed excellent edu- 
cational advantages, and are well informed and 
popular young people. Politically, Mr. Patterson 
is an active and energetic Republican, and has 
never voted any other ticket save that of his 
chosen party. The family is connected with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. The home farm is 
one of the best in the township and contains all 
the accessories of a model estate, together with ev- 
ery convenience for the successful prosecution of 
general farming and stock-raising. 



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FRANK DENMAN. Farming and stock- 
raising have formed the chief occupation 
of this gentleman, and the enterprising 
manner in which he has taken advantage of every 
method and idea tending toward the enhanced 
value of his property has had considerable to do 
with his success in life. His farm, consisting of 
one hundred and thirty acres, is probably the best 
improved estate in Hanover Township. A fine 
large house and three commodious barns are among 
the improvements made within the last fourteen 
years. 

In Perry Township, Licking County, March 26, 
1850, was born Frank, son of Philip R. and Susan 



(Piatt) Denman. The paternal grandfather, also 
named Philip Denman, came to Licking County 
from New Jersey in 1804, and began the improve- 
ment of the farm now owned by our subject. 
While thus engaged, a mound of considerable size 
was discovered, which upon opening was found to 
contain human bones. Judging from the length 
of the thigh bones, size of skull and teeth, it is be- 
lieved that this extinct race were giants in stature. 
Applying the usual rule, they were not less than 
seven feet high. The clay from this mound is now 
used as an approach to one of our subject's fine 
barns. 

The father of our subject was numbered among 
the leading citizens of Perry Township. He and 
his wife had five children, of whom three are now 
living, Frank being the eldest. Leonora is the 
wife of John W. Gardner, of Fallsbury Township. 
Ida J. married George S. Frost, one of the most 
prominent citizens of the county, and then living 
at Denman 's Cross Roads, near the village of Re- 
form. That dread disease, consumption, carried 
him to a premature grave May 15, 1894, at the 
age of thirty-three years. He was well-to-do and 
left his widow and two children in comfortable 
circumstances financially. 

To the knowledge acquired in the public schools, 
our subject has added the information gained only 
by careful reading, close observation and self -cult- 
ure. He was the only son and the main stay of 
his parents, with whom he remained until their de- 
mise. His father was one of the wealthiest men in. 
Licking County, and at the time of his death was 
the owner of a large amount of valuable property 
in Licking County, besides real estate in Rockford, 
111. For many years before his death, he placed 
the management of his business affairs in the hands 
of his son Frank, in whom he relied so greatly, 
that he named him as his executor without bond. 
The division of the property was made through 
the influence of our subject, and was generally sat- 
isfactory. The father passed away April 20, 1886, 
while the mother died July 16, 1884. 

February 25, 1877, occurred the marriage of 
Frank Denman and Miss Nancy Gault. This lady 
is the daughter of James and Rachel Gault, natives 
of Ohio, the latter of whom died October 2, 1876, 



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and the former May 22, 1879. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Den man have been born three sons, as follows: 
Alva, whose birth occurred June 5, 1879; Clarence, 
Jane 13, 1882; and Charles, April 25, 1886. These 
are bright and intelligent boys, whose prospects 
for the future are very bright. They are enjoy- 
ing excellent school advantages, attending the 
Hanover graded schools nine months each year. 

In political faith the father of our subject was a 
Whig until the organization of the Republican 
party, the principles of which he afterward zeal- 
ously supported until his death. Our subject is 
also an active Republican. Having traveled con- 
siderably, he has gained a broad fund of informa- 
tion, which makes him a genial companion. He 
enjoys the esteem of all who know him, and in his 
community he is an acknowledged authority on 
all questions in controversy or in litigation be- 
tween neighbors. 



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THOMAS WESLEY .SHANNON, a repre- 
sentative farmer of Madison Township, 
was born here June 15, 1849, and is the 
son of Thomas and Elmira (Hoyte) Shannon, both 
of whom were natives of Licking County, the 
former born October 28, 1819, and the latter in 
1823. The paternal grandfather, Thomas Shan- 
non, was born in Pennsylvania in 1780 and came 
to Licking County at an early date in the settle- 
ment of Ohio. His family consisted of the follow- 
ing-named children, Margaret, Lanty, Henry, 
Susan, Thomas, Mary and Elizabeth, all of whom 
settled in this county and all are now deceased. 

The parents of our subject died in Madison 
Township, the father at the age of seventy-two, 
and the mother when sixty-nine. Four children 
were born to ttiein, three of whom are living, viz.: 



Sarah, now Mrs. Nathan Denman, living in Perry 
Township, this county; Thomas Wesley; Celieh, 
who died in early youth; and William W. Our 
subject had the advantages of a good education 
and grew to manhood on his father's farm. He 
began life on his own account prior to his mar- 
riage and without other means than a strong con- 
stitution and willing hands. 

The first wife of Mr. Shannon was Mandilla, 
daughter of Josiah Johnson, a native of Licking 
County. The only child born of this union died 
in infancy, and the wife and mother died of con- 
sumption after less than two years of wedded life. 
Their marriage took place in September, 1870, and 
she passed away April 5, 1872. The second union 
of Mr. Shannon occurred September 12, 1880, his 
wife being Miss Elizabeth Wales, who was born in 
Madison Tonnship, and has always made this her 
home. Her parents, Henry and Louise (Schaefner) 
Wales, were natives of Germany, the father emi- 
grating to America at the age of fourteen years, and 
the mother coming two years prior to her marriage 
They have always lived on the same farm in Madi- 
son Township, where they now make their home. 

Mrs. Shannon is one of six children, namely: 
Louise, who is unmarried and at home; Elizabeth; 
George, who died unmarried in 1893, at the age of 
thirty-nine; Caroline, who married Samuel Drumm, 
of Madison Township, and they have four children; 
Henry, who married Miss Elewelying, a resident 
of Newark and an employe of the Baltimore & 
Ohio Railway Company; and William, who mar- 
ried Miss Davidson and lives on the old home- 
stead. Two uncles of Mrs. Shannon, Michael and 
Fred Schaefner, were soldiers during the Civil War, 
the former serving through the entire period of 
the Rebellion and participating in many of its 
decisive engagements, being with General Grant 
at the surrender of Lee, as well as through the final 
campaign. Fred served over two years and also 
took part in many battles. Mr. aud Mrs. Shannon 
are the parents of two children, Laura and Web- 
ster, who are students in the district schools. 

While a Democrat in questions of national im- 
portance, Mr. Shannon is unbiased by party lines 
in local affairs and votes and works for the best 
man. He is a public-spirited, progressive citizen 



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and takes an active interest in the great questions 
of the age. He has Dever sought office, though he 
is now one of the Trustees of Madison Township, 
having been elected on the Democratic ticket. For 
twenty-five years he has been a member of the Ma- 
sonic order and belongs to Hanover Lodge No. 
338 at Hanover, in which he has held various of- 
ficial positions. 

Prior to his father's death Mr. Shannon had ac- 



cumulated a snug little sum, mostly in cash, and 
from his father's estate he inherited about $3,000. 
He is now the owner of a small farm in Madison 
Township, in which is a fine bed of brick mould- 
ing sand. This he delivers to brick kilns and re- 
ceives a fair compensation therefor. He is a man 
of industry, energy and good judgment, and is 
numbered among the highly respected citizens of 
the township. 




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<Tpr NDREW J. CRILLY. Business men of 
/ — \ Newark, as of other enterprising towns, 
are its bone and sinew, and draw to its 
centralizing influence such citizens as arc of profit 
and will enhance its prosperity. The subject of 
this sketch is a prominent and influential real- 
estate dealer of this city. Being endowed by na- 
ture with excellent judgment and sound common 
sense, he has added to these qualities an enviable 
reputation for progressiveness, integrity and hon- 
orable dealing, and his exceptional business abil- 
ity is recognized by all his associates. 

A native of the county in which he now lives, 
Andrew J. Crilly was born July 10, 1848, and is a 
son of Andrew and Grace (Mossman) Crilly, na- 
tives respectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia. 
The paternal grandparents came to this country 
from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania, where 
occurred the birth of their son Andrew in 1805. 
The latter, when a young man, was for a time 
employed on the national road from Cumberland, 
Md., to Springfield, Ohio, and also worked on the 
Ohio Canal. His marriage occurred in Licking 
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County, and he resided in Jacksontown until his 
death, at the age of sixty-two years. His wife sur- 
vived him several years. 

In the parental family there were nine children, 
seven of whom attained to mature years, two dy- 
ing in infancy. John is a resident of Kansas; 
Mary married John Thompson and lives in Lick- 
ing County; Ella, the wife of Stephen Thompson, 
also resides in Licking County; Edward makes his 
home in Michigan; Louise is the wife of James 
Fulton, of Licking County; William died at the 
age of twenty-two years. Andrew J. was reared 
in this county, and after finishing the studies of 
the common schools, entered the profession of a 
teacher, which he followed for some time. For 
three years he was Principal of the Jacksontown 
schools, spending the vacations in farm work. 

Coming to Newark, Mr. Crilly was appointed 
Deputy Sheriff by George W. Hall, under whom 
he served for four years. He was also deputy 
under James M. Brown for four months, and at the 
resignation of that gentleman he was appointed by 
the County Commissioners to fill the unexpired 



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term. This he did with such credit to himself and 
in such an efficient manner that at the expiration 
of the term he was re-elected. At the close of 
that term he was again elected to succeed himself. 
After having served for three terms he retired 
from the office, in 1893, and has since been engaged 
in the real-estate business. 

In politics a Democrat, Mr. Crilly has been 
elected to other positions aside from the one 
above mentioned and has served as Assessor, Con- 
stable and Justice of the Peace of Licking Town- 
ship. Frequently he has been a delegate to coun- 
ty and district conventions, and was Secretary of 
the Democratic Executive Committee during the 
campaign of 1892. Socially he is identified with 
the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, and is 
Past Master of Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & 
A. M., of which he has been a member for twenty 
years. 

The marriage of Mr. Crilly united him with 
Miss Mary E., daughter of Jacob and Susan Moon, 
and a native of Franklin Township, Licking Coun- 
ty. Five children bless the union, Etta M., Clyde 
G., Maud 0., Bertha L. and Mary F. 



JAMES SIMPSON, an honored resident of To- 
boso, and a veteran of the late war, was born 
in Hanover Township, Licking County, June 
17, 1817. His father, Isaac Sim pson, was born 
in Petersburg, Hardy County, Va., and was twice 
married, his first wife, Susan Green well, being also 
a native of Hardy County. Three children re- 
sulted from this union: Thomas, Solomon and 
Nancy. The two sons are deceased; the daughter 
married a Mr. Cline and removed to Texas, where 
it is believed the family was murdered by Indians. 
During the year 1803, accompanied by his fami- 
ly. Isaac Simpson came to Licking County and 
settled in Bowling Green Township, whence in the 
fall of 1807 he came to Hanover Township. So 



poor in purse was he at the time of coining to this 
state that fifty cents represented his entire capital, 
but he was rich in courage, in determination and 
in energy, so that in time he gained a large degree 
of success. Though poor himself when he came 
here, he was a member of a wealthy Virginian 
family, and las father was a prosperous fanner of 
the Old Dominion. 

Losing his first wife by death in Hanover Town- 
ship. Isaac Simpson afterward married Miss Rachel 
Baker, who was born at Lost River, Hardy County, 
and was a member of a leading family in that sec- 
tion of Virginia. Seven children were born of this 
union, of whom three sons and one daughter still 
survive. The mother, after a lingering illness, 
departed this life, having been tenderly cared for 
during her declining years by our subject, who 
with the true filial spirit surrounded her in sickness 
with every comfort and bore all the expenses inci- 
dent to burial. 

The early years of our subject were spent on his 
father's farm. He attended the subscription schools, 
but his education was received principally by pri- 
vate instruction from his father, and later by read- 
ing and observation. He commenced to learn the 
trade of a blacksmith, but never completed his ap- 
prenticeship. His time prior to the war was de- 
voted to clearing the land and engaging in general 
farm work. For several years he engaged in driv- 
ing stock across the Alleghanies. When about 
twenty-twohe becamea memberof Levi Clay pool's 
family, with whom he remained for sixteen years. 
Afterward he worked six years in the employ of 
Norton Claypool, a son of Levi. He was thus em- 
ployed when he decided to enlist for service in 
the Civil War. 

November 10, 1861, Mr. Simpson enlisted as a 
member of Company B, Seventy-eighth Ohio In- 
fantry, being then about forty-five years old. With 
his regiment he participated in battles, sieges and 
marches for fifteen months, when he was prostrated 
by disease and finally was discharged from service. 
As a partial recompense for disability incurred in 
the army and in recognition of his faithful services. 
he receives a pension of 816 per month. Although 
physically unable to engage in anj' business or 
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one-half the pension allowed by law for such disa- 
bility. Since his discharge he has never been able 
to perform ordinary manual labor, and now in his 
seventy-seventh year does not claim a much longer 
lease of life. For the past four years he has made 
his home with a family in Toboso. He has no rel- 
atives living except two brothers, Jonathan, in his 
eightieth year, and Aaron, sixt3'-seven years old, 
and a sister, Mrs. Mahala Parsons, who lives in 
Indiana. 

Socially, Mr. Simpson is closely identilied with 
Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., at Newark. Politi- 
cally he was an old-line Whig as long as the party 
existed, and since that time he has affiliated with 
the Republicans. Though not connected with any 
religious organization, he believes in the inspira- 
tion of the Scriptures and the divinity of Jesus. 
As one who sacrificed his health for the preserva- 
tion of the Union, he is entitled to the respect of 
all patriotic citizens, whatever their political belief. 






r~y EORGE M. CHAPPELEAR. The village 

V^ T of Gratiot contains among its representa- 
tive citizens no gentleman who takes a 
warmer interest in its progress or aids in a higher 
degree the development of its material resources 
than he whose name introduces tins sketch. Born 
in Muskingum County, this state, August 18, 1854, 
he is the son of Allytt W. and Elizabeth (Searsh) 
Chappelear. His father was born in Culpeper 
County, Va., in 1812, and his mother in Hopewell 
Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1818, and 
they were married in Muskingum County, August 
31, 1837. 

Ten children comprised the family of A. W. 
Chappelear, of whom the eldest, William A., was a 
soldier during the late war. Shortly after his re- 
turn from service he was united in marriage, May 
19, 1864, with Miss Margaret McMullen. He now 
conducts agricultural pursuits and also follows the 
occupation of an undertaker. Samantha, who 



married Barton Ewers, February 28, 18G7. is now 
a resident of Muskingum County, Ohio. Margaret 
A. died in childhood. Isaiah, who was born 
August 7. 1844, died March 3, 1892, from the ef- 
fects of disease contracted in the arm} - . He mar- 
ried Elizabeth Howard, who survives him, being a 
resident of Indiana. Howard, whose birth oc- 
curred February 19, 1847, and who is now a car- 
penter of Gratiot, married Mary E. Tucker and 
they have six children. Elizabeth R. died in girl- 
hood. Martha Ann, born December 28, 1851, is the 
wife of J. II. Smart, a carpenter of Newark. Our 
subject is the next in order of birth. Ella J., born 
March 20, 1857, married G. W. Lake, of Gratiot, 
and they have two children. Mary L., the young- 
est, died in infancy. 

About 1815 A. W. Chappelear accompanied his 
parents to Ohio and settled with them in Morgan 
County, where they remained until death. His 
occupation was that of a carpenter, which he fol- 
lowed throughout his entire life. Even when ad- 
vanced in years he retained to a large degree the 
physical strength and mental vigor of youth. 
When seventy years of age he framed a large 
barn and with such precision was the work done 
that every piece fitted in its place as perfectly as 
was possible. His death occurred in Gratiot, 
October 28, 1888, and his wife died April 3, 1892, 
both at an advanced age. 

In bo3'hood the subject of this sketch learned 
the trade of a blacksmith, which he still follows, in 
connection with the management of a general re- 
pair shop. December 23, 1880, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary A., daughter of John 
and Amaretta (Cool) Lawyer, and a native of Mus- 
kingum County. Mrs. Chappelear received in 
girlhood an excellent education and was a teacher 
for some time prior to her marriage. Two chil- 
dren bless the union, Louada and Clyde Everett, 
now (1894) twelve and five years of age respect- 
ively. 

Socially Mr. Chappelear is identilied with Jack- 
son Lodge No. 85, A. F. & A. M., in which he is 
serving his third year as Secretary. He is also a 
member of Horican Lodge No. 192, I. (). O. F., 
and is the Noble Grand elect for the term of July, 
1894, to January, 1895. In both lodges he has 



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also served in various other capacities, and is active 
and earnest in the support of their principles. 
Three of his brothers served during the late Re- 
bellion and lie would have showed his loyalty in 
the same way but for his youth. Politically he is 
a Democrat, to which party all the members of the 
family have given their allegiance. His wife has 
been a consistent and worthy member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church since her twelfth year, 
and he is in hearty accord with the church and its 
teachings, although not identified with any de- 
nomination. 



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JOHN W. L. MOTHERSPAW. The valuable 
farm owned and cultivated by this gentle- 
man is the embodiment of perfection in a 
country home. A commodious house adorns 
a most beautiful building site. Several large barns 
afford space for storing grain and fodder, as well 
as comfortable winter quarters for the stock. 
About the entire place prevails an air of thrift and 
prosperity. The estate consists of two hundred 
acres of excellent land, mostly in the bottom and 
hence more easily operated, as well as much more 
fertile than hill}' lands. 

Born Jul}' 10, 1864, our subject is still on the 
sunny side of life. He is a native of Franklin 
Township, Licking County, as were also his pa- 
rents, Samuel and Mary Ann (Swisher) Motherspaw, 
the former having been born in 1825, and the lat- 
ter in 1830. He is the only son and has five sis- 
ters, of whom three survive, viz.: Sarah, who mar- 
ried Harvey Cooperider, of Franklin Township, 
becoming by that union the mother of three sons, 
Oren E., Homer A. and Edgar (deceased); Nora 
E., Mrs. J. M. Dustlmner, of Franklin Township, 
who has two children, Samuel L. and Mary Alta; 
and Sevilla, who married Samuel J. Parr, of 
Franklin Township, and has four children, Bes- 
sie, William C. (deceased), Orville J. and Maude. 
Emma V. died at about the age of sixteen years, 
and Louisa passed away in early youth. 

Among the farmers of Franklin Township, Sam- 
uel Motherspaw occupied a prominent position, 



and here, where his entire life was spent, well and 
favorably known in social and political circles. 
His death, August 28, 1889, was regretted by a 
large circle of friends. His wife preceded him in 
death ten days, passing away on the 18th of Au- 
gust, 1889. Thus was the family and community 
bereft of two worthy people within a brief space 
of ten days, and their sudden demise was mourned 
by all who knew them. 

The subject of this sketch is a progressive and 
prosperous young man, whose lot in life has fallen 
in pleasant places. He inherited a valuable proper- 
ty, to which by industry and economy he will 
doubtless add in the future. In the common schools 
of Franklin Township he acquired a fair educa- 
tion, and now, through systematic reading, keeps 
himself well posted on current events of impor- 
tance. September 3, 1885, he married Phrebe C, 
daughter of Hamilton and Phoebe Irwin, natives 
of Licking County. Her parents now make their 
home in Franklin Township, where her father is 
a representative farmer. 

In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin there were 
five sons and three daughters. Washington, the eld- 
est son, and now a well-to-do farmer of Wilson 
County, Kan., married Martha I. Osborn, and they 
have one daughter, Alice. Rachel V., the wife of 
J. S. Courson, of Franklin Township, has two sons, 
Howard and Herbert. John S. died while serving 
as a soldier in the Union army during the Civil 
War. Jacob LeRoy also died in the arm}'. Cor- 
delia A., wife of T. R. Wilson, resides in Newark 
and has six children. Henry C. married Emma 
Moore and they have one child, Ivy; at present 
he is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Frank- 
lin Township; Alice died in childhood. R. F., a 
merchant of Kansas, is married and has two chil- 
dren, Thessie and Darl. Mrs. Motherspaw is the 
youngest child of her parents, and by her marriage 
has become the mother of two children, Harlan 
Earle and Carl C, the elder seven and the younger 
four years old. 

Throughout the county Mr. Motherspaw is well 
known as an extensive breeder of fine stock, es- 
pecially thoroughbred Jersey cattle. He has a 
fine herd of cows and calves, of which he may 
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mands the highest market prices, and lie also sells 
the surplus of his herd at good figures. As a 
stock-raiser he combines excellent judgment, with 
shrewd business discernment, and although en- 
gaged in this department of agriculture but a 
short time, he has already gained prominence by 
reason of his keenness, tact, energy and sound 
common sense. 



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■T EVI KNOWLTON. For many years one 
I CS of the successful merchants of Utica, this 
gentleman now devotes his attention to the 
management of his four finely improved farms and 
to his duties as senior member of the real-estate 
firm of Knowlton & Alsdorf. His connection 
with the latter enterprise covers a period of more 
than twenty years, during which time he has 
platted several additions to the city. As a shrewd 
and capable business man he has not only secured 
his own success, but has also contributed to the 
welfare of the people and the prosperity of the 
city where he has always made his home. 

This sketch would be incomplete were no men- 
tion made of Levi W. Knowlton, father of our 
subject, and for years one of Licking County's 
most honored citizens. A farmer's son, he was 
torn in North Adams, Mass., in 1803, and there he 
grew to manhood. About 1824 he started on fool 
for the far distant west, as Ohio was then consid- 
ered. He visited some friends on the way and 
finally reached his destination, Putnam, now a 
part of the city of Zanesville, Ohio. There lie 
entered the flour mill owned by his uncle, a Mr. 
Whipple, in whose employ he served as cooper, 
engaged in making flour barrels. Later he be- 
came shipping clerk for Judge Buckingham, an 
extensive merchant of the town, and there he was 
from time to time promoted until he became chief 
clerk in the establishment. 

At Zanesville, Ohio, March 18, 1832, occurred 
the marriage of Levi W. Knowlton and Miss 
Amanda Hollister. The latter, who was born in 



Glastonbury, Conn., in 1800, came to Ohio to 
keep house for her brother, John Hollister, a wid- 
ower. For a time she resided in Hanover, Licking 
County, and there began the first Sabbath-school 
ever held in the township. Later she removed to 
Zanesville, where she met and married Mr. Knowl- 
ton. After marriage they lived in Zanesville for 
one year and then removed to Utica, where Mr. 
Knowlton became a partner in the firm of Hillyer, 
Warner & Co. One year later he withdrew from 
the firm and built a store room and embarked in 
business alone. Until his death, in 1870, he con- 
ducted an extensive mercantile trade and also 
dealt fn real estate and grain, manufactured pot- 
ash, built a railroad station and elevator, and en- 
gaged in pork-packing. These various enterprises 
he conducted in such a manner as to prove the 
possession of exceptional business qualifications. 

A prominent trait in the character of Mr. Knowl- 
ton was his loyalty to principle. At all times he 
had the courage of his convictions, nor did he 
ever suppress an opinion for policy's sake. Natur- 
ally his frankness brought upon him the ill will 
of those who opposed him in political or moral 
questions, while on the other hand he always re- 
tained the respect of all who knew him and the 
warm esteem of his more intimate associates. In 
politics a Whig, he was strongly opposed to slavery 
and on that account his place of business was 
egged and his life threatened, but he never swerved 
from what he considered the pathway of duty and 
always had the courage to meet an enemy face to 
face. At the organization of the Republican 
party he became one of its supporters and con- 
tinued to advocate its principles until death. For 
many years he officiated as Maj r or of Utica. Dur- 
ing the Civil War he belonged to the Union 
League, which was the only secret society with 
which he was ever identified. In early life he 
united with the Congregational Church, but as 
that denomination was not represented in Utica 
he became a member of the Presbyterian Church, 
and for many years served as one of its Elders. 

The mother of our subject passed away in 1868, 
after having had three children, of whom Levi 
is the eldest. Amanda E., who married Capt. 
Xenophon AVheeler, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., 



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leaving three children. Mary A. is the wife of 
Henry Baker and resides on a farm in Livingston 
County, Mo. The only son in the family, our 
subject, was educated by private tutors and was 
also a student in the college at Oberlin, Ohio. Early 
gaining a thorough business education while as- 
sisting his father in the store, in 1858 he became a 
partner in the business, the firm name becoming 
L. W. Knowlton & Son. At the death of his father 
he became sole proprietor of the business and so 
continued until March, 1889, when he relinquished 
the active management of the establishment. It 
is now conducted under the firm name of A. W. 
Nicholas & Co. 

A stanch Republican in politics, Mr. Knowlton 
was Mayor of Utica for a number of years and at 
present is a member of the City Council. He was 
nominated by his party for the Legislature, but 
was defeated with the balance of the ticket. Dur- 
ing the late war he enlisted as a member of Com- 
pany I, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio In- 
fantry, of which he was Second Lieutenant, his 
brother-in-law, Xenophon Wheeler, being Captain. 
He took part in the capture of Cumberland Gap 
and also participated in many skirmishes. At the 
expiration of his period of service he was mustered 
out, in March, 1864, at Cleveland, Ohio. At pres- 
ent he is serving as Past Commander and Chaplain 
of Channel Post No. 188, G. A. R. 

May 13, 1861, Mr. Knowlton was united in 
marriage with Fannie C, daughter of William and 
Sarah (Reed) Alsdorf. Two children blessed the 
union, of whom the only son, Arthur, died in 
October, 1880, aged eighteen years. Mary E. is 
the wife of Willard R. Kimball. 

The Knowlton and Alsdorf families have pre- 
served the records of their ancestry more than 
three hundred years. We find their names in the 
Colonial history as participants in the stirring 
events of the early settlements of New England 
and New York. The home of the Knowltons was 
in Shrewsbury, Mass., that of the Ilollisters in 
Glastonbury, Conn., and that of the Alsdorfs in the 
Mohawk Valley and along the Hudson. The three 
families were noted as revolutionists. They joined 
the Republic and opposed the Mother Country, 
giving no small assistance in the formation of a 



new government, to the principles of which they 
have since been intensely loyal. As a matter of 
interest we give in brief the genealogical lines of 
descent: Capt. William Knowlton, navigator, died 
at sea in 1633; Thomas, born in 1622, died in 
1692; Thomas, born in 1643, died in 1717; 
Thomas, born in 1670, died in 1740; Abraham, 
born April 30, 1703, died in 1767; Paul, born April 
17 1736, died June 27, 1799; Paul, born October 
23, 1770; died August 31, 1847; Levi W., born 
June 11, 1803, died September 18,1870; Levi, 
born May 2, 1834; Arthur, born August 6, 1862, 
died October 27, 1880. 

Below we give the genealogical history of the 
Hollister family: Lieut. John Hollister, born in 
England in 1612, emigrated to Connecticut in 
1642, and died in April, 1665; John, born in 1644, 
married Sarah Goodrich November 20, 1667, and 
died in Glastonbury November 24, 1711; Thomas, 
born January 14, 1672, married Dorothy Hill and 
died in Glastonbury October 12, 1741; Josiah, 
born June 7, 1696, married Martha Miller January 
18, 1718, and died in Glastonbury July 12, 1777; 
Elijah, born in May, 1729, married Mehitable 
Judd October 1, 1752, who died in her twenty- 
sixth year; afterward he married Mary Pratt and 
died in Glastonbury January 10, 1785. John, son 
of Elijah and Mehitable (Judd) Hollister, was 
born February 2, 1756, and December 6, 1781, 
married Mary Welles, daughter of William Welles, 
of Glastonbury; he died on the 27th of February, 
1835. Amanda, tenth child of John and Mary 
(Welles) Hollister, born in Glastonbury, Conn., 
January 24, 1800, married Levi Whipple Knowl- 
ton at Putnam, Ohio, March 18, 1832, and died in 
Utica, Ohio, October 25,1868. Her mother, Mary, 
the daughter of William Welles, who was the son 
of Hon. Thomas Welles, the latter being a son of 
Capt. Samuel Welles. The father of the last- 
named, Samuel, was born in Essex County, Eng- 
land, in 1630, and was the son of Gov. Thomas 
Welles, who arrived with his family from England 
in 1636, was Governor of Connecticut in 1655, 
also in 1658, and died in office January 14, 1660. 
The homes of this branch of the Welles famil)' 
have been in and near Glastonbury, in the Con- 
necticut River Valley. 

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of the Alsdorf family: Lawrence Alsdorf, an em- 
igrant to America about the year 1760, from the 
north of Germany, near Holland, was a soldier in 
the Revolutionary War and served under General 
Washington. He settled in the Mohawk Valley in 
the vicinity of Scbenectedy, passed his life in the 
counties of Saratoga and Schenectady and died 
there, leaving two sons, named Sylvester and Sea- 
man. Sylvester Alsdorf, eldest son of Lawrence, 
was horn near Schenectady, N. Y., and there died. 
His family consisted of four sons and three daugh- 
ters. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. 

William Alsdorf, third son of Sylvester, was 
born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in the year 1814, 
and there in 1836 married Sarah Reed, who was 
born in Donegal, Ireland, in 1815, and emigrated 
to America in 1833. They removed to Licking 
County, Ohio, and settled near Utica in the year 
1839. Their present home is in Utica. They are 
the parents of four sons and three daughters. 
Fannie Catherine Kn owl ton, eldest daughter of 
William and Sarah Alsdorf, was born April 13, 
1842, and became the wife of Levi Knowlton May 
13, 1861. 



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THOMAS S. O'BANNON. Few among the 
residents of Licking County have made 
their homes here for so long a period as 
has the honored gentleman whose name introduces 
this sketch. He was born in Madison Township 
November 16, 1817, and here he has since resided, 
the witness of the many improvements that have 
been wrought in this locality during -the past sev- 
enty years. His life occupation has been that of 
farming, but now, having accumulated a compe- 
tence, he lives somewhat retired from active labor, 
the home farm being operated by his son Charles. 
The history of the O'Banuon family in Ohio 
dates back to the year 1803, when the paternal 
grandfather of our subject purchased five hundred 
acres of the rich bottom lands on the Licking 
River, the finest agricultural region in the state. 



On coming to this state his sole possession was a 
copy of the Life of Washington, a volume given 
him from the home library in Virginia. The first 
representative of the family in America was our 
subject's great-grandfather, an Irishman by birth, 
who settled in the Old Dominion in Colonial times. 

The father of our subject, William O'Bannon, 
was twenty years of age when, in 1803, he settled 
in Madison Township. About the same time he 
married Miss Margaret Seymour, a friend of bis 
childhood, who came to Ohio with her parents. Of 
their children we note the following: Patsy was 
born May 28, 1804; Catherine, December 1, 1805; 
Presley, November 6, 1807; Elizabeth, March 7, 
1809; Mary, November 6, 1810; William, March 
14, 1813; Susan D., February 11, 1815; Joseph, in 
1816; Thomas S., in 1817; George and James R. 
(twins), January 25, 1819; and John, September 
6, 1825. Of this family onlj- two now survive, 
our subject and his sister Mary. The latter is the 
widow of Adam Seymour, and lives with her chil- 
dren near St. Louisville, this county. The second 
wife of our subject's father was Mary O. Burnum, 
whom he married when our subject was nine years 
old. 

The death of William O'Bannon occurred in 
1856. We copy the following from the Newark 
Advocate in relation to his demise: "Died, on 
Thursday, January 8, at his residence in Madison 
Township, this count}', William O'Bannon, Sr., in 
the seventy-fifth year of his age. Judge O'Ban- 
non was born in Hardy County, Va., December 23, 
1782, and immigrated to this state and settled in 
Madison Township, Licking County, in 1803. He 
was a man of sound judgment and indomitable 
energy, and by his industry and foresight accumu- 
lated a large fortune. He was a strictly just and 
upright man. In all his business transactions with 
the people for a period of more than half a cent- 
ury he was never guilty of an unfair, dishonest or 
dishonorable act." 

December 6, 1842, our subject married Mary .1. 
Maholm, who was born in Salem, Ohio, April 21, 
1820. Four sons were born to this union. James, 
whose birth occurred at midnight on the last day 
of the year 1847, is now a resident of Los Ange- 
les, Cal.; Henry Clinton, who was born March 8, 



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1851, lives in Fairmount, Cal., where he operates 
a^tage line. George was born February 27, 1854, 
and died at the parental home February 15, 1870. 
Charles, who was born August 13, 1857, now op- 
erates the home farm. He married Miss Annie 
Montgomery, and they are both consistent mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian Church. 

Since 1859 Mr. O'Bannon has made his home on 
the farm where he still resides. He assisted in the 
organization of the Republican party in Licking 
County and has ever since supported its princi- 
ples, though he has never cared for office, prefer- 
ring to devote his attention to the cultivation of 
his farm. He is a genial gentleman, well informed 
on the topics of the day, and has been a useful 
citizen during his long life in this county. 



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JOHN W. LAKE, a prominent and representa- 
tive farmer of Madison Township, is a Vir- 
ginian by birth and was born in Fauquier 
County, October 20, 1833. His parents, John 
J. and Mary (Casey) Lake, were natives of the Old 
Dominion and both died in Hampshire County, 
the former in September, 1861, and the latter sur- 
viving him about fifteen years. The father was 
an extensive land owner and operated his planta- 
tion with slave labor, which was the only means 
of tilling the soil until the Emancipation Proc- 
lamation liberated the slaves. During the war the 
family suffered considerable loss of property, aside 
from the liberation of their slaves (about twenty 
in number), the loss being largely in stock, grain 
and injury to trees and buildings. 

There were eight children in the parental fam- 
ily, of whom our subject was the third. Mary 
died in young womanhood. Anna Maria, the 
widow of Charles G. Slemaker, lives in Sistersville, 
Tyler County, W. Va. Minerva, the widow of 
Jacob A. Marker, resides in Alaska, W. Va. Enoch 



B., with his family, has resided in Licking County, 
Ohio, for about twenty years. Elvira married 
Hiram Baker, who owns a portion of the old 
homestead and resides in Mineral County, W. Va.; 
they have five children. Rebecca L.,who married 
Mason T. Moore, lives in Perry County, Ohio. 
Edward died when a young man. 

In the private schools of Virginia our subject 
received a fair education. In the spring of 1858 
he came to Ohio and settled in Hanover Town- 
ship, Licking Count3 r , where he purchased a farm. 
This he operated for some years, but in 1878 sold 
the property and removed to his present beautiful 
home in Madison Township. December 2, 1856, in 
this county, he married Miss Harriet, daughter of 
George and Mary (Davis) Colvin, prominent citi- 
zens of Licking County and the owners of the farm 
whereour subject now lives. A portion of this val- 
uable property came to Mrs. Lake by inheritance, 
and she and her husband own jointly one hundred 
and eighty-one acres of excellent land, bearing supe- 
rior improvements and a beautiful residence. Her 
father, George Colvin, died July 25, 1881, aged 
seventy-three years, two months and twent3 r -two 
days. He had four children, viz.: William D.,who 
died at home as the result of disease contracted 
while serving his country; Mrs. Lake; Mary Jose- 
phine and Martha Louisa, who died in childhood. 
The parents were early settlers of Muskingum 
County, later came to Licking County, where they 
remained until death. They were a worthy couple, 
and their memory will long be revered by those 
who knew them. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lake have been deeply bereaved 
in the loss by death of all their children. M. Ella, 
who was born July 4, 1859, had all the advantages 
that wealth and social position can afford and be- 
came an accomplished, amiable and refined young 
lady, but it was not decreed that she should remain 
with her parents as a benediction to their old age; 
she was called from earth June 14, 1882, when less 
than twenty-three. Alice I. died April 7, 1869, at 
the age of four months and fourteen days. Will- 
iam E. passed away April 3, 1876, aged four years, 
five months and twenty-seven days. 

In religious belief Mrs. Lake is a member of the 
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culture and superior education, having acquired 
her training principally in the female seminary at 
Zanesville, this state. The life occupation of Mr. 
Lake has been that of a farmer, and in addition to 
his home place he owns valuable real estate in 
Columbus, Ohio. A public-spirited citizen, he has 
the courage of his convictions under all circum- 
stances, and in his ballot is unbiased by party 
lines. 



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JOSEPH H. NEWTON. Early in the year 
1836, on the 10th of January, Joseph H. 
Newton was born. His parents, George F. 
and Eliza Gray Newton, were living at 
Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, at that time. 
His father removed to Holmes County, Ohio, when 
the subject of this sketch was two years old. lie 
acquired a common-school and academic education 
and at the early age of eighteen left the student's 
desk for the printer's case. He learned the trade 
of a printer in the office of the Holmes County 
Farmer, of which paper his father at that time was 
the owner and proprietor. 

Mr. Newton's rise was rapid. When twenty 
years of age, an age at which most j'oung men are 
still dependent on their parents, he became the 
editor of the paper, which was the organ of the 
Democratic party of Holmes County. A year later 
he and his brother, David G. Newton, wrote after 
their names publishers and proprietors. 

December 16, 1858, he was married to Miss Anna 
M. Sproal, a prominent and highly esteemed young 
lady of Millersburg, Ohio. By this marriage three 
children were born, two of whom, a son and daugh- 
ter, died in infancy. The third, his daughter 
Eliza, is the wife of Andrew II. Fierson, the busi- 
ness manager of the Newark Advocate. 

In the summer of 1859 Mr. Newton sold his in- 
terest in the Holmes County Farmer to Judge J. A. 
Estill. The following year he was appointed 
Deputy Auditor, his father at that time being the 



Auditor. The regard and esteem in which Mr. 
Newton was held by his neighbors was evidenced 
in 1869, when he was elected Auditor. He took 
possession of the office in March, 1870, and served 
two terms. He at that time and afterward held 
a number of minor positions of trust and responsi- 
bility, and was for ten years a member of the 
Board of Education of Millersburg. 

Mr. Newton actively participated in 1869 in the 
extension of what is now the Cleveland, Akron <fe 
Columbus Railroad from Millersburg to Mt. Ver- 
non and Columbus. The road in those days had 
its terminus at Millersburg, but through his enter- 
prise, coupled with that of prominent citizens of 
Mt. Vernon interested in the company, it was ex- 
tended to the state capital. In 1873 he was one 
of the prime movers in the Dresden branch of this 
railroad, the completion of which, however, was 
delayed some years on account of the financial 
panic of that year. During the period from 1870 
to 1875 he was engaged in the coal and coal-land 
business, the latter portion of which time he had 
an office in Cleveland. In the spring of 1877 he 
became occupied with J. A. Caldwell in the pub- 
lication of local historical works, which engage- 
ment continued for nearly three years. During 
this time Mr. Newton wrote and edited histories 
of the counties of Clearfield, Jefferson and Ve- 
nango in Pennsylvania, the four counties of the 
Pan Handle in West Virginia, and the counties of 
Belmont and Jefferson in Ohio. Some of these 
works contained an exhaustive history of that in- 
teresting period in western annals, when the Ohio 
River was the dividing line between the western 
frontier, settled by the whites, and the trackless 
wilderness which was the abode of powerful tribes 
of hostile Indians, the preparation and editing of 
which required extensive and careful research. 

In January, 1880, Mr. Newton became an edi- 
torial writer on the Wheeling Register, and mana- 
ger of the weekly edition of the paper. In March 
of the same year, he severed his connection with 
the Wheeling Register to become editor of the 
Newark Advocate. He was associated with J. A. 
Caldwell in the purchase of the Advocate, and on 
the 10th of March of that year the first number of 
the paper was issued under their ownership. Un- 



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der the aggressive management of Mr. Newton the 
Advocate at once sprang to a position of promi- 
nence and importance. It became in two short 
years a recognized power, not only in county, but 
in state politics. The paper is in every respect a 
Democratic organ. The principles of Jefferson's 
party are vigorously supported, and its uncom- 
promising stand for Democratic doctrine at all 
times has earned for it a well deserved place 
among the foremost Democratic papers of the 
state. Whatever principle, measure or act possesses 
the virtue of Democracy is sure to find in the New- 
ark Advocate a fearless champion. It is not diffi- 
cult to ascertain the man to whom the paper is 
indebted for its present influence and power. It 
is Mr. Newton. He is careful to keep the Advocate 
free and clear from all factional differences that 
may arise in his party, and regarding political 
policy his favorite expressions are that he "tries 
to publish a paper for all the Democrats" and one 
devoted to "giving reasons why an American cit- 
izen should be a Democrat." A practical printer, 
understanding perfectly the essentials of a good 
paper, he brought to his new venture extensive 
and valuable experience. The possessor of a vig- 
orous style, his editorial utterances are models of 
pure, concise, forcible English. 

Two years after he took charge of the Advocate, 
the Daily Advocate was started by him. The Daily 
Advocate was a big venture when we consider the 
time at which its publication was begun. In Ohio 
only the cities of Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, 
Steubenville and Dayton had Democratic daily 
papers. In cities the size of Newark and much 
larger, no Democratic daily then flourished. Per- 
haps no instance could be furnished better illus- 
trating the enterprise of Mr. Newton than the fact 
that the Daily Advocate was commenced at such 
a time, and the success that it achieved is owing, 
no one will deny, to the energy and push of its 
founder. For a number of years after it was 
started the Newark Daily Advocate was the largest 
Democratic daily paper published in any city the 
size of Newark in this state. Conservative in its 
estimates of men and of doctrines, fearless in its 
advocacy after decision is once made, always 
guarding zealously the good name of the paper, 



and never opening its columns to any matter 
which would bring the paper into disrepute or the 
blush to any cheek, it is to-day pointed to with 
pride by every intelligent citizen of Newark, irre- 
spective of party. A sound business policy, 
closeh/ adhered to, has kept it free from shoals, 
and it is sailing smoothly on prosperous waves. 

In the spring of 1883, Mr. Caldwell retired from 
the Advocate. At that time Mr. Newton undertook 
to organize a company, and the result of his efforts 
was the incorporation of the Advocate Printing 
Company, Mr. Newton remaining the editor of the 
paper, and Andrew II. Pierson becoming its busi- 
ness manager. The Advocate's field of useful- 
ness immediate^ widened. Those who were fortu- 
nate enough to join with Mr. Newton in the enter- 
prise have never regretted it. The company is the 
owner of the best equipped plant in central Ohio, 
and is doing a large and lucrative business. But 
the Advocate's success, great as it is, need afford no 
subject of amazement. The paper is but a strong 
reflection of the personal^' of the man who him- 
self has made life a success, and who to-day con- 
trols and directs the course of the paper. 

Mr. Newton, aside from his public work, is a 
great admirer of Izaak Walton, and an enthusias- 
tic angler. His fondness for this sport and his 
knowledge of fish culture received recognition 
from Gov. James E. Campbell, who in March, 
1890, appointed him a member of the State Board 
of Fish and Game Commissioners. This appoint- 
ment came entirely unsolicited, and it was cele- 
brated by his friends, who appreciated the appoint- 
ment in a becoming manner. The}' arranged a 
banquet in honor of the appointee at the Tubbs 
House, which was attended by all of the prominent 
citizens of Newark, who assisted in making merry 
an evening of rare pleasure. He served four years 
on the Board, and was then compelled to resign on 
account of numerous other duties, which made it 
impossible for him to give the position proper at- 
tention. 

On June 19, 1893, Mr. Newton's eminent servi- 
ces for the cause of Democratic doctrine in the 
county and throughout the state received suitable 
recognition at the hands of President Cleveland. 
He was appointed Postmaster of the city of New- 



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ark. On the 1st of July of the same year, he took 
charge of the oflice and is still serving in this posi- 
tion. The appointment of Mr. Newton to this 
prominent position is a well merited compliment to 
the able and unfaltering support he has always 
given to Democratic principles. The fact that it 
met with the approbation and unstinted praise of 
the entire community added not a little to the 
pleasure of receiving the appointment, and testified 
to the wisdom displayed in the selection. 

Mr. Newton still directs from the editorial 
tripod the course of his excellent paper. The Ad- 
vocate is an important factor in state politics, and 
its inlluenee is rapidly increasing, a fact which is 
gratifying not only to the people of Newark, but 
also to its editor and helmsman, Joseph H. New- 
ton, to whom all credit is due. 






* A CMLLIAM P. NE1BARGER has known 
V/V/ no other home than Madison Town- 
ship, and here he was born January 5, 
181G. The farm which he owns and operates con- 
sists of one hundred and seventeen acres, largely 
devoted to the raising of stock and grain, although 
Mr. Neibarger is also giving considerable attention 
to the cultivation of small fruits with a view to 
adding to the family revenue thereby. From his 
youth he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, 
and displays a special aptitude for his chosen call- 
ing, in which he has achieved noteworthy success. 
The Neibarger family is of German and English 
extraction and was represented in Virginia for 
several generations prior to its settlement in Ohio. 
The parents of our subject, William and Mary 
(Tebo) Neibarger, were natives of the Old Domin- 
ion, but came to Licking County with their re- 
spective parents when quite young. Here they 
were married and this was their home throughout 
their entire wedded lives. The mother was the first 
to pass to the beyond, her death occurring in No- 



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November 18, 1870. /Her parents, John 
3t (Crawford) Wolfe, were born and 



vetnber, 1868. The father survived her for some 
years and passed away December 21, 1880. 

There were born to William and Mary Neibarger 
three sons and one daughter. Calvin married Miss 
Jane Smith and resides in Kansas, being a dentist 
in Hutchinson. Albert first married Miss Margaret, 
by whom he had three sons and two daughters, 
his wife dying in Indiana where he then resided. He 
was later united with Miss Emma Ketchum, and 
they now live on the old homestead in Madison 
Township. Angeline became the wife of John 
Crawford, who is now living in AVashington 
County, Iowa, retired from agricultural work. The 
family enjoyed good educational advantages, and 
two of the brothers were teachers for some years. 

The early years of our subject were spent under 
the parental roof, on the old home farm. Estab- 
lishing home ties, he married Miss Martha A. Wolfe, 
a native of Franklin Township, Licking County, 
the ceremony which united their destinies beinj; 
solemnized November 
and Margaret 
reared in Franklin Township, and there they still 
reside. Mrs. Neibarger is the eldest of four chil- 
dren. Her sister, Mary Elizabeth, is unmarried and 
resides with her parents. Albert C. married Miss 
Alice, daughter of William Beall, a retired farmer 
residing iu Newark; they reside in Madison Town- 
ship and are the parents of three sons and two 
daughters, viz.: Leon, Mabel, Stanley, and Cara and 
Katie (twins). Parker Lee, Mrs. Neibarger's other 
brother, cultivates the home farm and resides with 
his parents. 

Nine children have been born to the union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Neibarger, eight of whom are living, 
namely: Mary, Charles Orville, Henry Curtis, Jen- 
nie Florence, Arthur C, Anna, James and Blanche. 
Horace was drowned in the spring when thirteen 
months old, having toddled away from his nurse 
and fallen in the spring. The children have en- 
joyed the advantages of the excellent public schools 
of the district, and the second son is now attend- 
ing Ada (Ohio) College, with a view to fitting him- 
self for professional work. 

Mr. Neibarger is active in politics, being a stanch 
Democrat in principle. He has held various official 
positions in his township. In religious belief he 



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and bis family are members of tbe Christian Union 
Church, and take an active interest in church and 
Sunday-school work, giving liberally to the support 
of the Gospel and other religious and charitable 
enterprises. Mrs. Neibarger is of Scotch-Irish de- 
scent, and some of her ancestors were of remote 
German extraction. Her maternal great-grand- 
father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and 
fought under General Wayne. 



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ROBERT FULTON, who for many years was 
actively engaged as an agriculturist, but 
is now retired from business cares, was 
born in Berkeley County, Va., March 1, 1819. His 
parents, Robert and Jane (Latin) Fulton, were na- 
tives of Ireland, and were there reared and mar- 
ried. Immediately after their marriage they took 
passage for America, and landing in this country, 
proceeded to Virginia and made settlement in 
Berkeley County. After a few years spent there 
they came to Licking County, Ohio, in 1825. Here 
the father engaged to work on the Ohio Canal, 
which was then in process of construction. He com- 
menced to farm rented property, and being frugal 
and industrious, he was soon able to make a small 
payment upon the farm which our subject now 
owns. As time passed by, he succeeded in com- 
pleting the payments, and gave his attention to 
the improvement of the estate. Here his death 
occurred in 1852. His wife passed away some 
years later. 

There were in the parental family three sons 
and three daughters, but the only survivors are 
Robert and Nancy. The latter is the wife of John 
McMillan, a prosperous farmer, who lives near our 
subject. William, who was the eldest of the fami- 
ly, settled north of Newark, where he died, and his 
wife is also deceased. They had a large family, 
some of whom remain in Licking County, while 
others have removed west. John M. is the father 



of J. Willis Fulton, whose sketch appears in this 
volume. Martha became the wife of Jacob Harts- 
horn and they died after having had four chil- 
dren. 

In the subscription schools of early days, our 
subject gained a fair knowledge of the common 
branches, and as he has always been a thoughtful 
reader and a close observer, he is well informed. 
December 10, 1844, he married Miss Jane Keeran, 
a native of Augusta County, Va., born in January, 
1820. She came to Licking County in company 
with her parents, Samuel and Sarah (Lilly) Keeran. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Fulton three children have been 
born. The eldest, John Wesley, married Ellen 
Williams and they have two children, Harry and 
Robert; they reside upon the old homestead. Will- 
iam L. married Julia Glick, and they have had 
six children, one of whom is deceased; they reside 
in McPherson County, Kan., where he is a farmer 
and stock-raiser. Martha J. is the wife of O. B. 
Young, and has three daughters, Laura, Helen and 
Hazel. 

Having accumulated valuable possessions, Mr. 
Fulton is surrounded by all the comforts of life 
and his declining years are provided against want. 
His success is due to his enterprise, thrift and ex- 
cellent judgment, and he well deserves the pros- 
perity that has come to him. He is a man of sin- 
cere Christian belief, and his life has exemplified 
the earnestness of his religious belief. He has 
maintained an active interest in county, state and 
national affairs, and usually casts his ballot with the 
Democratic party, though at times, especially in 
local affairs, he votes with the opposite party when 
he believes the interests of the people will thereby 
be best subserved. 



J7> DWIN R. CORNELL resides in St. Alban's 
l^ C\ Township, on the farm where his birth oc- 
curred, July 28, 1821. He is a member of 
a pioneer family of Licking County and a grand- 
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Granville. The latter was a silversmith by trade 
and came west to Ohio in 1805, settling in Gran- 
ville, where his death occurred one year later. His 
family numbered the following children: Gideon, 
for many years an agriculturist of St. Alban's 
Township, and who died in this county; Isaac, 
who removed to Texas; Sylvanus, who located at 
Alexandria and there died; Archibald, father of 
our subject; Naomi, who married Judge Holmes, 
and died in Marion, Ohio; Mrs. Charlotte Stew- 
art, who died in Zanesville, this state; Mercy, wife 
of Rev. Samuel Carpenter; and Ruth, who married 
and is now deceased. 

The father of our subject was born in Connecti- 
cut, near the city of New London, and accompa- 
nied the family to Ohio, where he became one of 
Licking County's agriculturists. When eighteen 
years old he owned land where Denison Univer- 
sity now stands, but this he sold and purchased 
property in St. Alban's Township. This tract was 
heavily timbered and was almost destitute of im- 
provements except a rude log cabin. Here he 
commenced life for himself, and in the cultiva- 
tion of the place, through industry and energy, he 
gained a competence. He married Sarah Feck, a 
native of Nova Scotia, who came to Johnstown, 
Ohio, at the age of eighteen years. She was a de- 
voted member of the Methodist Church, while Mr. 
Cornell was liberal in his religious views, not be- 
ing connected with any denomination. 

Politically Archibald Cornell was an unswerv- 
ing adherent of the Democratic party, and was in- 
fluential in its ranks. For some time he served as 
as Commissioner of Licking Count} - . He took an 
active part in the War of 1812, lighting in de- 
fense of the liberty of our country. His children 
were: Edwin R.; Helen, who married Abner 
Woods and resides in St. Alban's Township; Ber- 
trand, who went to Oregon and died in Portland; 
Cecelia, who married Jonathan Hivey and died in 
Monroe Township; and Wilhelmina, who died in 
St. Alban's Township. 

Upon the home farm the subject of this sketch 
was reared to manhood, alternating attendance at 
school with work on the home place. After con- 
ducting his studies in Evansville College he en- 
gaged in teaching school, being thus employed for 



seven winters. At the death of his father he in- 
herited his present property, and now owns nearly 
two hundred acres, upon which is a line farm resi- 
dence. He married a daughter of Joseph Moss- 
man, a native of Ireland. She was born in Coshoc- 
ton and remained a resident of Licking Coun- 
ty from the time of her marriage until her death; 
her body now lies in the cemetery near the old 
home. Of their children Elizabeth died while at- 
tending school; Joseph H. resides with our sub- 
ject; Nellie married a clothing merchant of Can- 
ton; and Cecelia is married and lives in Johns- 
town. 

In national issues a Democrat, Mr. Cornell does 
not adhere to party in local affairs, voting for the 
man rather than the political organization. He 
has served as Township Trustee and in other local 
offices, being elected on the Democratic ticket, al- 
though the township usually gives a Republican 
majority. In his religious views he is a Univer- 
salist. 

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MATHEW FROST. Among the residents 
of Fallsbury Township who are gaining 
a livelihood by the tilling of the soil, 
we mention the name of Mathew Frost, whose 
efforts have contributed to the development of 
the rich farming lands of the county. Horn Oc- 
tober 19, 1852, he is one of ten children consti- 
tuting the family of John and Jane (Arnold) 
Frost, well known residents of Licking County. 
Besides himself there now survive the following- 
named sons and daughters: W. H., who lives in 
Iowa; Lucy A., now Mrs. Aaron Van. Winkle, and 
also a resident of Iowa; Nellus, residing in the 
Hawkeye State; Francis M., whose home is in 
Licking County; Mrs. Sarah J. Miller, of Licking 
County; and Mary A., now Mrs. Rogeis, of Put- 
nam County, Ohio. 

Acquiring a limited education in the common 
schools, and at the same time gaining a thor- 
ough knowledge of agriculture on the home farm, 
our subject grew to a sturdy manhood. Estab- 



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lishing home ties, be married Mary J., daughter of 
Nathan and Jeminiah Netheis, natives of Virginia, 
but early settlers of Ohio. She was one of ten 
children, of whom besides herself the following are 
now living: John W., a resident of Muskingum 
County; Mrs. Catherine Horr; George W., of Lick- 
ing County; Andrew J., also a resident of this 
county; Lloyd, whose home is in Knox Count}'; 
and Jasper E., of Licking County. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frost have two children, Elvie J. 
and John W., both of whom are attending school. 
While not a politician in the ordinary usage of 
that term, Mr. Frost may always be relied upon to 
use his influence and cast his ballot for the Repub- 
lican party, believing its principles conducive to 
the highest good of the country. He and bis wife 
are connected with the Primitive Baptist Church, 
and are among the highly respected residents of 
their community. 



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HENRY S. BEIDLER dates his residence in 
Licking County from the year 1858 and 
his connection with the mercantile inter- 
ests of Johnstown from 1879. He was born in 
Fayette County, Pa., July 11, 1832, being a son of 
Joseph and Mary (Shellenberger) Beidler. Reared 
to manhood upon a farm, he was the recipient of 
a good business education in the common and se- 
lect schools. Upon attaining his majority he came 
to Ohio and for a time taught school in Lawrence 
County. On his return to the Keystone State he 
was similarly engaged in Fayette County. 

In 1855 Mr. Beidler again came to Ohio and 
soon afterward married Miss Sarah, daughter of 
Samuel Pile and a native of Fayette County, Pa., 
but at the time of her marriage a resident of Lick- 
ing County, Ohio. Prior to his marriage he had 
become interested in a general store in Pennsyl- 
vania, and this he continued to operate until 1858, 
when he removed to Ohio and accepted a position 



as station agent for the Toledo & Ohio Central 
Railroad at Kirkersville. On the 19th of April. 
1861, he enlisted in the Union army for a period 
of three months. His name was enrolled as a 
member of Company A, Third Ohio Infantry, in 
which regiment lie served until August of the 
same year. 

Again enlisting in the army, Mr. Beidler be- 
came a member of Company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio 
Infantry, for a period of three years. On the 22d 
of June, 1863, he was commissioned Second Lieu- 
tenant of the Fifty-first United States Colored In- 
fantry. In July of the following year lie was pro- 
moted to First Lieutenant, and resigned in Feb- 
ruary, 1866. Among the engagements in which 
he participated were those of Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, 
siege of Corinth, Sherman's attack on Chickasaw 
Bayou, Arkansas Post, Jackson, siege of Vicks- 
burg, Ft. Blakeley and Mobile Bay, besides numer- 
ous marches and skirmishes. 

At the close of the war Mr. Beidler returned to 
the Buckeye State and became a clerk in a store, 
continuing in that capacity until 1879, when he 
engaged in business for himself. He has erected a 
store building and residence, and has in other 
ways contributed to the progress of Johnstown. 
He was one of the organizers and the Vice-Presi- 
dent of the Johnstown Building & Loan Associa- 
tion. He and his wife became the parents of four 
children, of whom two survive, Belle, wife of 
Charles Avery, and Ida Ma}', at home with her 
parents. 

Politically Mr. Beidler is a Republican, holding 
that the doctrines of that party are most suited to 
the growth and advancement of this great country. 
His first Presidential ballot was cast for John C. 
Fremont in 1856. In a number of honored offices 
he has rendered efficient service, having been 
Mayor of the village, member of the Council, 
Treasurer of the town and President of the Board 
of Education. Socially he is a member of Johns- 
town Lodge No. 422, I. O. O. F.,and is Past Com- 
mander of the Ira P. French Post, G. A. R. Dur- 
ing the administration of President Hayes he served 
as Postmaster of the village. 

The Beidler family was long identified with the 
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lived in the locality of his birth, dying there at 
the age of seventy-six years. His first wife died 
at the age of twenty-nine, leaving two children, 
Henry S., of this sketch, and John, who died in 
Pennsylvania. The father was a second time mar- 
ried, becomiug by that union the parent of six 
children, namely: William, Peter, Ann, Amanda, 
Catherine and Jesse. 



WILLIAM B. CHAMBERS, D. D. S., en- 
joys the distinction of being, in point 
of years of practice, the oldest dentist 
in Newark, his residence in this city dating from 
the year 1866. The son of Joseph H. and Rebecca 
(Beall) Chambers, he was born in Marshall Coun- 
ty, W. Va., August 8, 1839. His paternal grand- 
father, James II., was born in the North of Ireland, 
there grew to manhood, married and engaged in 
the manufacture of linens. Emigrating to the 
United States, he sojourned for a time upon a 
farm in Lancaster County, Pa., whence he removed 
to Pittsburg and engaged in the boot and shoe 
business. In 1817 he removed to that part of the 
Old Dominion now included in West Virginia and 
there he continued to reside until the time of his 
death. At the age of seventy-eight he was killed 
by the kick of a horse. 

In Grandfather Chambers' family there were 
four sons and two daughters, viz.: James, John, 
Samuel, Joseph II., Mrs. Jane Patterson, and Isa- 
bella, who married Robert Hay, of Pittsburg. Of 
these children Joseph II. was reared a farmer and 
manufacturer. After his marriage, which took 
place in West Virginia, he resided near Wheeling 
until his demise, at the age of eight3-Uve. His 
wife passed away when seventy-eight. In relig- 
ious connections they were identified with the 
Presbyterian Church. Eight children comprised 
their family, of whom the following survive: 
James, a farmer and builder of West Alexandria, 
Washington County, Pa.; John, a resident of 
Washington, Pa., who is a dealer in supplies for 



oil wells; Joseph, a farmer of Ohio County, W. 
Va., and William B., of this sketch. 

Upon the home farm our subject was reared to 
manhood, but he never tilled the soil, as his time 
in youth was spent in the school-room. After 
completing the studies of the common schools, he 
attended the West Alexandria Academy, under the 
tutelage of Rev. William II. Lester, and later was a 
student in the Pennsylvania Dental and the Jeffer- 
son College of Pennsylvania. He was graduated 
from the Pennsylvania Dental College and located 
at Newark, where he has since followed his pro- 
fession with success. 

The lady who became the wife of Dr. Chambers 
in 1870 was Miss Augusta, daughter of the late 
Hon. Isaac Smucker, of Newark. One child was 
born to them, but it died in infancy. 



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JOHN P. SWISHER, residing in Union Town- 
ship, is one of the well-to-do land owners of 
the county, and at the present time has in 
his possession between five and six hundred 
acres located in Licking and Union Townships. 
Farming and stock-raising have formed his chief 
occupation, and to these he has mainly devoted 
his attention, although for a time he engaged in 
teaching school. A native of Licking County, he 
was born in Lima Township October 14, 1837. 
His father, Joseph Swisher, was born in Virginia, 
and at the age of seventeen years came to Licking 
Count} r , where he married Dorothy Houser, a na- 
tive of Fairfield County, Ohio. They lived until 
advanced in years, then passed away. 

In the family there were three sons and four 
daughters, of whom our subject is the third in 
order of birth and the eldest of the sons. At the 
age of seventeen he began to leach school, and for 
six years thereafter alternated teaching with at- 
tendance at school. Since that time he lias fol- 
lowed farming exclusively. In Licking County 



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March 14, 1861, he married Miss Sarah Green, a 
native of Licking County and daughter of Benja- 
min Green. After his marriage he settled in Lick- 
ing Township, but two years later removed to 
Newark Township, and thence after several years 
went to Franklin Township, where lie made his 
home for seven years. Returning to Licking 
Township, lie spent three years there and then 
came to his present home in Union Township. 

Mr. and Mrs. Swisher have two children, Carey 
A., who married Florence Stoolfire; and Mary D., 
wife of George Stinson. A Democrat in ^political 



views, Mr. Swisher has been active in all matters 
pertaining to the local welfare. For three years 
he served as Clerk of Franklin Township, and for 
the same length of time officiated as Trustee of the 
Union Township. He has held the office of Trustee 
of the Children's Home for several years. In early 
manhood he united with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, to which he has since belonged, and he 
has held various official positions in the church. 
AVhile residing in Newark he was for three years 
Superintendent of the Sabbath-school of the First 
Methodist Church. 





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William W. Shannon 



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WILLIAM W. SHANNON, manager of 
the Borton Institute, at Newark, was 
born in Licking County, August 15, 
1858, and is a son of Thomas ami Elmira (Hoyte) 
Shannon, also natives of this county and members 
respectively of Pennsylvania and New York fami- 
lies. As early as 1819 the Shannon family made 
settlement in this county, at which time the pa- 
ternal grandfather of our subject located in Mad- 
ison Township, and afterward continued to make 
his home here until his death. 

A few weeks after the family came to Licking 
County the household was increased by the birth 
of a son, who was named Thomas. Upon the 
home farm he attained manhood, and when the 
time came for him to choose an occupation he se- 
lected that with which he was most familiar, agri- 
culture. To his chosen calling he devoted his en- 
ergies until June 5, 1891, when his earth life 
closed. He was a man of considerable prominence 
among the farmers of Madison Township, but 
never aspired to office or the distinction of public 
life, taking no more active part in politics than 
the casting of his ballot for Democratic principles 
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and candidates. Socially he was a member of 
New Home Lodge No. 338, A. F. & A. M., at Han- 
over, Ohio. His wife did not long survive him, 
but passed away January 15, 1892. 

Of the family of four children one is deceased, 
and the three survivors, Thomas W.; Sarah E., 
wife of Nathan S. Denman, and William W., reside 
in Licking County. Our subject, who is the youngest 
of the number, received an excellent education in 
the public schools, and for a time followed the 
profession of a teacher during the winter seasons, 
while the summers were devoted to farm work. 
December 1, 1893, he established in Newark the 
Borton Institute, with the history of which his 
name is closely associated. 

The Borton cure for alcoholism has gained a 
wide reputation during the past few years. Its 
name has been received from its originator, Dr. T. 
A. Borton, a prominent physician of Warsaw, Ind., 
and the proprietor of the Plymouth Institute at 
that place. It claims (and practical tests verify 
this claim) to permanently remove the appetite for 
alcoholic stimulants of all kinds. Unlike other 
so-called cures that have been prominently brought 



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before the public of late years, there are no at- 
tending or resulting bad effects of treatment, no 
permanent injuries to the mental or physical 
powers, no insanity and no suicides. 

Politically a Democrat, Mr. Shannon has held 
various local offices in Madison Township. So- 
cially he is Past Master of New Home Lodge No. 
338, A. F. & A. M.; a member of Warren Chapter 
No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council No. 7, R. & S. M.; 
St. Luke's Commandery No. 34, K. T., and the 
Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P. He is a companion- 
able, genial gentleman, who enjoj'S to a high de- 
gree the regard of his large circle of acquaintances. 



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HENRY ELLIS THOMAS is a successful 
farmer of St. Alban's Township. The 
Thomas family originated in Wales, and 
the first representative in this country was David 
Thomas, who, emigrating to America, settled in 
Cambria County, Pa., and there married Mary 
Rees. In 1802 he removed to Ohio, and coming 
direct to Licking Count}', settled on the Welsh 
Hills in Granville Township. There he and his 
wife spent the remaining years of their lives. 

The father of our subject, Samuel Thomas, was 
born in Cambria County, Pa., in 1799, and accom- 
panied his parents in 1802 to Licking County, 
where he grew to manhood on the home farm. His 
marriage occurred in Granville Township, and 
united him with Catharine Jones, a native of 
Wales, born in January, 1779. Mrs. Thomas had 
been orphaned by her mother's death when she was 
but a young girl, and about 1820 she came with 
her father to America, soon afterward settling in 
Granville Township, Licking County. There in 
1824 she became the wife of Samuel Thomas. 

Settling upon a farm on the Welsh Hills, the 
parents of our subject continued to live there until 
about 1835, and then removed to Harrison Town- 
ship, where the wife and mother died in 1865. The 
father spent his last days with his daughter, Mrs. 



Jcrusha Avery, in Jersey Township, where he died 
in July, 1877. His family numbered seven chil- 
dren. The eldest, Jerusha, married George Avery 
and died in Champaign County, 111., in 1892. The 
next in order of birth, Maria, became the wife of 
William Jones and died in Wisconsin during the 
'60s. The others are, Henry Ellis; Robert J.; Ann, 
the widow of Andrew Hicks; Charles R. and Ed- 
win E. 

The eldest son in the family, Henry Ellis Thom- 
as, was born on the Welsh Hills in Granville 
Township, March 31, 1829, and his early years 
were spent in the immediate vicinity of his birth- 
place. He was reared to manhood on his father's 
farm, remaining with him until he attained his 
majority. In 1850 he accompanied his father to 
California with the intention of engaging in min- 
ing, and after being thus engaged for some eighteen 
months, returned to Licking County, and has since 
resided principally in St. Alban's Township. 

December 7, 1852, Mr. Thomas was united in 
marriage with Miss Esther Nichols, who was born 
in St. Alban's Township, October 4, 1831. Her 
parents were Levi and Almira (Parker) Nichols, 
the former born in Weathersfleld, Windsor County, 
Vt., August 25, 1787, and the latter in Massachu- 
setts, October 1, 1795. They were married in the 
Green Mountain State, whence in 1820, with their 
two children, they journeyed in a wagon drawn by 
oxen to Licking County, settling in St. Alban's 
Township. Here the father passed away January 
18, 1871; the mother survived him a few years, de- 
parting this life June 16, 1877. They were the 
parents of ten children, of whom eight attained 
years of maturity, viz.: Sallie, Levi, Almira, Fred- 
erick, Lydia, Esther, Caroline and Mary. The un- 
ion of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas has been blessed by 
the birth of three children, namely: Rosa M., wife 
of Charles Gallant; Judson E., who died in 1882, 
at the age of nineteen years, and M. Katharine. 

The landed possessions of Mr. Thomas include 
one hundred and twenty-four acres, and he is also 
the owner of a fine residence. For more than 
twenty years he lias filled the office of Trustee of 
St. Alban's Township, and he also takes a commend- 
able interest in educational matters. In 1848 he 
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Harrison, being one of its first members. Since that 
time lie has always been officially connected with 
the congregation, of which he is now one of the 
leading and active members. lie carries his relig- 
ious principles with him into the practical duties 
of everyday life, thus proving the sincerity of his 
belief. He is a man who has the regard of all his 
associates and the respect of all with whom busi- 
ness or social relations bring him into contact. 



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REV. EDWARD I. JONES, pastor of the 
Plymouth Congregational Church of New- 
ark, was born in Wales in August, 1834, 
to Isaac and Gwenllyan Jones. The family emi- 
grated to the United States in 1839 and settled in 
Gallia County, Ohio, where the parents died, the 
father when sixty and the mother at the age of 
ninety-five. In his native land the father had fol- 
lowed the occupation of a cooper, but after com- 
ing to Ohio he engaged in farming pursuits. 

In early life Isaac Jones was a member of the 
Church of England, but after coming to the United 
States he joined the Congregational Church, of 
which his wife was long a devoted member and in 
the faith of which both passed from earth. He was 
a poor man when he came to this country, but be- 
ing industrious and energetic, he became well-to- 
do, and in his declining years enjoyed all the com- 
forts of life. He had two brothers and two sisters, 
namely: John, a prominent farmer of Gallia Coun- 
ty, who founded a Congregational Church there; 
Daniel, who died soon after coming to the United 
States; Jane, who married Evan Jones and lived 
in Gallia County, and Nancy, Mrs. John L. Davis, 
who died soon after coming to this country. 

There were in the family of Isaac Jones five 
children who attained years of maturity. John, a 
farmer by occupation, was killed at the age of 
forty-five by a boiler explosion in a sawmill in 
Gallia County. William, who combined the trade 
of a stonemason with the calling of a farmer, died 



in Gallia County at thirty-eight years, leaving 
several children, some of whom have attained 
prominence. Thomas, who was also a stonemason 
and a farmer, died at the age of fifty -six years. The 
next in order of birth is the subject of this sketch, 
while the youngest is Daniel, pastor of Stori's Con- 
gregational Church at Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Alternating attendance at the neighboring 
schools with work on the farm, Edward I. Jones 
grew to manhood. At the age of twenty he en- 
tered the Ohio University at Athens, and later 
studied theology in the seminary at Oberlin. In 
1858 he entered the Ohio Methodist Episcopal 
Conference and for twenty years served that de- 
nomination at Pomeroy, Zanesville, Newark, Co- 
lumbus and other places. Wherever he was pastor 
he was honored and respected by his parishioners 
and always, with one exception, remained as long 
as the rules of the denomination would permit. 

In the fall of 1878 Mr. Jones returned to New- 
ark, where he founded a Congregational Church. 
Meetings were at first held in the opera house and 
city hall, and in the latter place, May 21, 1879, the 
Plymouth Congregational Church was organized 
with sixty-eight members, thirty-one by letter and 
thirty-seven by profession. The congregation 
continued to worship in the city hall until they en- 
tered their own building on North Fourth Street, 
in December, 1884. The lot and edifice have cost 
the members about $7,000, and are free from incum- 
brance. The membership has steadily increased 
until there are now over four hundred names on 
the church roll, and there is also a large and inter- 
esting Sunday-school. While the pastor has no 
stipulated salary, he is well supported by the free 
will offerings of the people. Since accepting the 
pastorate in 1878, he has attended nine hundred 
and seventy-three funerals (many of them of poor 
people) and has performed the ceremony at eight 
hundred and twelve marriages. 

Through reading and travel Mr. Jones has ac- 
quired a broad fund of information, and is a ripe 
scholar and polished gentleman. In 1886 he made 
a tour of England and Scotland and visited his old 
home in Wales. Since his return he has frequently 
delivered lectures concerning his travels, and is 
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in sympathy with every reform and upholds every 
public-spirited measure. In 1856 his first ballot 
was cast, at which time he supported John C. Fre- 
mont, and he advocated the principles of the Re- 
publican party until about eight years ago, when 
he joined the ranks of the Prohibitionists and now 
votes with that party. 

In 1862 Rev. Mr. Jones married Miss Helen, 
daughter of Dr. James W. Cherrington. She was 
born in Jackson County, Ohio, and died after hav- 
ing become the mother of three daughters now liv- 
ing. Olive is now librarian at the Ohio State Uni- 
versity in Columbus; Helen Grace is a fine musician ; 
Winifred Cherrington is attending school. In 
March, 1890, Mr. Jones was united in marriage 
with Miss Cynthia Cherrington, a sister of his 
former wife, and an estimable lady, who assists her 
husband in his ministerial labors by her encourage- 
ment and helpful counsel. 



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(~y EORGE T. GRORE, a farmer residing in 
V~J[ Franklin Township, was born in Licking 
Township, this eoui^-, July 28, 1848. He 
is the son of Benjamin and Susanna (Richardson) 
Grore, the former born in Licking County, March 
27, 1807, and the latter a native of Maryland, born 
near Ilagerstown, February 15, 1815. The pater- 
nal grandparents, Martin and Mary Grore, were 
natives of Virginia, where they were married and 
all their children were born, excepting Benjamin. 
In 1806 they came to Licking County and entered 
a tract of two hundred acres. Of this original 
farm our subject's father inherited one bundled 
and sixty acres, which he tilled and made his 
home until the time of his decease. The family is 
of German ancestry, and was early established on 
the Old Dominion soil. 

Of the brothers and sisters of our subject, we 
note the following: David was born February 21, 
1838, and is a prosperous farmer of Allen County, 
Ind.; James R., whose birth occurred November 3, 



1841, is married and operates a farm in Adams 
County, 111.; Martin E., born March 26, 1846, is a 
farmer of Adams County, 111.; Mary Ann became 
the wife of William Boring, and died in Licking 
County; John U., born January 23, 1852, is a 
farmer of Franklin Township; Benjamin F., whose 
birth took place October 20, 1854, lives on a por- 
tion of the parental homestead. 

In the common schools of the neighborhood our 
subject conned his lessons in youth, there laying 
the foundation to which, by culture and reading, 
he has added. His life work has been that of a 
farmer, and he also for some years has given con- 
siderable attention to the veterinary surgeon busi- 
ness. January 15, 1873, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Rosa V., daughter of John Arm- 
strong, late of Franklin Township, this county. 
Her mother was known in maidenhood as Marga- 
ret Burner, and was a native of Licking County; 
she died in 1858. The father died when Mrs. 
Grore was eleven years old. By his first marriage 
he had four daughters and one son, all of whom 
survive excepting one of the sisters. Rachel is 
the widow of William Anderson and lives in New- 
ark; Maggie married David Cole, a merchant of 
Newark; James R., the youngest of the family, 
married Alice Sherrard, and is employed as engi- 
neer at the County Infirmary. The second wife of 
John Armstrong was Margaret Hutzel, who sur- 
vives him. Three children were born of that 
union, namely: Stephen A., Edward and Ida M., 
all of whom reside with their mother in Franklin 
Township. 

Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Grore, of whom the elder, William, born October 
15, 1873, died at the age of twenty-two months. 
Lillie M., who was born February 26, 1875, mar- 
ried Joseph Brownfield November 2, 1893, and re- 
sides on a farm in Franklin Township. Until 
about ten years ago our subject tilled the soil of 
his father's farm. Since coming to his present 
home he has introduced many improvements, 
which have greatly enhanced the value of the 
property. Conspicuous among these improve- 
ments is the commodious and conveniently ar- 
ranged residence, recently erected after a modern 
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meats, and contains every convenience which the 
most refined taste can suggest. The surroundings 
are in harmony with the character of the resi- 
dence, and everything indicates the thrift and ex- 
cellent management of the owner. 



(•T^T BRAM FLORY. The life of this honored 
r — \ citizen of Licking County is well worthy 
of emulation by those who are embark- 
ing in business without capital or influential 
friends. In the truest sense of the word he is self- 
made, for all of his accumulations have been gained 
by industry, perseverance, self-denial and the ex- 
ercise of sound judgment in business transactions. 
For half a centurj- lie has been identified with 
those who have been instrumental in building up 
the business interests of Newark, and through that 
long period his career has been alike honorable 
and progressive. 

The parents of our subject, George and Mary 
(Ilines) Flory, were born near Strasburg, France, 
and emigrating to the United States, settled in the 
western part of New York, where tbey resided 
upon a farm until advanced in years. They then 
moved to Williamsville and later to Buffalo, where 
they purchased property. In that city they died, 
the father at the age of ninety, and the mother 
when eighty-seven. Of their six children we note 
the following: George entered the French army 
and was killed in a duel; Madeline married a 
French military officer and is deceased, leaving 
four children; Anthony, a farmer by occupation, 
resides in Ottawa, 111.; Mary died in Buffalo, N. Y., 
several years ago; our subject is the next in order 
of birth; Frank, for some years a butcher and liv- 
eryman at Ottawa, 111., went south in 1861, and 
engaged in the cotton trade until his death in 
Franklin, Tcnn. The father followed the occupa- 
tion of a farmer throughout his entire life. During 
the French Wars he was a soldier under Napoleon 
Bonaparte. 

In October, 1822, the subject of this notice was 



born in Strasburg, France (now a part of the Ger- 
man Empire). In 1830 he was brought by his par- 
ents to the United States, and settled with them up- 
on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres situated 
between Lockport and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age 
of thirteen he entered school in the latter city, re- 
maining one year and obtaining the nucleus of his 
business education. He was then apprenticed to 
Joel Aulberger, a butcher, with whom be remained 
until nineteen. Going to New York City, he 
sought employment, but being a stranger without 
friends, he reluctantly saw his small savings fade 
away without a prospect of having then replen- 
ished. Thinking he might be more fortunate in 
another city he went to New Orleans, reaching 
that city with only lift}' cents in his possession, and 
after much mental and physical suffering he found 
employment as a butcher, his landlord helping him 
to the situation in order to get his pay for board 
and lodging due him. 

Working faithfully and saving his earnings, Mr. 
Flory accumulated $95, with which he purchased 
a meat stall at St. Mary's Market and embarked in 
business for himself, continuing until the epidemic 
of yellow fever appeared. He then sold out and 
went to Vicksburg, where he cut cord wood for 
steamboats at twenty-five cents per cord, and was 
obliged to board himself. He soon became dis- 
satisfied with both board and wages, and so went 
to Louisville, Ky., where he rented a pasture and 
engaged in buying and selling livestock. Success 
was his for a time, but unfortunately he was taken 
ill. As long as his money held out he was given 
good nursing and attention, but when his funds 
were exhausted he was advised by his physicians to 
go farther north. 

Going to Cincinnati Mr. Flory found work very 
scarce there, but happened to meet a man from 
Columbus in search of a butcher. This gentleman 
made him a proposition, which he accepted, and 
going to that city served him about one year. 
From there he removed to Hebron, Licking County, 
and entered into partnership with Abram Burner, 
his cash capital consisting of but $19.50. Soon af- 
terward he purchased his partner's interest and be- 
came sole proprietor of the business, which he con- 
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paign, he was told that he could double his money 
by betting on Henry Clay, but his advisers were 
wrong, and he lost all. He then borrowed 150 of 
Thomas Cully for ten days and when that time ex- 
pired borrowed the money of James Lyons to pay 
Cully, and then borrowed from Harvey and S. B. 
Woolson to pay Lyons, in that way preserving his 
credit. 

In 1847 Mr. Flory came to Newark and bought 
out Wiley Davis. He was prospered and gradu- 
ally enlarged the business, adding pork packing to 
the other lines. In 1863 his slaughter house, pack- 
ing house, ice house and cooper shop were de- 
stroyed by fire, and having no insurance, he sus- 
tained a total loss. Being in debt for some of his 
property he was greatly embarrassed, but succeeded 
in passing through the financial crisis with unim- 
paired credit. In 1872 he sold a half-interest in 
the business to George W. Havens, and continued 
the business under the firm name of Flory & Ha- 
vens for a number of years, after which the part- 
nership was dissolved. Afterward lie engaged in 
the real-estate business. He platted the Flory Ad- 
dition to Newark, which is a beautiful residence 
part of the city. 

In 1841 Mr. Flory married Mary Margaret 
Hartzell, who was born in Alsace, France, accom- 
panied her parents to the United States and settled 
in Buffalo. She died February 2, 1850, aged thirty 
years, leaving four children. Mary married Har- 
mon Forry and died in Newark, leaving one son, 
Cory. Margaret is the wife of Edward Ferguson, 
of Newark. Catherine first married Charles An- 
drews, afterward became the wife of Daniel Fuller, 
and now lives in Buffalo, N. Y. Louise, formerly 
the wife of George Miller, of Newark, died in 
1893. 

November 3, 1850, Mr. Flory married Nancy, 
daughter of John and Leah (Limbarger) Wood- 
ard, a native of Licking County, born November 
16, 1832. Eight children have blessed the union. 
William, deceased, was a butcher in Newark; he 
married Emma Luella Wolf and left two children, 
Eda and George, now living with their grandpar- 
ents. Jesse A. is an attorney at Newark. Melissa, 
the wife of Cyrus B. Wilson, lives in Henry County, 
Mo. Ida married Spencer Philips, of Newark. 



Irene is the wife of Ellis Jones, of Newark. 
Josephine died in infancy. Louis N., who married 
Minnie Coffman, is proprietor of the planing-mill 
owned by his father. Josie May married John 
Ankele and resides in Newark. 

Politically, Mr. Flory was in early life an old 
line Whig and is now a Democrat. He has been 
a member of the City Council for four years and 
is foreman of the Street Committee. He is a stock- 
holder in the street railway and has erected a num- 
ber of business blocks and residences. With his 
wife he holds membership in the Plymouth Con- 
gregational Church. His success may be attributed 
to the fact that he has always maintained his credit, 
never evading payment of debt by falsehood or 
deceit, but always seeking an opportunity of meet- 
ing his obligations. Although he has passed the 
age usually allotted to man, he is hale and hearty, 
full of business energy, keen perceptive faculties 
and able to cope with the shrewdest business men. 
He was the promoter of all that part of the city of 
Newark lying west of Eighth Street and between 
Columbia and Raccoon Streets, which is known as 
Flory 's Addition. His name is mentioned among 
the foremost of those who have been instrumental 
in building up the business interests of the county 
for half a century. He further enjoys the distinc- 
tion of being a self-made man, all of his accumu- 
lations being the result of the exercise of sound 
common sense and untiring industr}-. 



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OWEN HICKEY, a retired merchant and 
farmer residing in his pleasant home near 
Claj' Lick, was born in County Clare, Ire- 
land, fifty-nine years ago. When a small lad he 
crossed the Atlantic in company with his parents, 
and arriving in the United States, resided in New 
York City for a number of years. Thence, when 
a youth in his teens, he came to Ohio and settled 
in Licking County. Until six years ago his home 
was in Hanover Township, and in partnership with 
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general mercantile store at Black Hand, opening 
the establishment about the time of the outbreak 
of the Rebellion, and continuing thus engaged 
until about 1885. As a business man lie was keen, 
sagacious, intelligent and upright in all transac- 
tions, and he won and retained the confidence of 
the people of the village and surrounding coun- 
try. Through good management and frugality he 
accumulated a competence wherewith to smooth 
the pathway of his declining years, and enable 
him to spend the twilight of his life undisturbed 
b}' financial worries and perplexities. 

The lady whose marriage to Mr. Hickey was 
solemnized in this county, and who has since been 
his faithful helpmate, bore the maiden name of 
Lizzie Dundan,and, like himself, was born of Irish 
parentage, her father and mother, James and 
Susanna (Crampton) Dundan, having been born 
in the Emerald Isle. She, however, was born in 
Licking Count}', to which place her parents emi- 
grated soon after their marriage in Ireland. Set- 
tling upon a farm here, they continued to make 
this county their home until they died. Mrs. 
Hickey was the eldest member of the family, the 
others being, James, Jr., who is unmarried and 
lives in Columbus, Ohio; and Mary, who resides 
with Mrs. Hickey. The union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Hickey has been blessed by the birth of five chil- 
dren, all living at home, and named as follows: 
Thomas, Edward, Erank, William and Agnes. 

Mr. Hickey cast his first Presidential ballot for 
Abraham Lincoln in 1860, but since that time he 
has been independent in politics, always voting 
his convictions as represented by the principles of 
either party. He is loyal to his friends, and in 
county and state politics votes for men rather 
than measures. In religious matters, Mr. Hickey 
was reared in the Roman Catholic faith, to winch 
he inclines at present, though he is liberally in- 
clined and is not in full accord with all the doc- 
trines of that church. 

The farm upon which Mr. Hicke}' now resides 
consists of ninety acres, to the management of 
which he devotes his attention. The location is 
one of great beauty, and invariably attracts the 
admiring glances of the passer-by. Though the 
farm is small, every acre is productive and adds 



to the revenue derived from the estate. The build- 
ings are neat and arranged so as to suit the con- 
venience of the family. Mr. Hickey is a man of 
charitable impulses, who both as a merchant and 
as an agriculturist has displayed the business qual- 
ifications that bring success to their fortunate 
possessor. 



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RICHARD S. SIGLER, the owner and occu- 
pant of a well improved farm in Franklin 
Township, was born in this precinct two 
miles from his present residence, January 16, 1836. 
His parents, Jacob and Jane A. (Inlow) Sigler, 
were natives of Licking County, the former born 
November 5, 1814, and the latter August 9, 1815. 
The paternal grandfather, John Sigler, was the son 
of a German who emigrated to America prior to 
the Revolutionary War. He came with his family 
to Licking County, Ohio, about 1812, and in the 
midst of the wilderness opened, cleared and im- 
proved a farm. The surrounding country was al- 
most in the primeval condition of nature, and the 
settlement of Franklin Township had not yet fully 
commenced. 

The subject of this sketch was the eldest of a 
family of three sons and two daughters. The oth- 
ers are: Lovina, who is married and resides in 
Boone County, Iowa; Jesse, who died in Iowa at 
the age of about forty years, leaving a wife and 
two children; John, who died at about fourteen 
years; and Emma J., who married David Griffy 
and resides in Jacksontown, Licking County. In 
the neighboring schools our subject acquired a fair 
English education, and having been a student dur- 
ing his whole life, he is exceptionally well in- 
formed on the current topics of the day, as well as 
in the history of the country. 

Learning the trade of a wagon-maker, Mr. Sig- 
ler was thus engaged until the introduction of ma- 
chinery rendered the trade unprofitable. He still, 
however, continues to do odd jobs for himself or 
neighbors as occasion demands. At the age of 
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Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of James B. and Mary 
(Swern) Irwin, natives respectively of Maryland 
and Germany. Her paternal grandparents were 
born in Maryland in 1775, the grandmother bear- 
ing the maiden name of Charity Murray. The 
grandfather came to Licking County in 1817, and 
entered from the Government a tract of land com- 
prising our subject's present farm. There are now 
in possession of the family the patents signed by 
President Madison. 

The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Sigler, John 
and Christina (Weaver) Swern, emigrated from 
Germany to America in 1814. They suffered 
greatly in crossing the Atlantic, their boat being 
driven out of her course, thus prolonging the voy- 
age, and those on board were almost starved when 
land was reached. They remained for a short 
time in Shenandoah County, Va., and from there 
came to Licking County, Ohio. Mrs. Sigler was 
the eldest child of her parents, the others being 
Caroline Virginia, who died in 1855; John P., who 
married Matilda Lake, and lives in Newark, Ohio; 
and George W., residing near Alexandria, and a 
farmer by occupation. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Sigler four children have 
been born, of whom three arc living. James F., 
who was born November 21, 1863, married Miss 
Anna Turner, of Lebanon, Ohio, and they have 
one child. He is a young man of fine attainments, 
a graduate of the scientific and classical depart- 
ments of Lebanon University, and now holds the 
position of Superintendent of the city schools of 
Wichita Falls, Tex. Jay E., born September 13, 
1866, learned telegraphy, but at present is engaged 
in farming in Newark Township; lie married Miss 
Sadie Wade. Owen E. was born February 8, 1883, 
and is now in school. Rosa May, who was born 
February 14, 1865, died at the age of six weeks. 
The children have received excellent educational 
advantages, and Jay was at one time a teacher. 

In religious affairs Mr. Sigler is active and zeal- 
ous. He and his wife are earnest, consistent mem- 
bers of the Methodist Protestant Church. Frank 
is actively connected with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, and being a talented musician and ex- 
cellent singer, his services are in great demand 
both in church and social gatherings. Jay and his 



wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. The 
Sigler homestead consists of one hundred and 
sixty-five acres of well improved land, upon which 
our subject engages in mixed farming. In addi- 
tion to grain, he also raises stock, and gives con- 
siderable attention to fruit culture, having a fine 
orchard of apple, peach, cherry and pear trees, to- 
gether with many small fruits. He has sold as 
many as a hundred bushels of blackberries in a 
single year. A life-long Democrat, he has held 
several offices within the gift of the people of this 
locality. For fifteen years he held the office of 
Township Clerk, and for ten years served as Town- 
ship Trustee. 

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r^r EORGE W. BURNER, M. D., a practicing 
V^T physician of Apple ton, is a native of Ho- 
mer, Ohio, and was born on the 27th of 
Jul}-, 1863. He is the youngest child born to the 
union of John H. and Elizabeth (Condon) Burner, 
of whom extended mention is made on another 
page of this volume. His boyhood years were 
passed in the locality of his birth, and he was the 
recipient of excellent educational advantages. Af- 
ter having completed the studies of the common 
schools of Homer, he entered the Ada (Ohio) Nor- 
mal School, where he continued his literary re- 
searches. Later he was a student at Otterbein 
University, in Westerville, Ohio. 

However, previous to entering the University, 
the subject of this sketch began teaching school, 
and following his attendance in that institution he 
continued to teach during the winter season. It 
had been his determination and ambition from 
boyhood to become a physician, and acting upon 
this resolve he commenced the study of medicine 
under the preceptorship of Dr. Reynolds, of Homer. 
He spent three years in study, during a portion of 
which time he attended Columbus Medical College, 
graduating from that institution in March, 1892. 
Upon completing his studies he opened an office 
for the practice of his profession in Pleasantville, 
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time he came to Appleton, in 1892. He is the only 
physician of the village and has established a prac- 
tice extending through a large portion of the sur- 
rounding country. 

The marriage of Dr. Burner was solemnized on 
the 29th of January, 1892, and united him with 
Miss Winifred McClintick, a native of Licking 
Count}-, and daughter of W. W. and Margaret 
(Lavue) McClintick, who were numbered among 
the early settlers of this part of the state. To Dr. 
and Mrs. Burner has been born a daughter, Mar- 
guerite. The religious home of the family is in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church of Appleton, to the 
maintenance of which the Doctor contributes gen- 
erously and in the good works of which he feels a 
deep interest. 



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AMUEL FARMER, a well known agricul- 
turist of Hopewell Township, was born 
April 18, 1841, upon the farm where he 
now lives. He is the son of William and Cather- 
ine (Perry) Farmer, the former of whom was one 
of the early settlers of Licking County, having 
been identified with its history from childhood 
and having shared the hardships and vicissitudes 
common to all pioneers in the opening of a new 
country. The mother was born in Virginia, but 
was brought to Muskingum County, Ohio, in in- 
fancy, and also endured the hardships of frontier 
life. She passed from earth March 1, 1857. 

In the family of William and Catherine Farmer 
there were seven children, three of whom died in 
infancy, and Perry on the 4th of December, 1858. 
There now survive: Mary, wife of James Iden and 
a resident of Hanover Township, Licking County; 
Isaac, who makes his home in Hopewell Township, 
and Samuel, our subject. The father of this family 
was fatally wounded in a railroad wreck on the 
Pan-Handle Railroad, January 17, 1865, from the 
effects of which he died on the 22d of January, 
1865. He was a man of upright character, whose 
nobility of purpose and integrity of principles 



won for him the confidence of the people of this 
count)'. 

The boyhood days of our subject were spent on 
the farm where he now lives. His school advant- 
ages were limited, as most of his time was devoted 
to farm duties, and there were not in those days 
the excellent opportunities for acquiring an edu- 
cation that are offered the youth of this generation. 
Trained to agricultural pursuits he naturally se- 
lected farming as his life work, and in this occupa- 
tion he has since engaged. He chose as his help- 
mate on life's journey Miss Julia Ann Lauhfman, 
and the ceremony uniting their destinies was per- 
formed on the 31st of October, 1861. 

Ten children were born of this union, one of 
whom died in infancy. Of the others we note the 
following: J. M. is married and lives in Newark; 
William, residing in Hopewell Township, married 
Miss Plesa M. Frances and they have two children; 
Perry, also a resident of Hopewell Township, chose 
as his wife Miss Hattie J. Phillips, and they have 
one child; "J. F. is clerk in a store in Newark; 
Margaret Ann, wife of Homer L. Rogers, has one 
child, and lives in Hopewell Township; Almeda, 
Harvey, Lucy J. and Julia E. are at home with 
their parents. 

The farm owned and occupied by our subject 
consists of two hundred acres, upon which a sub- 
stantial set of buildings has been erected and other 
first-class improvements added. While not an ac- 
tive politician, Mr. Farmer is a stanch member of 
the Democratic party. In local matters he uses 
judgment in casting his ballot, always voting for 
the candidate whom he considers best qualified for 
the office, irrespective of political belief. He and 
his wife, also several of the children, are identified 
with the Baptist Church and are active in religious 
enterprises. 



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VAN R. MOORE, a retired farmer of Bur- 
lington Township, was born October 30, 
1821, within one mile of his present home. 
He is the son of Jacob and Mary (Dixson) Moore, 
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in 1788 and the mother in 178G. Jacob Moore 
was twice married, his first union taking place in 
the Old Dominion and resulting in the birth of 
three children, one of whom, John, resides in Del- 
aware County, Ohio; he was born in 1813, and 
has always engaged in agricultural pursuits. 

The second marriage of Jacob Moore resulted in 
the birth of five children, of whom Van R. is the 
next to the youngest. Caroline, the eldest, mar- 
ried Eli Smootz and died in 1890, leaving several 
children. Allie Ann became the wife of Willis 
Hoagland and resides in Indiana. Harvey is a 
widower and lives with bis children in Hardin 
Count}', Ohio. Allen married Miss Mathews and 
is now a resident of Delaware County, Ohio. Van 
R. was a student in the pioneer log schoolhouses 
of early days, acquiring a fair common school ed- 
ucation. His life occupation has been that of ag- 
riculture, in which he has met with unvarying 
success. 

In 1845 Mr. Moore married Miss Mary Butcher, 
who died in 1858, leaving three children, viz.: 
Cynthia, now the wife of John Richardson, a mer- 
chant in Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio; Will- 
iam A., who resides on a farm adjoining that of 
his father, and of whom mention is elsewhere 
made; and Eliza A., wife of John R. Carver, a 
farmer of Bennington Township, Licking County. 
The second marriage of our subject occurred in 
1859, uniting him with Matilda, daughter of 
Adam and Anne (Crowe) Patterson, and a native 
of Burlington Township, having been born in 
1824 upon a farm adjoining her present home. 
Her father was one of the first settlers of this 
township, having come here in 1810. On coming 
here he was obliged to cut his way through the 
timber from Utica, a distance of five or six miles. 
His first marriage resulted in the birth of two 
children, Betsy and Lydia, both deceased. His 
second wife, Rebecca Moore, was a sister of our 
subject's father, and one son and two daughters 
were born of this union, all now deceased. By his 
third marriage he had seven children, two sons 
and five daughters, of whom six are now living, 
Mrs. Moore being one of the number. 

In the advocacy of his political views Mr. 
Moore has been active and earnest. In early life 



a Whig, he became a Republican upon the organi- 
zation of the party, and has since cast his vote 
with that political organization. He was twenty 
3'ears old when General Harrison was elected Pres- 
ident, and took a lively interest in log cabin pa- 
rades and in wearing the Buckeye clothing. He 
has held various official positions in Burlington 
Township, in all of which he has rendered efficient 
service to his fellow-citizens. 

With Mr. and Mrs. Moore resides a grand- 
daughter, Grace Moore, whose mother died when 
she was a child. She is now seventeen 3 - ears of 
age and is well educated, having been a student 
in the Utica Normal School and Granville Female 
Seminary. The landed possessions of Mr. Moore 
at one time were large, but he has been liberal in 
his gifts to his children and now retains only one 
hundred and sixty acres. This, however, is finely 
improved, and constitutes one of the most valua- 
ble farms of Burlington Township. 



JOHN H. BURNER, a retired business man of 
Homer, was born in Greenbrier County, W. 
Va., April 10, 1818, and is the son of Daniel 
and Christina (Hisey) Burner, both natives 
of the Old Dominion, the father born in Green- 
brier County, and the mother in Shenandoah 
County. The paternal grandfather was a soldier 
in the Revolutionary War. In 1820 the parents 
removed to Pike County, Ohio, where the father 
engaged in farming and also assisted in the con- 
struction of theOhio Canal. Hediedin 1833, and 
the mother removed to Licking County, where she 
resided for two years. Thence going to Knox 
County, she made it her home until her death in 
1850. 

There were five children in the family, of whom 
John H. is the next to the youngest and the only 
one now living. He attended the subscription 
schools of early days, walking three miles through 
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one of primitive construction, without floor, with 
puncheon benches instead of desks, and oiled paper 
over holes in the walls instead of windows. Under 
these adverse circumstances the lad attained a fair 
knowledge of the common branches. In youth he 
was employed on the Ohio Canal and also assisted 
his brother-in-law in clearing up a timber farm. 
When about eighteen he began to learn the trade 
of a cabinet-maker. At that time every article of 
furniture was made by hand. For several years 
he worked as a house joiner, and meantime con- 
structed the first turning lathe ever operated by 
horse power in Homer. 

November 18, 1845, Mr. Burner was united in 
marriage with Miss Elizabeth Condon, a native of 
Maryland and of Irish and English descent, her 
father being an Irishman. Seven children were 
born to Mr. and Mrs. Burner, of whom four are 
yet living. Daniel, who was born in September, 
1846, is employed b} r the Case Manufacturing 
Company of Columbus, Ohio. Robert, John M. 
and Elizabeth, died at the respective ages of nine- 
teen, twenty-one and nineteen. William L., a 
draughtsman, is employed in the shop of which 
his brother Daniel is foreman. Hattie is a success- 
ful school teacher and resides at home. George 
W. is a practicing physician at Appleton, Licking 
Count}', and a graduate of the Ohio Medical Col- 
lege at Columbus. All the sons are married. 

The active business life of our subject is practi- 
cally over, although he still owns and operates a 
groceiy and notion store in Homer. He does not, 
however, engage in active work as in years past, 
but confines his attention to a general oversight of 
his establishment. His life occupation was that of 
a furniture dealer and undertaker, in which he 
gained a competence. During the first adminis- 
tration of President Grant he served as Postmas- 
ter at Homer. Though reared a Democrat, he has 
not voted that ticket since the election of Frank- 
lin Pierce. He is now a stanch Republican and 
takes pains to keep himself well posted on current 
events. His sons are also Republicans. 

The religious home of the family is in the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, and this is true of preced- 
ing generations as far back as the record extends. 
It is also worthy of note that the sons have, with- 



out exception, officiated as Class-leaders in that 
denomination, and all but the eldest have been 
teachers. In her youth Mrs. Burner was a school 
teacher, and met with success in that occupation. 
She is a lady of refinement and culture, and is 
highly esteemed in the social circles of the village. 



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JESSE M. CLARK. In addition to general 
agricultural pursuits in McKean Township, 
this gentleman also owns and operates a gen- 
eral store at Sylvania. He is a native of this 
township and was born February 5, 1828. His pa- 
rents, Fleetwood and Elizabeth Clark, were both 
natives of Pennsylvania and were there reared 
and married. In 1814 they came to Licking 
County, and settled upon the land now occupied 
by the village of Sylvania. At that time there 
were but few settlers in McKean Township, and 
their nearest neighbor was three miles distant. 

In the family of Fleetwood Clark there were 
eleven children, nine of whom attained years of 
maturity, but only three are known to be living. 
The father died in 1850. His first wife, the mother 
of our subject, died in 1838. Jesse M. is the only 
representative of the family now in Licking Coun- 
ty, and is one of the oldest native-born citizens of 
McKean Township. In his boyhood years public 
schools had not come in vogue, and such educa- 
tional advantages as were offered the children 
could be secured only in subscription schools. In 
one of these our subject was a student whenever 
it was possible for him to leave home. Farming 
has been his life work to a great extent, and he 
was engaged exclusively at this occupation until 
1876, when he embarked in the mercantile busi- 
ness at Sylvania. 

Formerly a Republican, Mr. Clark has of late 
years voted the Democratic ticket on national is- 



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sues, but in local matters supports the man best 
qualified for office, irrespective of political views. 
Twice married, lie lias no children living of his 
first union. In 1854 he married Sarah Bishop, who 
was born in the Empire State, and they are the 
parents of two children, Frank and Orpha. 



HENRY SHIPLEY. The farm owned and 
occupied by this gentleman lies in Ben- 
nington Township, and consists of one 
hundred and eighty-six acres of land, under ex- 
cellent cultivation. Here he engages in the rais- 
ing of the various cereals to which the soil is 
adapted. He was born in Berlin, Holmes County, 
Ohio, October 28, 1830, and is a son of Josiah and 
Elizabeth (Hoagland) Shipley, the former born in 
Washington County, Pa., in 1808, and the latter 
a native of Virginia. At a very early date in the 
history of Holmes County, the Hoagland family 
settled there, and accumulating valuable property, 
also became known as one of the most influential 
families of that section. An uncle of our subject, 
Moses Hoagland, served as a Colonel in the Mexi- 
can War. and was also a member of Congress from 
the Congressional District of which Holmes Coun- 
ty is a part. Another uncle, James, was a repre- 
sentative to the Ohio Legislature from Holmes 
County, while Pliny, a brother of the latter, was 
one of the Directors of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & 
Chicago Railway Company. 

From Pennsylvania the father of our subject 
removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, thence to 
Holmes County, and finally to Licking County. 
His first wife, our subject's mother, died in 1850. 
Four years later he went to Iowa and settled in 
Des Moines County, where he continued to reside 
until his death, in December, 1883. Two of his 
brothers died in Missouri, another in Nebraska, 
and the fourth in Indiana; their father lived to the 
advanced age of one hundred. Our subject is the 



eldest child born of his father's first marriage, 
which resulted in the birth of twelve children, 
eight now living. Moses, a farmer and mechanic, 
resides in Licking County; Stephen, also a me- 
chanic, lives in St. Louis, Mo.; Martha, wife of 
Charles Warth, is a resident of Kansas City, Mo.; 
George is engaged in farming near Council Bluffs, 
Iowa; Parker, a farmer and stock dealer, lives near 
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Lean na, wife of John Barn hill, 
resides in Burlington, Iowa; Marion is a farmer 
near New London, Iowa. 

The second marriage of Josiah Shipley united 
him with Elizabeth Rorick, who now lives near 
New London, Iowa, with her eldest son, John. 
Twelve children were born to this union, of whom 
six are living. Lydia resides in Nebraska, where 
her husband is Clerk of the Courts; Angeline is 
married and lives in Page County, Iowa; Mrs. 
Ella Bishop lives near New London, Iowa; Frank, 
who is unmarried, resides with his brother John; 
Charles is married and lives near New London, 
Iowa. 

The subject of this sketch passed his boyhood 
years uneventfully, attending subscription schools 
in the winter and working on the farm in summer. 
Though his advantages were not good, he acquired 
a practical education. In youth he learned the 
carpenter's trade, which he followed for many 
years in connection with farming. December 7, 
1856, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah 
A. Parsons, a native of Licking County, born in 
1839. Her parents, J. C. and Sally Parsons, came 
from York State in 1837 and are now deceased. 

Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ship- 
ley. Willis M., of Bennington Township, mar- 
ried Elma Simmons and has two children. Josiah 
C. first married Eva Dixon, by whom he had one 
child, and afterward wedded Ella Bowman, who 
bore him two children; he lives in McKean Town- 
ship. Elmer E., a widower, resides at home, his 
wife having died in October, 1892; he has two 
daughters. Martha, Mrs. James Shipp, resides in 
Liberty Township, and has two sons; Marion mar- 
ried Miss Jennie Day and lives in Burlington 
Township; Zoa Zella resides at home. 

In the fall of 1883 Mr. Shipley was elected a 
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and three years later he was re-elected, serving six 
years. During that time a great deal of public 
work was done, among which ma} 7 be mentioned 
the erection of the Orphans' Home, the Old Peo- 
ple's Home at the County Infirmary, the County 
Jail, the armory at Hebron, as well as that at New- 
ark, and several bridges. These are substantial 
improvements and the Homes will long stand as 
monuments to the memory of the charitable peo- 
ple of Licking County. Mr. .Shipley has always 
taken an active interest in politics, being a Demo- 
crat. While not aggressive, he believes in every 
man having convictions and also having the 
courage of his convictions. Active and zealous 
in religious work, he has for many years been a 
member- of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



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iTt NDREW J. BAKER, one of the valiant 
/ — \ men to whom we are indebted for the pre- 
servation of the Union, was born in Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio, August 11, 1841. His par- 
ents, Joseph and Catherine (Haynes) Baker, were 
natives of Ohio and came to Ohio prior to their 
marriage, settling in Belmont County. After a 
short sojourn there they removed to Muskingum, 
and later to Licking County, where they both died, 
the mother being the first to pass away and the 
father following her shortly afterward. Twelve 
children had been born unto them, eight of whom 
survive, and all are residents of Ohio with the ex- 
ception of one sister, Mrs. Susan Francis, who lives 
in Missouri. 

In youth Mr. Baker enjoyed good school ad- 
vantages and at the age of twenty years he began 
to teach school, but his occupation was interrupted 
by the outbreak of the Rebellion. He was then 
under twenty-one and his father opposed his en- 
listment, but being resolved to enter the service, he 
went to Iowa and enlisted as a member of Com- 
pany E, Eighth Iowa Cavalry, which was mustered 



in during September, 1863. At once the regiment 
went to the front. They suffered severely, being 
reduced from the full quota of twelve hundred 
men to three hundred and forty-five discharged 
at the close of the war. When it is considered 
that the regiment was recruited several times with 
new men, it is reasonable to suppose that few of 
the original number escaped. 

With his regiment our subject participated in 
the following battles: Dalton, Resaca, Kenesaw 
Mountain, Mt. Kingston, Atlanta, Eastport, Co- 
lumbus, Franklin, the two days' battlcof Nashville, 
Tuscaloosa, Blue Mountain and many engagements 
of less importance. While he had many narrow 
escapes, his cap being knocked off his head and 
bullet holes penetrating his clothing, yet he was 
never wounded. He was promoted to Sergeant of 
his company and was recommended for a commis- 
sion as First Lieutenant. From August 20, 1864, 
until March, 1865, he was in command of his com- 
pany. He was honorably discharged at Clinton, 
Iowa, in October, 1865. At the time of Ins dis- 
charge he was so reduced and emaciated by dis- 
ease incurred in service that he weighed but 
ninety-eight pounds. He was unable to engage in 
any active business, and his disability has contin- 
ued to the present. For many years after the war 
he received a pension of $6 per month. This was 
afterward made $8, later raised to $12, and is now 
$14. He is a member of Evans Post No. 668, at 
Perryton, and has been its Commander for the 
past four years. 

In 1866 Mr. Baker was united in marriage with 
Miss Jane Fairall, a native of Muskingum Count}', 
Ohio, of which her parents were early settlers. Six 
children have blessed the union, of whom five are 
living. They are, Elmer G., Inez A., George I., 
Alice L. and Estella. In 1889 Mr. Baker was ap- 
pointed Postmaster at Perryton and filled that po- 
sition with credit to himself and satisfaction to the 
patrons of the office until a change of administra- 
tion was followed by a change of Postmaster. He 
succeeded in bringing the office up to considerable 
importance, the money order system being intro- 
duced under his management. Supplementary to 
the emoluments of office, he added a stock of no- 
tions, groceries, farming tools, tinware, etc., and 



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still continues in the business. In political senti- 
ments he is a stanch Republican, and for some time 
has held the position of Clerk of Perry Township. 
With his wife he holds membership in the Chris- 
tian Church. They are a worthy couple, and are 
held in high esteem by the people of the locality. 



JOSEPH LEATHERMAN. On January 3, 
1889, there passed from earth a gentleman 
who for years has been closely connected 
with the growth of Perry Township, and 
whose life was a clear and blotless page of noble 
deeds most nobly done. He it is whose name in- 
troduces these paragraphs and whose life we thus 
briefly record for posterity. 

"What need his virtues to portray? 

What need his memory to defend? 

As husband, father, sage and friend, 
He walked in his great Master's way." 

He owned a well improved farm in Perry Town- 
ship and there retired from the active duties that 
fell to his lot in younger years, he passed his de- 
clining days. 

In Washington County, Pa., the subject of this 
sketch was born April 20, 1819, to the union of 
John and Christina (Meyers) Leatherman. He 
was one of nine children, of whom four are now 
living, Sarah, Lydia, Lucy and Jane. Sarah, now 
Mrs. Ross, lives in Pennsylvania and has three 
children. Lydia is married and resides in Wash- 
ington, Pa. Lucy, who also lives in Washington, 
is the wife of a professor in a New York medical 
college. Jane is a widow, her husband having 
been drowned in the Monongahela River while 
endeavoring to rescue a companion who had 
fallen in while on a fishing excursion. 

January 8, 1860, our subject married Miss M. 
J. Wagstaff, of Perry Township, Licking County. 
Her parents were Daniel 13. and Matilda (Parnell) 



Wagstaff, the former born in Pennsylvania in 
1803, and the latter a native of Ohio. Her father 
was one of the pioneers of Ohio, coming to the 
state at a time when Indians were numerous and 
when vast forests alone were to be seen where now 
are farms of unusual fertility and towns of com- 
mercial importance. Mrs. Leatherman was born 
April 26, 1838, and is the youngest of five chil- 
dren, the others being, Julia, who married a Mr. 
Miller and died in 1855; William, a prominent 
physician of North Lewisburg, Ohio; James, who 
married Annie Wood and lives in Perry Town- 
ship; and John, a graduate of the Cleveland Med- 
ical College, who entered the army as assistant 
surgeon and died of typhoid fever at Vicksburg. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Leatherman was 
blessed by the birth of nine children, six of whom 
survive. Nettie is married and lives in Knox 
County. Dr. J. C. Leatherman, formerly a promi- 
nent physician of Hebron, married Jessie Fleming 
and died February 23, 1893, leaving one son. Dr. 
Frank P., a graduate of the Starling Medical Col- 
lege of Columbus, is a talented }Oung man and a 
popular physician of Outville, Ohio. Ida is mar- 
ried and lives in Muskingum County. Celia, who 
is a student in the University at Granville, is a 
musician of superior ability. The two youngest 
children attend the home schools. Mrs. Leather- 
man is a member of the Disciples' Church, to 
which her husband also belonged. He was a man 
of enviable standing in the community, upright 
and honest in all business dealings, and an earnest 
and substantial supporter of the right. 



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JOHN M. DRUMM. Hopewell Township con- 
tains among its agriculturists the gentleman 
above named, who was born November 18, 
1838, to Daniel and Sarah Catherine (Hull) 
Drumm. His father came to Ohio as early as 1805 
and settled near Zanesville, Muskingum County. 
After spending a time there, he came to Lick- 
ing County and purchased property in Hope- 



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well Township. Here he continued to make his 
home until he passed from earth in 1889. He and 
his wife were the parents of eight children, two of 
whom died in childhood, and two after having at- 
tained mature years. Four are now living, those 
besides our subject being, James W., a resident of 
Madison Township; E. A., who lives near Newark, 
and Richard, living in Hopewell Township. 

Such advantages as were offered by the neigh- 
boring district schools fell to the lot of our sub- 
ject, and tiiere he laid the foundation of his edu- 
cation, which he has since increased by thoughtful 
general reading on subjects of importance. He 
has never married, but has continued quietly to 
pursue the even tenor of his way in the place of 
his birth. His fine farm consists of two hundred 
and thirty-eight acres, upon which have been 
placed all the improvements that mark a model es- 
tate, including a substantial set of rural buildings. 
Though noi identified with an)' denomination, his 
preference is in favor of the Baptist Church. He 
is sincerely attached to the doctrines of the Demo- 
cratic part)', and earnestly advocates its interests 
with his vote and voice. 



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BERI BEECHER, a resident of Harrison 
Township, was born in Herkimer County, 
N. Y., March 19, 1812. He is a son of 
Zina and Lucretia (San ford) Beccher, both of 
whom were born and reared in the vicinity of 
New Haven, Conn., and emigrated to Licking 
County, Ohio, settling in Harrison Township m 
1836. Here they continued to reside until death. 
Our subject's father and Lyman Beecher, father of 
the noted divine, Henry Ward Beecher, were sec- 
ond cousins. 

In the parental family there were six sons and 
three daughters who attained to years of maturity, 
of whom two sisters and two brothers are deceased. 



Edwiu has been a resident of southern Illinois for 
a number of years; Lyman died in Outville, Ohio, 
six years ago; George, Charles and Walter are res- 
idents of the Buckeye State, and Charles, a lawyer 
by profession, is now traveling in Europe. George 
and Waller, botli of whom reside in Marysville, 
Union County, are retired farmers, and have been 
extensively engaged as buyers and shippers of 
stock, also as wool-growers and dealers. 

Educated in the Empire State, our subject there 
learned the trade of a tanner and in connection 
with his father and uncle owned and operated a 
tannery for many years. For two years after his 
parents came to Ohio he continued to make his 
home in New York, and his brother Edwin also re- 
mained, engaging in teaching school. In 1838 our 
subject was united in marriage with Miss Lucy 
Gray and their union resulted in the birth of five 
children, of whom three are still living. Edwin, 
the eldest of the family, died in Illinois; Helen 
married Henry Falmerton, a farmer residing near 
Granville, Ohio, and they are the parents of one 
daughter; Grace is the wife of Edward Feather- 
stone, a fruit grower and music teacher in Illinois; 
Eugene S. resides in Union Township; and Justice, 
the youngest, was a student in Denison University 
in Granville, where he died. The mother of these 
children died July 28, 1861, at the age of fifty 
years, having been born July 30, 1811. 

The second marriage of Mr. Beecher united him 
with Mrs. Elizabeth Moorehouse, their wedding be- 
ing solemnized April 16, 1864. She was a sister of 
his first wife and was born in Madison Count)', N. 
Y., June 20, 1812. Her death occurred July 30, 
1875. The third wife of our subject, Mrs. Fannie 
(Stebbins) Swisher, was born in Madison County, 
N. Y., January 12, 1812, and passed from earth 
December 17, 1888. During his active years Mr. 
Beecher was a farmer, and still owns a farm con- 
sisting of one hundred and twenty-five acres, upon 
which his son E. S. resides. He also owns a com- 
fortable residence in Outville and now lives retired 
from active work. 

For forty-five years Mr. Beecher has been a 
member of the Presbyterian Church and instru- 
mental in having a church erected in Outville. For 
two and one-half years he lived in Granville, but 



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preferring a more retired location lie returned here 
and bad his present house erected. Here he lives 
in retirement and is cared for by a family who live 
with him. At present bis health is poor, his four 
score years having left their impress upon him. 
Longevity is one of the characteristics of the 
family, bis father having died when eighty-one 
and bis mother at ninety-one years. He is proba- 
bly the only resident of the township who cast 



three Presidential ballots for members of the Har- 
rison family. In New York in 1836 he voted for 
Gen. Harrison, again supported him four years later 
in Ohio, and in 1888 cast a ballot for the grandson 
of the hero of Tippecanoe. Nothing more need 
be said of the political belief of Mr. Beecher, as 
this fact sufficiently proves his partiality to the 
Republican party. 





NATHAN O. FLEMING. 



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NATHAN Q. FLEMING. To anyone who 
closely applies himself to the occupation 
which he has chosen as his vocation in life, 
there can come only good results — success and the 
regard of his associates. Mr. Fleming is no excep- 
tion to this rule, for his present position among 
the farmers of Hanover Township has been reached 
only by industry, honor and strict attention to 
agriculture. He inherited a fragment of his pres- 
ent possessions, to which economy and good man- 
agement have added a fine property. His home 
is one of the most elegant in the locality, and 
although he has divided liberally with his chil- 
dren, he still retains three hundred and fifty acres. 
The father of our subject, Thomas D. Fleming, 
was born in Northumberland County, Pa., January 
14, 1807, and was united in marriage in Licking 
County,- February 17, 1831, with Miss Rebecca 
Hall, who was a native of Perry Township, Lick- 
ing County, born February 23, 1814. The father 
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was a man of sterling integrity, a devoted Chris- 
tian and possessed more than ordinal-}' intelligence. 
His talents were ever exerted in favor of right, 
as he understood it. He united with the church 
the year of his marriage, and during forty years 
of his life he was continuously a member of the 
ollicial board as Steward and Class-leader in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Love for and devo- 
tion to the church were marked characteristics of 
his life. His last words were "All is well" and - 'I 
am ready." The death of this noble man, whose 
works do live after him, occurred August 7, 1880, 
at the age of seventy-four years. 

Likewise was the mother of our subject firm in 
Christian belief and sincere in her religious life. 
In 1830 she joined the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and continued a faithful and devoted laborer in 
the cause of Christ to the day of her death, which 
occurred in Licking County February 5, 1894, 
aged seventy-nine years. Her church membership 



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extended over a period of more than sixty-three 
years. Our subject was born in Perry Township, 
Licking County, December 7, 1831. and was the 
eldest of a family of two sons and two daughters, 
all living. Matilda J. married Milton Mont- 
gomery, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of 
Perry Township, and they have one living child, 
a son. Hugh A. chose as his wife Miss Catherine 
Wintermute, and is engaged in the furniture and 
undertaking business at Pataskala, this county. 
Cynthia A. became the wife of William Berry, a 
farmer of Perry Township, and they have four 
children. 

In addition to attendance at the district schools, 
Mr. Fleming was for a short time a student in a 
private school. The knowledge acquired in school 
has been supplemented by a life of studious habits 
and careful reading. At the age of twenty-one, 
he embarked in farming and stock-raising, which 
he has continued uninterrupted!}' to the present. 
March 25, 1856, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Sophia AVickham, a daughter of Gideon Wick- 
ham, late of Licking County. Four children were 
born of this union, of whom three are living. 
Thomas G. married Bertha Stump and resides on 
a farm adjoining that of his father. Ira Elton 
died September 14, 1865, aged two years and eight 
months. Carrie J. became the wife of Once C. 
McClelland and resides in Madison Township. 
Charles Park, who was born in 1871, resides with 
his parents. The children had excellent educa- 
tional advantages, each having attended an insti- 
tution of higher learning one year or more sup- 
plementary to the district schools. 

May 13, 1888, Mrs. Sophia Fleming passed 
away. The present wife of our subject was the 
widow of Miles Marple and bore the maiden name 
of Mary E. Armstrong. Her father, William Arm- 
strong, is a prominent old settler of Muskingum 
County, this state, where he is now (1894) living 
at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Flem- 
ing is a public-spirited citizen, who takes an 
active interest in political affairs. He cast his 
first vote for a Republican candidate and has con- 
tinued in that line to the present. In his religious 
connections he has been a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church for forty-five years or moie, 



having joined when he was fourteen years of age. 
For over thirty years he has held official relations 
with the church in the capacity of Steward, Class- 
leader and Trustee, and at the present time is one 
of the Circuit Stewards. 



£+£* 



A>OL. JOHN C. CAMPBELL, a veteran of 

V/_7 the late war and a retired citizen of New- 
ark Township, was born in Westmoreland 
County, Pa., August 10, 1824, being the son of 
Thomas and Elizabeth (Dawson) Campbell. His 
father, a native of Armstrong County, Pa., was a 
contractor and builder b\ T occupation, and also fol- 
lowed the trade of a cabinet-maker. The mother 
was born near Belfast, Ireland, and at the age of 
three months was brought to America by her pa- 
rents, who settled upon a farm in Westmoreland 
County, Pa. One of her brothers, Capt. William 
Dawson, was a noted navigator. 

The parental family consisted of five sons and 
two daughters, of whom John C. was the eldest. 
William, next in order of birth, was for many 
years proprietor of a hotel in Poland, Ohio, and 
died of cholera in St. Louis. James died in early 
manhood, leaving a wife and one child. Robert, 
who married and has five children, is a retired 
business man of Beaver Falls, Pa. Sarah, widow 
of Andrew Patton, resides in Pittsburg, Pa.; she 
has a son and daughter, the former an exemplary 
young man and a trusted emplo3'e of a wholesale 
house in Pittsburg. David and Mary A. are 
twins; the former, a retired jeweler, resides in 
Newcastle, Pa., while the latter is the wife of An- 
drew Whitcraft, a prosperous business man of Sha- 
ron, Pa. 

The subject of this sketch has been twice mar- 
ried. His union with Miss Mary Howell, a native 
of Westmoreland County, Pa., was solemnized in 
1848, and resulted in the birth of two children. 
The elder, Edmund P., who was born August 2, 
1852, is in the employ of the baggage department 
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at West New- 



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ton, Pa. Macre married Joseph L. Rue, and re- 
sides at Coshocton, Ohio. Mrs. Mary Campbell 
died in 1864, and three years later our subject 
married Miss Helen Price, a native of Coshocton, 
Ohio. Her father, William Henry Harrison Price, 
was a half brother to the noted Confederate Gen- 
eral Price, but, unlike him, he was a stanch Union 
man and a firm Abolitionist. 

Colonel Campbell was among the first to respond 
to his country's call for aid in the hour of peril. 
He enlisted in Company A, Seventy-sixth Penn- 
sylvania Infantry, as a private, in August, 1861. 
January 9, 1862, he received a commission as Cap- 
tain of his company from October 1, 1861. No- 
vember 7, 1862, he was commissioned Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania In- 
fantry, to rank as such from the 19th of August, 
1862. January 29, 1864, he was promoted to Col- 
onel of his regiment, to rank as such from the 21st 
of December, 1863. This is a military record of 
which any man might justly be proud. His pro- 
motion from the rank of Captain to Lieutenant- 
Colonel was an honor seldom accorded to men of 
like rank. Being prostrated by disease, and his 
physicians reporting that he could not recover, 
the Colonel sent in his resignation, but General 
Gilmore, then in command at Hilton Head, S. C, 
returned it disapproved. A re-examination was 
made, with the same report. Again the resigna- 
tion was returned disapproved, General Gilmore 
giving as the reason that "there is no other man 
in the regiment who can fill your place." Thank- 
ing his superior for the praise, Colonel Campbell 
added that he was not seeking compliments. 

Soon there came an order to transfer the Col- 
onel to St. Augustine, Fla., and it was doubtless 
the trip on the rickety little boat, the delightful 
sea breeze and the change of climate that saved 
his life. Colonel Campbell served as Provost-Mar- 
shal of the Department of the South. He partici- 
pated in every engagement, including the taking 
of Ft. Pulaski, in the vicinity of Hilton Head, S. 
C. From there he went to Beaufort, the same state. 
In the first charge on Ft. Wagner, opposite Ft. 
Sumter, the regiment lost two hundred and thir- 
ty-six men, and about two thousand men lost their 
lives in this attack. It vvas then decided to be- 



siege the enemy, and after a continuous cannon- 
ade of seven days the second charge was made, 
which resulted as the first, though even more dis- 
astrously. The third charge was a repetition of 
the other two. Finally the enemy evacuated the 
place. 

The Seventy-sixth joined Grant at Cold Harbor 
and took part in that very disastrous battle. Here 
Colonel Campbell took charge of the Third Brigade, 
Tenth Army Corps. From there he went to Peters- 
burg, but being taken seriously ill he was sent home. 
Before his restoration to health the Army of North- 
ern Virginia had surrendered and the war was at 
an end. In 1866 he engaged in coal mining in 
Coshocton, Ohio, where he had charge of sixty 
men in summer and eighty in winter for about fif- 
teen years. This business was quite extensive, pay- 
ing about $40,000 per year. 

About twenty-six years ago Colonel Campbell 
retired to his pleasant home in the suburbs of New- 
ark. He combines the attractions of country' life 
with the advantages of the city. The electric cars 
pass by his door, thus rendering transportation to 
the city very convenient. Socially, he is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic order, and belongs to Lemert 
Post, G. A. R., at Newark. Politically, he is a Re- 
publican, though inclined to be somewhat liberal 
in polities, as in religion. 



DAVID W. WINTER, M. D., opened an 
office at Newark in 1882, and has since 
conducted medical practice at this place. 
He is a native of Licking County, Union Town- 
ship, his birthplace, and February 24, 1849, his 
natal day. His parents, Christopher and Margaret 
(Legge) Winter, were natives respectively of Wash- 
ington and Licking Counties. The former, who 
was born in 1799, was reared upon a farm, and in 
1836 came to Licking County, settling in Union 
Township, where he purchased a tract of partly 
improved land. When advanced in years he came 



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to Newark and for eight years made his home with 
our subject. Here he died at the age of eighty- 
seven. 

Twice married, the first wife of Christopher Win- 
ter bore the maiden name of Catherine Simmons 
and died in Licking County, after having become 
the mother of twelve children, all of whom attained 
years of maturity. His second wife, who died in 
1893, had four children, namely: David W., of this 
sketch; Stephen C, a resident of Leavenworth 
County, Kan.; W. P., who is a practicing physician 
of Caledonia, Ohio; and Maggie, wife of Ira Brown- 
field, a resident of Columbus, Ohio. By a former 
marriage our subject's mother had one child who 
attained mature years, William L. Browning, whose 
home is in Kirkersville, Ohio. In religious belief 
the family adhered to the Baptist faith. Polit- 
ically, the father was at one time a Democrat, but 
afterward gave his support to the Republican 
party. 

Reared to manhood upon the home farm, our 
subject was a student in the neighboring schools, 
and also attended the Commercial College at Co- 
lumbus. He commenced the study of medicine in 
the Physio-Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, 
from which institution he was graduated in 1882. 
He then opened an office at Newark, where he has 
since engaged in the practice of his profession. 
On the 18th of June, 1879, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Artemlia Brumback, a native of 
Licking County and a daughter of John Brum- 
back, of Licking Township. Mrs. Winter received 
an excellent education in the Granville Female 
Seminary, and afterward entered the Physio-Med- 
ical Institute at Cincinnati, graduating in the 
same class with Dr. Winter. At the time of her 
marriage she resided in Greenville, 111., where she 
was a teacher in Elmira College for eleven years. 
She is now practicing medicine in partnership with 
her husband. She is a lady of superior culture, 
possessing a wide range of information not only 
in the medical science, but also in miscellaneous 
matters. 

In addition to his professional duties, the Doc- 
tor superintends his fruit farm, comprising one 
hundred acres and situated near Newark. Here 
he has a peach orchard of three thousand trees, 



also a large number of apple, pear, quince and 
plum trees. He also owns town property, includ- 
ing the family residence at No. 40 West Locust 
Street. Socially, he is identified with the Ohio 
State Medical Society and has been a member of 
the National Medical Society. With the latest 
discoveries in the medical world he keeps abreast, 
and is himself a fluent writer - , having contributed 
articles to the various medical journals. For three 
years lie published the Ladies' Health Journal, a 
monthly paper, of which Mrs. Winter was editor. 
The religious belief of the Doctor brings him 
into affiliation with the Baptist Church. Polit- 
ically, he formerly advocated Republican princi- 
ples, but is now firm in his allegiance to the Pro- 
hibition doctrines. The family of which he is a 
representative has always been intensely patriotic, 
and the first of the name in America (our subject's 
grandfather, Christopher Winter, who came hither 
from Germany), was one of the heroes of the 
Revolutionary War. Chistopher Winter, Jr., was 
equally loyal to our country, and during the War 
of 1812 volunteered in defense of the United 
States, but was not called into active service. 



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JAMES BELL, one of the extensive property- 
owners of the count} - , was born in Washing- 
ton Township, Licking County, Ohio, De- 
cember 20, 1824, and is a son of Isaac and 
Catharine Bell, natives respectively of Greene 
Count}', Pa., and Virginia. Isaac, a son of James 
Bell, was born in 1802, and in 1815 accompanied 
the other members of the household to U1 °, set- 
tling in Morgan Township, Knox County. Here 
Grandfather Bell died at the advanced age of 
eighty-six years. He was twice married and reared 
a large family by both unions. 

When a youth of about eighteen years Isaac Bell 
established domestic ties, after which he and his 



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wife settled in Licking County, where he cleared, 
improved and placed under cultivation a fine tract 
of land. Later returning to Knox County, he 
made his home in Clay Township, and in connec- 
tion with agricultural pursuits was employed as a 
sheep grower, conducting that industry on an ex- 
tensive scale. His landed possessions aggregated 
a large amount, and at the time of his death, in 
1882, he was in comfortable circumstances. His 
wife died previous to his demise. 

The six children in the family were as follows: 
Amelia, who became the wife of James M. McClel- 
land and died in Utica; James; Elizabeth, Mrs. 
William Paul, who died in Knox County; Robin- 
son, a resident of Knox County; Alexander, whose 
death occurred there, and Melissa, wife of Hiram 
Bricker. The father of these children was a loyal 
advocate of Democratic principles throughout his 
entire life, and frequently served in offices of trust 
and responsibility. In religious belief he was 
identified with the Christian Church. 

The subject of this sketch spent the years of his 
boyhood and youth upon the home farm, alternat- 
ing attendance at school with the tilling of the 
soil. His marriage, which occurred in 1848, united 
him with Miss Harriet Worthen, a native of Utica 
and a daughter of Albion and Elizabeth (Vance) 
Worthen. After his marriage Mr. Bell settled 
upon a farm in Clay Township and there made 
his home, engaged in the cultivation of the place 
until 1880, the date of his removal to Morgan 
Township. There he was similarly engaged for 
eleven years. In 1891 he removed to Utica. He 
is still the owner of over two hundred acres of 
valuable land, as well as considerable town prop- 
erty. To some extent he has engaged in the sheep 
business, which has proved quite profitable. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bell were born two children, 
Isaac A. and Mary Alice. The former married 
Lillie Brown and they have three children, Earl, 
Pearl and Coral. At present he is engaged as an 
agriculturist in Morgan Township. The daughter, 
Mary Alice, is the wife of Hugh Clutter, of Clay 
Township, and they have two children, Bertha and 
Harry. The political belief of Mr. Bell brings him 
into active co-operation with the Democratic party, 
and he has been a leader in its ranks in this local- 



ity. He has been chosen several times to serve in 
an official capacity and has always discharged the 
duties of the position with credit to himself. His 
religious connections are with the Christian 
Church. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS, a retired mechanic 
living in the village of Jersey, was born 
in New York City, where he lived until 
twelve years ago. His parents were William and 
Elizabeth (Roberts) Williams, natives of North 
Wales. The former, emigrating to America in 
young manhood, returned to Wales after a few 
years and married the lady of his choice. Coming 
back to New York City he followed his trade of a 
ship carpenter. In 1849 he came to Licking Coun- 
ty and settled in St. Alban's Township, where he 
was bereaved by the death of his wife about thirty- 
six years ago. He survived some time, passing 
away in that township nineteen years ago. ■ 

Unto William and Elizabeth Williams there 
were born six sons and one daughter, and at the 
present time four of the sons are living. William, 
Robert, Richard and Edward served in the Union 
army, William as a member of an Illinois regi- 
ment, and the others in an Ohio regiment. Ed- 
ward died while in the service, and while the oth- 
ers lived to return home, all were more or less 
broken in health. Our subject was a member of 
Company D, Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and 
while in the army contracted disease for which he 
is now pensioned. In his young manhood he 
learned the blacksmith's trade, which occupation 
he followed prior to his enlistment, but since re- 
turning from the war his health has not been vig- 
orous enough to permit work at his trade. 

In 1865 Mr. Williams was united in marriage 
with Miss Martha Harrison, a native of New Jersey 
and daughter of Stephen and Martha Harrison, 
who came to this county when she was quite young- 
To Mr. and Mrs. Williams three daughters have 
been born, Harriet, Henrietta and Martha. The 



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second daughter is the wife of D. B. Merrill. On 
New Year's Day of 1894 Mr. Williams took charge 
of the postoflice at Jersey, and as deputies he has 
his eldest and youngest daughters. They are of 
the greatest assistance to him, being well educated 
and efficient in the management of the office. Po- 
litically he votes and works for the success of the 
Democratic party and is a public-spirited man, 
ever active in promoting the success and best in- 
terests of the community. 

For man}' years — indeed, ever since the war — 
Mr. Williams has been a great sufferer from rheu- 
matism and is obliged to use crutches, so seriously 
have his sufferings impaired his body. As a par- 
tial compensation for what he has undergone, the 
Government grants him a pension of $72 per 
month. Socially he is a member of the Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the lodge 
at Jersey. His wife and children are leading and 
active workers in the Presbyterian Church and 
popular in the social circles of the community. 



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•T YMAN W. MARSH. The mercantile es- 
I O tablishment conducted by this gentleman 
at Hebron is well known by the people of 
this village and the surrounding country, from 
whom it receives a large patronage. Here are 
kept a complete and varied assortment of grocer- 
ies, provisions, dry-goods and notions, and every- 
thing to be found in a first-class country store. 
The owner and proprietor has been a life-long resi- 
dent of Hebron, and consequently is familiar with 
the progress of the town and county, to which he 
himself has largely contributed. 

Born November 12, 1839, Mr. Marsh is the son 
of Lyman and Laura (Mayhew) Marsh, the former 
born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt.,in 1796, 
and the mother at Watertown, Jefferson County, 
N. Y., in 1806. They were married in the city 



last-named, and after the birth of five children re- 
moved from the Empire State to Ohio, settling in 
Hebron in 1836. The journey to this place was 
made overland with teams and wagons, and after 
locating here the father, who had been a farmer in 
New York, embarked in the mercantile business, 
which was afterward his principal occupation un- 
til his death. The household was increased by the 
birth of three children after coming to Ohio, but 
of the entire family only three are now living, 
namely: Lyman W., Marshall, a pattern-maker in 
the stove manufacturing establishment at New- 
ark, and Sarah J., the widow of Ira E. Kelsey, and 
a resident of Hebron. 

Attending the common schools of Hebron dur- 
ing the earl}' days, our subject well remembers the 
days when the master "boarded round" and gave 
his attention exclusively to the "three Ks." 
When his schooling was completed he secured a 
clerkship in a store at Hebron, and was thus en- 
gaged at the opening of the Rebellion. The coun- 
try's peril awakened his patriotic spirit, and in 
1862 he was enrolled as a member of Company B, 
One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, which 
was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland un- 
der General Rosecrans. His first baptism of fire 
was at Chickamauga, where the regiment suffered 
severely. Next came the Atlanta campaign, where 
the enemy was met on about twenty fields of 
greater or less note. He marched to the sea un- 
der the command of General Sherman, and then 
proceeded with the regiment up through the Caro- 
linas to Richmond. Reaching Washington, he par- 
ticipated in the Grand Review at that place. At 
Louisville he was mustered out of service, and fi- 
nally received his discharge at Columbus, Ohio. 
At the battle of Chickamauga he received a severe 
wound in the left thigh, on account of which the 
Government has granted him a small pension. 

Returning to the parental home at Hebron, Mr. 
Marsh soon afterward embarked in the produce 
business at Mt. Vernon, Knox County, where he 
purchased butter and eggs of country merchants, 
and shipped a carload of produce each day, con- 
ducting a very extensive business. While thus en- 
gaged his marriage was solemnized at Mt. Vernon, 
uniting him with Miss Olive Maber, a native of 



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Mt. Vernon, and they became the parents of two 
children, of whom Walter died at the age of eleven 
months. Minnie, who was only two months old at 
the time of her mother's death, was placed in the 
family of an aunt. March 30, 1875, Mr. Marsh 
was united in marriage with Miss Annie Davidson, 
daughter of Joseph Davidson, both natives of 
Knox County. Three children bless the union: 
Nora, Carrie and Stella. Mrs. Marsh is a member 
of the Baptist Church, and a lady of amiable 
Christian character. 

In 1868 Mr. Marsh returned to Hebron, and the 
following year opened the store which he has since 
conducted. In political faith he is a strong Re- 
publican, and takes an active interest in public af- 
fairs, but has never cared to accept official po- 
sitions. While residing in Mt. Vernon he served 
for four years as Street Commissioner, and in that 
capacity rendered efficient service. In 1865 he 
was made a Mason, and is inlluential in the order, 
holding membership in Hebron Lodge No. 118. 



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REV. JACOB LAWRENCE WYLY. 
Though not at present actively engaged 
in the ministry, Mr. Wyly was long one 
of the prominent preachers of the Baptist denom- 
ination, and still devotes the Sabbath day to the 
proclaiming of the Gospel. Since 1888 he has re- 
sided upon a farm about a mile north of Granville. 
Much of his attention is devoted to the cultivation 
of its one hundred and sixty-five acres, and as an 
agriculturist he has displayed the energy, skill and 
industry characteristic of him in other lines of 
work. 

On the paternal side Mr. Wyly traces his ances- 
try to Scotland, whence during the revolution in 
that country the family moved to Ireland. On 
his mother's side he is of English descent, and both 
of his grandfathers served in the Revolutionary 



War. He was born in Greene County, Pa., July 
17, 1841, and was reared to manhood upon a farm, 
receiving a good education in Green Academy, 
Carmichael's, Pa., and at Waynesburg College, 
where he read law for a time. In 1869 he was or- 
dained to the ministry of the Baptist Church at 
Prairie City, Iowa, and his first pastorate was at 
that place. Since that time he has been pastor of 
churches in Illinois and Ohio, and for a number 
of years was engaged in missionary work in this 
state for the Ohio Baptist State Convention. 

On the 13th of June, 1861, Mr. Wyly enlisted 
in Company F, First Iowa Cavalry, and served for 
three years and four months in the Union army. 
Twice he was slightly wounded, but neither time 
was he disabled. His regiment was in active serv- 
ice west of the Mississippi, and in all of its engage- 
ments he took part. He was mustered out at 
Davenport, Iowa, in September, 1864. So gallant 
had been his conduct on the field of battle that he 
was recommended for promotion by Lincoln, 
Stanton and Governor Curtain, but refused a Col- 
onel's commission. Exposure in camp and the 
hardships of long marches had impaired his health 
considerably, and to this day he still suffers from 
the effects of army life. 

Politically Mr. Wyly is a Republican, active in 
local affairs, and in 1894 was elected delegate to 
the State Convention. He has served as Chaplain 
of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of 
Ohio. He is also connected with the Knights of 
Pythias. As a lecturer he has acquired considera- 
ble note, and has very often delivered addresses 
for the benefit of charitable or other worth}' ob- 
jects. His lecture "Beyond the Mississippi during 
the War" has been delivered in many cities, and 
is one of his most popular public addresses. On 
Memorial Day, when honors are paid to the mem- 
ory of the departed soldiers, this veteran of the 
war frequently recounts, in public hall or park, 
some of the thrilling events of the great conflict 
that now belong to history. 

At Wooster, Ohio, in 1866, occurred the mar- 
riage of Mr. Wyly to Miss Elizabeth Rayl, a na- 
tive of the Buckeye State. Seven children have 
blessed the union, all living, viz.: George A., Emma 
J., Edgar C, Ida C, Nellie, Harry S. and Lillie. 



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Mr. Wyly takes a lively interest in educational 
matters, and is giving his children good advanta- 
ges in that direction. George and Emma are now 
attending college, while the other children are 
conducting their studies in the common schools. 



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HON. WILLIAM D. SMITH, a retired farm- 
er of Union Township, was born in Shen- 
andoah County, Va., December 20, 1821, 
and is a son of John W. and Barbara (Coffman) 
Smith, also natives of that county, the former born 
in 1793 and the latter in 1801. About 1826 the 
father visited Licking County and purchased a 
farm. He then returned to the Old Dominion, 
where his death occurred in 1828. The following 
year the mother with four small children came to 
Ohio and took possession of the farm, where she 
continued to reside until her death, in 1880. 

Our subject's mother had been married prior to 
her union with Mr. Smith, and four children were 
born of that union, of whom the only survivor is 
Abraham Brubakcr, a resident of Tennessee, and 
now (1894) eighty-three years of age. Of her 
second marriage our subject is the only survivor. 
During the early years of their residence in Lick- 
ing County, the family encountered all the hard- 
ships incident to life on the frontier. They had 
little money, and were subject to many privations. 
The mother spun and wove the cloth from which 
were made the garments worn by the children. 
Our subject wore homespun clothes until he at- 
tained manhood. He used the wooden mold board 
plow, as well as the sickle and cradle of pioneer 
times. 

From October 28, 1829, until March, 1894, Mr. 
Smith resided upon the home farm, but at the date 
last-named, he retired from active business cares 
and came to Hebron, where in his declining years 



he is surrounded by all the comforts of life. At 
the death of his mother he inherited fifty-five acres 
of land, and by purchase he acquired other prop- 
erty until his possessions aggregated two hundred 
and fifty-nine acres, from which he realized $20,- 
000 in cash. Two years previous he sold forty 
acres. The amount realized from these sales, to- 
gether with his personal property, places him be- 
yond the reach of poverty in his old age. 

Three times married, our subject's first wife was 
Miss Mahala Young, a native of Licking County, 
and three children were born of this union. Two are 
living, Sarah, wife of J. B. Hershberger, of New- 
ark, and John Willis, who is operating an electric 
light plant in San Marcus, Tex. Mary, the eldest 
of the family, married and resided in Frederick 
Count}', Va., until her death, which occurred in 
March, 1894. Mrs. Mahala Smith died in 1851, 
and for his second wife Mr. Smith married Mrs. 
Elizabeth (Teedrick) Voris. The only child born 
of this union was Charlie, who died at six years of 
age. The present wife of our subject was Mrs. 
Harriett (Faurot) Neff, widow of Dr. Neff, of Lima, 
Ohio, and a native of New York. The}' have a 
pleasant home in Hebron, and possess a compe- 
tence wherewith to pass the balance of their days 
in ease. 

Of the days of their early settlement in Licking 
County, Mr. Smith retains a vivid recollection, 
and concerning the experiences of frontier life, he 
is an interesting and animated conversationalist. 
When thej' came here they settled in the woods, 
and for some time the principal labor consisted of 
chopping and burning logs and brush, and raising 
log cabins and barns. For sustenance they de- 
pended largely upon the fruits of the soil and 
forest. The house he constructed was 44x76 feet in 
dimensions. For this structure he burned the brick, 
hauled the stone from Newark and finished the 
dwelling in a modern style at a cost of only $800. 
This was only one of the many excellent improve- 
ments made by him upon the farm, and all tend 
to show what may be accomplished by a man of 
resolute will, strong physique and willing hands. 
Two barns were built on the farm, one 38x76 in 
dimensions, with the first story of stone, and a 
sheep barn, 36x84, seton stone pillars. The house 



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and barns were erected during the mother's life- 
time, and in this work her fertile brain and willing 
hands contributed largely to the grand results 
achieved. 

Being of a mechanical bent, Mr. Smith has always 
done his own blacksmithing and machine work. 
In early days he manufactured his boots and shoes. 
He has constructed a complete set of tools and 
these he is now using. A Democrat in politics, he 
is devoted to that organization and interested in 
its success. On two occasions he represented Lick- 
ing County in the State Legislature. His first 
election in that capacity was to fill the vacancy 
caused by the resignation of Hon. William Bell in 
1875, when he was chosen Secretary of State. He 
was nominated in a delegate convention with eight 
competitors in the field, and at the ensuing elec- 
tion received every vote but one cast in Union 
Township. This will serve to show his popularity 
among his neighbors. He also represented the 
county in the Assembly of 1876-77. In public 
affairs he is well informed and has always main- 
tained a habit of investigation before decision, 
which accounts in a large degree for his excellent 
judgment and sound common sense. He is inde- 
pendent in his religious views and is not con- 
nected with any denomination. 



WILLIAM PAINTER, a veteran of the 
late war, was born in Muskingum 
County, Ohio, October 12, 1827, and 
is the son of John and Margaret (Miller) Painter, 
both natives of Ohio. His father came to Falls- 
bury Township, Licking County, at a period so 
early in its history that wild game of all kinds was 
plentiful, and other evidences of frontier life still 
abounded. William was the eldest of thirteen 
children, eight of whom still survive. They are, 
John W., who lives in Martinsburg, Knox County, 
Ohio; Maria, wife of Jacob Phillips, of Utica, Ohio; 
Melinda, the widow of Jacob Cannon, and a resi- 



dent of Eden Township, Licking County; Jane, 
who is married and lives in Muskingum County; 
Margaret, now the wife of James Cannon, of Knox 
County; J. O. whose home is in Marion County, 
III.; Altie, who is married and lives in Perr3 r 
County, and William. 

The early years of our subject were unevent- 
fully passed. His school advantages were so limited 
that he was permitted to attend only a small por- 
tion of each winter, his longest term, which was 
fifty -six days, being taken after he had reached 
manhood. October 26, 1854, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Julina Robinson, and eleven 
children resulted from the union, of whom nine 
are now living. They are, Zona V., now the wife 
of James Burner, who is connected with the city 
schools of Boston, Mass.; Florence, deceased, for- 
merly the wife of D. W. J. Evans, of Groton, S. 
Dak.; John W., who died in infancy; Sarah, who 
resides with her parents; D. IL, who is Superinten- 
dent of Schools in Martinsburg; J. E., who is a 
3'oung man of more than ordinary ability, and at 
present is Supervisor of the Lloyd system of man- 
ual training in the city schools of Minneapolis, 
Minn.; Will E., Principal of the East Newark 
schools; Ida O, who has been teaching and attend- 
ing college for the past two years, and who ex- 
pects to graduate soon from Denison University; 
Walter E., a young gentleman of intelligence and 
superior education, who is Superintendent of the 
Hanover schools; Myrtle, a graduate of the Mar- 
tinsburg High School with the Class of '93, and 
Arthur B., who was also graduated from that school 
in 1893, and at present with his parents. 

In May, 1863, Mr. Painter entered the service of 
his country, enlisting with the one hundred day 
men as a member of Company F, One Hundred and 
Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry. He was captured July 
3, 1863, at North Mountain, W. Va., and was pa- 
roled in Richmond, Va., on the 24th of September 
following, after having spent twenty days in 
Libby Prison. In return for the hardships endured 
he is rewarded with a small pension. His farm 
consists of one hundred and fifty-four acres. The 
commodious farm residence is surrounded by shade 
and ornamental trees, and near by flows a beauti- 
ful spring of water. In his political belief Mr. 



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Painter is a stanch Republican, voting and using 
li is influence for that part}'. He and his wife, to- 
gether with most of their children, belong to the 
Baptist Church, and are earnest, consistent Chris- 
tian people, highly respected in the community 
where they live. 



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JONAH NICKOLS. There is much in the life 
of this old settler of Madison Township to 
awaken the interest of the biographical 
reader, for though he has seen the tide of 
fortune turn against him at times, he has also 
gained many signal victories in a hand to hand 
struggle with the world. Notwithstanding his ad- 
vanced years he retains the possession of his men- 
tal and physical faculties, and his memory being 
unimpaired by the flight of years he is an interest- 
ing conversationalist upon the happenings of 
pioneer times. 

The old homestead where our subject was born 
is situated on Wheeling Creek, in Union Town- 
ship, Belmont County, Ohio, and there his birth 
occurred November 25, 1811. His parents were 
John and Hannah (Osborn) Nickols, the former 
born in Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 
1782, and the latter, a native of the same county, 
born June 10, 1784. The father served as a lieu- 
tenant in the War of 1812 and passed through 
Newark with his command while on his way to the 
Lewis Block House in northwestern Ohio. 

In the parental family there were five sons and 
five daughters, all of whom grew to manhood and 
womanhood. One sister died at the age of eighty- 
one, and another when in her seventy-ninth year. 
Only three are now living, namely: our subject, 
who was the third child and eldest son; Alfred, 
who lives near St. Mary's, in Mercer County, Ohio; 
and Daniel, the youngest member of the family 
circle and now a resident of Belmont County, 
Ohio. The entire life of our subject has been 
spent upon a farm, engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits. For a time he resided in Belmont County, 



thence removed to Guernsey County and from 
there came to Licking County, where he has lived 
forty- three years on the same place. 

The first wife of our subject bore the maiden 
name of Nancy Hogue and was of Scotch descent. 
In the "Land of Thistles" the name was Hogg, 
but after coming to this country the familj' had it 
changed to the present version by legislative en- 
actment. The Nickols family was also of Scotch 
origin and the name was formerly Nickoll. The 
genealogy of the family in America dates back to 
the year 1629, but it was not until 1807 that they 
were represented in Ohio, our subject's father 
coming to Belmont County in the fall of that 
year. 

The union of Jonah and Nancy Nickols re- 
sulted in the birth of eight sons and two daugh- 
ters, of whom five are living. The wife and 
mother died October 3, 1856, and on the 19th of 
October, 1857, our subject was united in marriage 
with Miss Jerusha Frances, who was born in Han- 
over Township, Licking County, December 31, 
1832. Her father came to Licking County in an 
early day from Loudoun County, Va., and her 
mother was a native of Pennsylvania. 

Of the children now living that were born of 
the two marriages of Mr. Nickols we note the fol- 
lowing: Sarah Elizabeth, who resides in Missouri, 
is married and has seven children, also a number 
of grandchildren. The sketches of Albert and 
Volney appear separately herein. Mortimer, an 
agriculturist of Mercer County, Ohio, is married 
and has a famity. Abner H. is a resident of 
Paulding County, Ohio. Thomas R. is married 
and resides in Mercer County, Ohio. Nancy, wife 
of William Bell, has one child and lives in Madison 
Township. Emily and George are unmarried and 
reside with their parents, for whom the}' tenderly 
care in their declining years. Samuel chose as his 
wife Miss Belle Jones and they are residents of 
Madison Township. Jesse married Hattie Swan, 
of Newark. Harriet is the wife of David Taylor, 
a carpenter living in Newark. 

The wonderful improvement in the agricultural 
and commercial importance of Licking County 
Mr. Nickols has witnessed, and has contributed 
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ship, where lie has spent the last forty-three years. 
He has cleared three farms, one of which was lo- 
cated in Guernsey County and was his home for 
thirteen years. AAHien he came here his present 
finely improved farm was covered with native 
forest trees, and much hard labor has been ex- 
pended in subduing the primitive forests. He is 
hale and hearty, his mental faculties are clear and 
his memory remarkable. When occasion requires 
he may be seen at work upon his farm. 

First a Whig, Mr. Nickols became a Republican 
on the organization of that party, and has since 
stood by its colors and votes for its candidates, 
regardless of the nominees of the opposing part}'. 
He feels justly proud of the fact that he voted for 
the two General Harrisons for President. During 
war times he was firm in his advocacy of Abolition 
principles. He voted once for Giddings and also 
supported Henry Clay in his candidacy. On his 
mother's side he is related to the famous Republi- 
can statesman, the late James G. Blaine. He was 
at one time a member of the Know-Nothing soci- 
ety. He is a moral and law abiding citizen, and 
though he was never connected with any church 
organization, he believes in a Supreme Ruler of 
the universe. 



~t DCIUS B. WING, whose name is indissolu- 
I O bly connected with the history of the 
Franklin Banking Company, of Newark, 
was born in Wilmington, Vt., November 15, 1822. 
He traces his ancestry to John Wing, of Sandwich, 
Mass., and the line of descent is published in a vol- 
ume entitled "Historical and Genealogical Regis- 
ter, 1662 to 1881." His parents were Bani and 
Theresa (Flint) Wing, the former of whom enlisted 
in 1779, when a youth of seventeen years, as a sol- 
dier in the Revolutionary War, becoming a mem- 
ber of Captain Rice's Company, Colonel Chapin's 
Regiment. Subsequently he served in a regiment 
commanded b}' Colonel Weston and was engaged 
in the defense of the Hudson River. With his 
company he was present at the execution of Major 



Andre, October 2, 1780. After the war he en- 
gaged in farming on the eastern slopes of the 
Green Mountains. Later he removed to Charle- 
mont, Mass., where he died April 2, 1847. His 
wife survived him twenty-seven years. Longev- 
ity is one of the characteristics of the family. 

The subject of this sketch is the youngest of ten 
children, but was the only child born of his father's 
second marriage. In youth he attended Williston 
Academy at East Hampton and afterward taught 
in the public schools. From 1847 until 1853 he 
was clerk and manager of the steamboat "DeWitt 
Clinton" on Lake Erie, which also made special 
trips on other lakes. In December, 1853, he set- 
tled in Newark and here engaged as a dealer in 
live stock, which he marketed in Philadelphia and 
Baltimore. In that line he conducted an exten- 
sive business for many years. In 1860 the firm of 
Bobbins, Wing & Warner was organized by 
Messrs. Willis Robbins, L. B. Wing and L. K. 
Warner, and in that way was founded the present 
institution known as the Franklin Bank Com- 
pany. 

The first money Mr. Wing made in Newark was 
invested in Illinois property. About 1854 he en- 
tered land in Piatt County, that state, and also 
purchased other land, becoming the owner of one 
thousand acres in one body. This he improved 
by erecting good buildings, developing it into a 
finely cultivated farm, on which his son resided 
about twelve years. Bement, 111., is situated on 
land formerly owned by him, and there he engaged 
in raising short-horn cattle. Recently he disposed 
of his farm land at a good price, thus realizing a 
handsome profit. 

In 1855 Mr. Wing married Miss Mary M., daugh- 
ter of Capt. George Ma3'hew, of Charlemont, 
Mass., a lineal descendant in the eighth generation 
from Thomas Mayhew, the patentee and Governor 
of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. She was 
born March 25, 1834, and in early life was a pupil 
in Mr. Wing's school. They have had three chil- 
dren, one of whom died in infancy. Charles May- 
hew, the only son, was born August 27, 1838, and 
received his education in the Ohio State Univer- 
sity. During the late war he served as Captain of 
Company G, Ohio National Guards. For some 



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time be resided in Illinois, superintending the 
property there, but at the present time lie is a part- 
ner in the bank. At Columbus, Ohio, November 
8, 1881, he married Alice M., daughter of Hon. 
Norton S. Townsend, and they have four children, 
Lucius Arthur, born August 28, 1882; Shirley 
Townsend, May 1, 1885; Mary Margaret, Septem- 
ber 30, 1886; and Alice. 

The daughter, Mary La Salle, received an ex- 
cellent education at a seminary on Walnut Hills, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. June 17, 1885, she became the 
wife of Charles R. Shields, and they have four 
children, Elizabeth Duncan, Mayhew Wing, Maty 
and Helen. Politically, Mr. Wing is a Republi- 
can, and has served as a member of the City Coun- 
cil, lie has also been a candidate for the Consti- 
tutional Convention, and as State Senator, running 
ahead of his ticket. Socially, he is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity and is a Knight Templar. 
He has been President of the Licking County Ag- 
ricultural Society, also of the State Board of Agri- 
culture. Identified with the Sons of the Ameri- 
can Revolution, he is now Vice-President of the 
Ohio Division. For thirteen years he has been 
Trustee of the Ohio State University. Having 
traveled extensively throughout the United States, 
he has gained broad information concerning our 
country, its needs and possibilities, and has also 
formed a wide acquaintance. For thirty-five years 
his home has been at No. 103 East Main Street. 



HENRY B. RUSLER, manufacturer of spray 
pumps at Johnstown and one of the lead- 
ing business men of the place, was born in 
Liberty Township, Licking County, August 11, 
1847, being the son of John and Elizabeth (Bar- 
rack) Busier, who settled in this county in 1843. 
His father, who was born in Mifflin County, Pa., 
in November, 1816, was but a small boy when his 
father died. After his marriage in the Keystone 



State he came to Ohio, making the trip in wagons 
and stopping one winter with relatives. In the 
spring he settled in Liberty Township, where he 
purchased one hundred and twenty-five acres of 
land. The property was almost in its primeval 
condition, entirely destitute of improvements. 
For some time his home was a log cabin, but in 
1847 he built a frame house, thus contributing to 
the comfort of the family. From time to time he 
added to his possessions until he became the owner 
of more than three hundred acres, and this he 
tilled until his retirement from farm work in 
April, 1892. 

In addition to the raising of cereals John Rusler 
was for many years an extensive sheep breeder 
and wool grower, having one of the finest flocks 
in central Ohio. He was generous with his chil- 
dren, whom he gave money or its equivalent in 
land on starting out in life. In 1892 he retired 
from the farm and removed to Johnstown, the 
immediate cause of his removal being the death of 
his wife, which occurred on the 4th of Jul}', 1891. 
He passed from earth August 9, 1893. For some 
time he was a supporter of the Republican princi- 
ples, but during the latter part of his life he voted 
and worked with the Prohibition party. In re- 
ligion he was leader in the Methodist Episcopal 
work, a liberal supporter of its enterprises and 
active in its affairs. 

The family of John Rusler consisted of eight 
children, as follows: Mary, who married Wesley 
Marshall, of Liberty Township; Margaret, wife of 
William Wright, of Monroe Township; Sarah, Mrs. 
Marion Miller, who died at Hartford, in Septem- 
ber, 1890; Henry B.; Augusta E., who is married 
and resides in Granville; John D., of Johnstown; 
Adda F., also a resident of Johnstown; and Wil- 
liam, whose home is in Liberty Township. Our 
subject attended the schools at Johnstown and 
Delaware, Ohio, as well as the Commercial College 
at Pittsburg, and taught four terms of school. 
Entering the business world, he engaged in the 
general mercantile line at Johnstown for four 
years, after which he embarked in the pump busi- 
ness. He was agent for the rubber bucket pump 
and also dealt in other pumps until 1880, when he 
patented the Rusler expansion bucket and this he 



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.has since manufactured. He has also purchased 
the patent of the comet spray pump, in the manu- 
facture of which he engages, having established a 
national trade. 

January 25, 1870, Mr. Rusler married Sarah EL, 
daughter of John O. Jones and a native of McKean 
Township. The only child born of this union, 
Ernest D., a bright and promising boy, died De- 
cember 12, 1878, aged seven years. Politically 
Mr. Rusler always advocates Democratic doctrines. 
He is the present Mayor of Johnstown and has 
sewed for seven years as Clerk, also for some time 
as Justice of the Peace. He is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he is con- 
nected with the Masonic fraternity, being Past 
Master of Center Lodge No. 326, also Past Chan- 
cellor of White Cross Lodge, K. P. 



0HARLES STOOLEIRE, an agriculturist of 
Union Township, was born in Washington 
County, Pa., November 14, 1834, and is 
the son of Jacob and Isabel (Rodgers) Stoolfire, 
both natives of the same county as that in which 
his birth occurred. The father was born August 
4, 1805, and died July 25, 1890; the mother, whose 
natal day was April 16, 1815, passed from earth 
December 14, 1888. They were married in Wash- 
ington County, and thence in 1836 came to Lick- 
ing County. The father bringing with him $3,000, 
purchased large tracts of land, becoming the owner 
of one thousand acres. While he devoted some 
attention to general farming, it was as a wool 
grower that he was especially known. Of this 
specialty he made a great success. His herd was 
widely known as "black top" sheep, and were 
commonly said to be "honest" sheep; that is, there 
was no oiling of the wool nor any special prepara- 
tion of fleeces. He also raised cattle and hogs, 
and from his various enterprises gained large and 
valuable possessions. 

Of the children of Jacob and Isabel Stoolfire we 
note the following: Elizabeth is the wife of Israel 
Rees; Mary Catherine married Benjamin Jones 



and resides on one of her father's farms in Kirkers- 
ville; Clarinda married and died leaving one child, 
B. R. Jones, who now lives on the old Stoolfire 
homestead; Francis Marion owns a farm in Union 
Township, and is engaged in business at Colum- 
bus; Lorena, who is unmarried, resides with her 
sister, Mrs. Rees. The Stoolfire family originated 
in Germany, whence our subject's great-grandfather 
emigrated to America. On his mother's side our 
subject is of German and Irish ancestry. 

After completing the studies of the common 
schools, our subject entered Bethany College, in 
West Virginia, and there remained one year, being 
under the tutorship of Alexander Campbell, whose 
name is inseparably connected with the early his- 
tory of the Disciples' Church. He was given ex- 
cellent educational advantages, as indeed were all 
the children. His sister, Elizabeth, was graduated 
from Pleasant Hill Female Seminary in Pennsyl- 
vania, and the other sisters also attended that in- 
stitution. Francis Marion was a student in an 
academy at Pleasant ville, Ohio. 

The life occupation of Mr. Stoolfire has been 
that of an agriculturist, and he has always made 
his home upon his present farm. He is the owner 
of three farms, aggregating about six hundred 
acres. His home farm comprises two hundred and 
twenty-two acres of as fine laud as the fertile val- 
ley of the Licking affords. Upon this there is a 
commodious brick residence built after a modern 
style of architecture. There are also substantial 
barns and other necessary conveniences. 

March 31, 1859, Mr. Stoolfire was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Emily E. Sprague, a native of 
Hamilton County, Ohio, her parents having come 
hither from New York. Four daughters bless this 
union, Lillian Rosalie, Lucy, Florence and Helen 
Victoria. The three eldest were educated at Ada, 
Ohio, and the youngest is now a student in Hiram 
College. Lucy married George T. Cully, a son of 
William J. Cully, of this township, he being a rail- 
road contractor with headquarters at Muncie, Ind. 
Florence is the wife of Cary Swisher, son of John 
Swisher, an extensive dairyman of Union Town- 
ship. 

For many years a stanch Republican, Mr. Stool- 
fire voted for every Republican Presidential can- 



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didate from J. C. Fremont to Benjamin Harrison. 
Recently, however, he has transferred his allegiance 
to the new populistic movement, which he believes 
will subserve the interests of the Government bet- 
ter than the old party has done. It is a fact 
worthy of note, that no member of the Stoolfire 
family has ever been identified with a secret so- 
ciety. They are without exception people of up- 
right, honorable lives, energetic dispositions, and 
enjoy the confidence of the people of the county. 



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YJ^ UGENE S. BEECHER. Upon the old 
[ C\ homestead where he was born Mr. Beecher 
is actively engaged in farming enterprises, 
and being an intelligent and capable agriculturist 
he has met with more than usual success in his 
calling. His farm consists of one hundred and 
twenty acres, devoted to the raising of grain and 
pasturage of stock. The buildings are neat and 
substantial, the soil fertile and the land well im- 
proved, the place being numbered among the val- 
uable farms of Union Township, 

In noting the history of the Beecher family, we 
find that Beri, father of our subject, was born in 
York State March 19,1812. About 1836, accom- 
panied by his family, he came to Licking County 
and settled upon a farm in Union Township, 
where for many years he engaged in the tilling of 
the soil. In 1880 he removed to Granville, and 
for a time lived in that village, retired. At the 
present time (1894) he makes his home in Harri- 
son Township, and is quite active for one of his 
advanced years. His wife, who bore the maiden 
name of Lucy Gray, was born in York State, and 
died in Union Township in 1859. 

The family of Beri Beecher consisted of five 
children, as follows: Edwin, deceased; Helen, who 
is the wife of Henry Palmerton; Grace, who mar- 
ried Edwin Featherstone; Eugene, of this sketch, 
and Justus, deceased. The only surviving son, 
our subject, was born in Union Township January 



18, 1846, and here he has always resided. His ad- 
vantages in youth were somewhat limited, but be- 
ing a man of acute perception and sound common 
sense he has been able to overcome the lack of 
early advantages, and is now well informed. 

In Union Township, on the 21st of October, 
1869, occurred the marriage of Eugene S. Beecher 
and Miss Elizabeth Cain. This highly esteemed 
lady was born in Union Township, of which her 
father, the late John Cain, was for many years a 
resident, his death occurring here. One son has 
blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher, George 
S., a well educated and capable young man. 

Progressive, public spirited and energetic, Mr. 
Beecher gives due attention to every project cal- 
culated to promote the welfare of the people, or 
develop the vast resources of the county. Educa- 
tional, philanthropic and commercial projects are 
sure to enlist his hearty support, and he favors 
everything that will aid in the development of 
the county. In religious affiliations Mr. Beecher 
is a Presbyterian, having been a consistent member 
of that denomination since the age of about eleven 
years. For several years he has officiated as an 
Elder in the church, of which his wife is also an 
active member. 



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THOMAS M. NORRIS, Jr., whose valuable 
property is situated in Fallsbury Town- 
ship, was born January 30, 1852, and is a 
son of Thomas M. and Maria (Phillips) Norris, 
natives of Pennsylvania. The family of which he 
is a member consisted of twelve children, five of 
whom are now living, the others besides our sub- 
ject being, Levi, whose home is in Coshocton 
County; Sarah, also a resident of Coshocton Coun- 
ty; Mary, the widow of John Graham, and Isaac, 
the two latter also residing in Coshocton County. 

The early boyhood years of our subject were 
spent upon his father's farm. He attended the 
common schools until he was nineteen, after which 
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December 28, 1871, he married Elizabeth A., daugh- 
ter of Daniel and Jane (Fowall) McKee. She was 
one of seven children born to her parents, one of 
whom died in childhood. The others are, John 
W., a resident of Hardin County; William, living 
in Coshocton County; Thomas, also a resident of 
Coshocton County; Daniel, of Licking County; 
Ella, now the wife of Adolphus Chaney, of Mus- 
kingum County. Mr. and Mrs. Norris have had 
eight children, one of whom died in infancy. Ora 
J., Floyd, Stella, Flora E., Grace M., Graver R. 
and Nina F. are at home with their parents. 

The farm occupied and owned by Mr. Norris 
consists of one hundred acres with all modern im- 
provements. He has always been a Democrat in 
political opinions and uses his influence for that 
party. With his wife he holds membership in the 
Methodist Church. 






JOHN D. MOREHEAD, the owner of a small 
but well improved farm, and one of the re- 
presentative agriculturists of the county, was 
born Maj- 20, 1855. He is the son of Charles 
W. and Mahala (McMullen) Morehead, the father 
a native of Virginia and the mother born in Ohio. 
There are but two children in the family: John 
D. and George G., the latter being a resident of 
Hopewell Township. The boyhood years of our 
subject were passed in the immediate locality of 
his birth in Perry County, Ohio, and he was the 
recipient of excellent educational advantages, 
spending the winter months at his studies, while 
the summers were devoted to the tilling of the 
soil. 

At the age of nineteen Mr. Morehead left the 
parental roof and began life's struggles for him- 
self. For two years he was in the employ of a 
Mr. Franks and being of an economical, ambitious 
nature he saved his earnings and at the age of 
twenty-one established domestic ties. September 
3, 1876, he married Rebecca, daughter of El wood 



and Keziah (Shaw) Clemmings, of Muskingum 
County, Ohio. Having saved more than $300 he 
rented a sixty acre tract of farm land, which he 
stocked and furnished with the necessary improve- 
ments. This property was situated in Bowling 
Green Township. From that beginning he has ' 
steadily with great persistence and energy, worked 
his way upward to a prominent rank among the 
farmers of the county. Having received some 
money from his father's estate in 1882, he pur- 
chased fifty acres comprising his present home- 
stead. Here he is prospering in a most satisfac- 
tory manner. 

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. More- 
head, all of whom are under the parental roof, as 
follows: Luella, George Frederic, Charles R., Wil- 
liam Edgar and Mary Ida. In the leading issues 
of the day our subject takes an active interest. 
In local affairs he votes for the man rather than 
the party. He is at present serving his second 
term as Township Trustee has also occupied other 
minor offices. Identified with the Baptist Church, 
he and his wife are earnest and consistent Chris- 
tians, and are sincere in the discharge of their re- 
ligious obligations. The family is highly respected 
wherever known, and is one of influence in social 
circles. 

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HIRAM B. HUGHES. Among those who 
have been active in developing the agri- 
cultural resources of the county, and who 
have materially promoted its rise and progress, 
may be mentioned the name of Mr. Hughes, of 
Eden Township. While his farm is not one of the 
largest in this locality, it is as well improved as 
the majority, and its two hundred and fifty acres 
are under a high state of cultivation. By years 
of application to his occupation and by much 
arduous labor, he has gained a solid financial foot- 
ing, and his landed possessions will doubtless be 
increased as time goes by. 

The subject of this notice is the eldest of the 
four children comprising the family of George and 



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Amanda (Bell) Hughes, and was born on the home 
farm in Eden Township, February 20, 1852. He 
was reared to man's estate in Eden Township, 
where his entire life has been passed, with the ex- 
ception of five years spent in Knox County. Upon 
selecting a vocation he chose that of agriculture, 
with which he was most familiar, and to this he 
has devoted his exclusive attention. Mis mother 
died in Eden Township about 1865, after having 
borne her husband four children, Hiram B., Hugh, 
Ida and John D., deceased. 

In Washington Township, on the 23d of Feb- 



ruary, 1871, was solemnized the marriage of Hiram 
B. Hughes and Miss Mary Stone, a native of that 
township, and the daughter of the late Jacob and 
Johanna Stone. They have established a pleasant 
home on their farm and are highly regarded by 
their neighbors and friends. Mr. Hughes is wide- 
awake in regard to the political movements of the 
day, and earnestly espouses the doctrines and 
policy of the Republican party, taking an active 
part in local affairs and supporting the candidates 
of that political organization. In religious belief 
he is connected with the Disciples' Church. 





CHARLES H. STIMSON, M. D. 



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Charles H. Stimson, M. D. 




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0HARLES II. STIMSON, M. D. No mem- 
ber of the medical profession of Licking 

County has gained greater distinction in 
other portions of the state and nation than has 
Dr. Stimson, of Newark. He is now in the prime 
of life, and it may safely be predicted that future 
years will add to the honors the past has brought 
him. A resident of Newark since October, 1875, 
in the years that have since come and gone he has 
by his unaided efforts won his way to fortune and 
success. His honorable career is well worthy of 
emulation by the 3'outh of to-day who are starting 
out in the world with no capital, as all that he has 
and all that he is he owes to his own indomitable 
energy and devotion to his profession. 

Referring to the ancestry of our subject, we find 
that his grandfather, Dr. Stimson, was one of the 
first physicians of Ohio, and practiced his profes- 
sion at Marietta, Granville and Worthington. He 
advocated and followed the botanic school of med- 
icine and gave his undivided attention to profes- 
sional duties, having patients in every direction, 
covering a radius of nearly one hundred miles. His 
family consisted of six daughters and seven sons. 
Without exception his sons all became physicians 
and all continued in the practice of this profession 
except one, who engaged in the merchant-tailoring 
business at Columbus. They were all graduates of 

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the Cincinnati Medical Institute and were success- 
ful practitioners. 

The father of our subject, Charles H. Stimson , M. 
D., read medicine under his father's preceptorship, 
and later was graduated from the medical college 
at Cincinnati. For thirty-five years he engaged in 
practice at Athens, Worthington, Alexandria and 
Newark, Ohio, dying in the latter city in 1885, 
aged fifty-four years. He and his first wife, 
whose maiden name was Melissa Dean, had one 
child, our subject. The wife and mother died in 
1859, and subsequently the father married Miss 
Bettie Sherman, of Granville, the daughter of 
William Sherman, one of the pioneers of Licking 
County. One daughter blessed this union, Emma, 
the wife of Edson B. Dennis, of Newark. Our sub- 
ject's father was for a time associated with Profes- 
sor Rarey, a noted horseman, who imported and 
trained blooded animals. In politics he was a Re- 
publican, and in his social connections was identi- 
fied with the Royal Arch Masons. 

Born at Albany, N. Y., February 14, 1857, the 
subject of this notice was reared in Ohio, and for 
some time was a student in the Ohio University 
at Athens, graduating in the Class of 1872. After- 
ward he read medicine with his father and for one 
year attended lectures in the Eclectic Medical Col- 
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Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, grad- 
uating from that institution. The ensuing two 
years were spent at the Bellevne Hospital Medical 
College, of New York City, and after his graduation 
therefrom he was for eighteen months a physician 
in the Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island. 

At once after leaving the hospital, Dr. Stimson 
settled in Newark, where he has since conducted an 
extensive practice. He is the present surgeon for 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and affiliates with the 
National Association of Railway Surgeons, as well 
as the Ohio State Medical Society. Not long since 
he was appointed lecturer on Dermatology in the 
Chicago Medical College. His office is commodious 
and well appointed, and such are the demands of 
his profession that, to facilitate the work and af- 
ford every accommodation to patients and friends, 
he employs eight young ladies, including a book- 
keeper, assistant bookkeeper, stenographer and 
typewriter. In addition to his residence property 
in Newark, he owns some valuable real estate in 
Columbus and Indianapolis. 

November 7, 1889, the Doctor married Miss Etta 
the adopted daughter of J. V. Burner, of this city. 
Mrs. Stimson was born in Newark and was a mere 
child when her parents died, after which she was 
adopted into the family of Mr. Burner. In politics 
the Doctor is a Republican and socially is a thirty- 
second degree Mason. While liberal in his religious 
views, he frequently attends the Second Presby- 
terian Church, with which his wife is identified, 
and is liberal in his contributions to religious and 
benevolent enterprises. 



MUNSON MONROE, a member of a fam- 
ily that has given the United States a 
President as well as many honorable pri- 
vate citizens and eminent statesmen, was born in 
Bloomfield, N. J., November 7, 1836. He is the 
son of Silas and Eliza (Vreeland) Monroe, the 
former a native of Connecticut and the lattre 
born in New Jersey. In the family there were 



eleven children, nine sons and two daughters, of 
whom five are living at the present time: Charles, 
Silas, Theodore, Horace and Munson. 

In early life the father of our subject was a 
shoemaker by occupation, but after coming to 
Licking County in 1837, he settled in Jersey 
Township and purchased fifty acres, to the cultiva- 
tion of which he gave his attention. He added 
to the original purchase as opportunity was af- 
forded him, until the time of his demise he was 
the owner of three hundred acres bearing all the 
modern improvements and a number of substan- 
tial farm buildings. He died in Jersey Township 
in 1857, at the age of sixty-five years. In reli- 
gious belief he was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. His wife survived him until 1880, when 
she died at the age of eighty-four years lacking 
fourteen days. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Ben- 
jamin Monroe, was born in Connecticut and there 
his death occurred at the age of about seventy 
years. He was in the Revolutionary War and a 
cooper by trade. He was the second cousin of 
President Monroe. Our subject's maternal grand- 
father, Peter Vreeland, was born in New Jersey 
and was a hero of the Revolution, in which he 
served for five years. He followed the trade of a 
carpenter until his death, which occurred in New 
Jersey. 

The subject of this sketch has been a resident 
of Jersey Township fifty-seven years. He re- 
mained with his parents until they died, and be- 
gan for himself by buying a hog and speculating. 
When a youth of eighteen he bought fifty acres, 
for which he had completed the payment by the 
time he attained his majority. On the 18th of 
of October, 1872, he married Miss Annie Amanda, 
daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth McOwen. 
Three children were born to them: Jennie, Bes- 
sie and Bertha, and the wife and mother died in 
January, 1871). October 18, 1884, occurred the 
marriage of Mr. Monroe to Miss Jennie, daughter 
of Jacob and Rebecca Sell. 

The political questions of the age receive due 
consideration from Mr. Monroe, who, while not 
active as a partisan, is always devoted to the prin- 
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engaged in the cultivation of one thousand acres, 
all of which, under his capable supervision, is pro- 
ductive and remunerative. He is one of the citi- 
zens who have contributed to the progress of Jer- 
sey Township along the line of agricultural devel- 
opment, and his labors have resulted in the ad- 
vancement of the community. 



<?pt LLEN SWISHER, who follows the occupa- 
/ — \ tion of an agriculturist, was born in 
Franklin Township upon the farm where 
he now lives, the date of his birth being May 7, 
1850. His parents, Alvey and Sarah (Franks) 
Swisher, were natives of Ohio, the former born' 1 in 
Licking County in 1826, and the latter in Perry 
County in 1820. Farming has been the life work 
of the father, and both he and his wife are living 
on the farm where their married years have been 
busily and happily spent. 

In the parental family there were eight chil- 
dren, of whom Allen was the third in order of 
birth. Five children are now living and of these he 
is the eldest. Lucina, who is unmarried, re- 
sides with her parents; Naomi, wife of II. Elmer 
Dusthimer, resides near Linn ville, Licking County; 
Ella is the wife of A. G. Patterson, of Newark; 
Vara is at home. The parents are of German an- 
cestry, but both families have been represented in 
America for several generations. 

Attaining a good knowledge of the common 
branches in the public schools, our subject lias sup- 
plemented the information there obtained by care- 
ful reading and observation, and he is today a 
man well informed on the current topics of im- 
portance. On attaining his majority he begaii the 
life of an agriculturist, in which he has since en- 
gaged. June 12, 1873, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Harriett E., daughter of Jacob and Eliz- 
abeth (Frederick) Bline, natives of Virginia, who 
removed to Licking County soon after their mar- 



riage. Her grandparents on both sides were na- 
tives of Germany. 

Mrs. Swisher is one of eleven children, of whom 
nine are now living. Mary, the widow of Salma 
Abbott, resides in Crawford County, 111.; John W. 
also makes his home in Crawford County; Sophia 
is married and lives in Alexandria, Ohio; Da- 
vid B. resides at Vanatta, this state; Andrew J. 
makes his home in Chatham; and Thomas J. lives 
in Vanatta, this county; Rebecca, now Mrs. Han- 
kinson, also resides in Vanatta; and Jacob lives 
in Chatham. The brothers are farmers, which 
was the life occupation of their father. Mrs. 
Swisher was the youngest member of the family 
circle and received excellent educational advanta- 
ges. She is the mother of one child, Myrtha A., 
who was born November 3, 1875, received a good 
education in the public schools and developed con- 
siderable ability as a musician and artist. Sep- 
tember 4, 1893, she became the wife of Benton 
Hurst, and they live on a farm adjoining that of 
her parents. 

In public affairs Mr. Swisher is active and influ- 
ential, and a Democrat in opinion gives his sup- 
port to the principles of that party. He has filled 
various official positions and is now serving his 
eleventh year as Trustee of his township. He 
owns a farm of two hundred and twenty-four 
acres of wel' improved land, and also has a small 
tract of land apart from the farm. By careful ro- 
tation of crops and proper fertilization of the soil 
he has been enabled to secure the best possible re- 
sults from every acre of ground. 



<i"pr LONZO M. ILES, who conducts general 
/ — \ agricultural pursuits in Bennington Town- 
ship, is a representative of the first white 
family that settled in this locality. His great- 
grandfather, Henry lies, who was born in England 
in 1749, was the first to establish the family name 
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War he emigrated to America and afterward mar- 
ried Miss Mary M. Stine, who was born near Read- 
ing, Pa., in 1764. He died in Licking County in 
1814, and his wife passed away in 1832. They 
were the parents of several children, but only two, 
George and Frederick, made a home in this county, 

George, who was born in 1803, was united in 
marriage in 1826 with Miss Elizabeth Wiant, who 
was born in Orange County, N. Y., in 1809 and 
died in 1866. He passed away in 1871. They 
had no children, and at his death, among other 
munificent bequests, he donated a fund of $1,500 
to the Bennington Methodist Episcopal Chapel of 
Bennington Township, to be administered by 
three trustees who were to serve for life — the fund 
to be perpetuated. Frederick, brother of George, 
married Miss Hannah Conard, of Licking County, 
and their only child, Alex, was born here in 1818. 
In 1844 he married Miss Martha Milligan, of Mon- 
roe Township, and their union resulted in the 
birth of four children, of whom the subject of this 
sketch is the eldest. 

Alonzo M. lies was born in Bennington Town- 
ship, February 13, 1846, and married Miss Esther, 
daughter of E. G. Rice, of Licking County. The 
other members of the family are: Delano, who 
married Miss Sarah, daughter of Jesse Harris, of 
Licking County; Emma, Mrs. Noah Dnmbauld, 
also of this county; and Alice B., the wife of 
William Moore. The entire life of our subject 
has been spent in the immediate localit}- of his 
birth and he is one of the progressive agricultur- 
ists of the township, owning a farm of one hun- 
dred and sevent}' acres, a portion of which was in- 
herited. He has a beautiful home, where abound 
comfort and luxury. Socially he is an intelligent 
and companionable gentleman. He is also indus- 
trious, and though he does not ask a hired man to 
do more work in a day than he, yet his active 
labors are more from force of habit than necessity. 

To Mr. and Mrs. lies one son was born, now a 
young man twenty-one years of age. He was 
educated primarily in the public schools of the 
district, and afterward at Ada (Ohio) Normal 
Academy. A bright, intelligent young man, he 
is a school teacher by occupation and is entering 
the arena of active life with fair prospects for the 



future. July 1, 1890, the wife and mother passed 
away. She was a devoted member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, and her memory is cher- 
ished as an exemplary wife and mother. The 
present wife of our subject was Mrs. Mary E. 
(Miller) Harris, of Knox County, Ohio, whose 
former husband, Rev. Jackson Harris, was a prom- 
inent minister in the Christian Church. .Socially 
Mr. lies belongs to Center Lodge No. 326, A. F. 
ife A. M., at Johnstown, and politically he advo- 
cates Republican principles. He holds member- 
ship in the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his 
wife is identified with the Christian Church, which 
she joined prior to her first marriage. 



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^~V EORGE BOMGARDNER, County Com- 
\^ T missioner and a representative farmer of 
Union Township, was born in Lancaster 
County, Pa., September 20, 1826. His parents 
were of German ancestry and bore the names of 
Matthias and Mary (Brogley) Bomgardner. They 
emigrated from Switzerland to America, and for a 
time sojourned in Lancaster County, Pa., but from 
there removed to Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1833, 
later settling in Allen Count}', this state, where 
they died. 

There were eight children in the parental fam- 
ily, of whom George was next to the youngest. 
Only four are now living. Iu the common schools 
of Fairfield and Allen Counties our subject gained 
a practical education that fitted him for the suc- 
cessful management of business affairs. Establish- 
ing domestic ties in 1848, he married Miss Jemima 
Puffer, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. Eight 
children were born of this union, of whom the 
eldest, Annie J., died in infancy. The others are 
as follows: Annie, who married James Dodson and 
resides in Licking County; Mary, wife of James 
Holler, of this county; John, unmarried and now 
in Arkansas; Henry and Amanda, who died in 
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seph Oldecker, of Hebron; and Lemuel, who mar- 
ried Miss Mary Kelsey and resides in Hebron. 

Though active in politics, Mr. Bomgardner is 
not of the radical type, and concedes to others 
the freedom of opinion and action which he claims 
in the exercise of his own elective franchise. He 
is now serving his second term as Commissioner of 
Licking County, to which office he was elected by 
the Democrats, though his supporters were not 
limited to the members of that party. For six 
years he has held the position of Assessor of Union 
Township, and also served for seven years in the 
capacity of Township Trustee. His abilities emi- 
nently qualify him for the successful and efficient 
discharge of public duties, and in the various local 
offices held by him he has displayed sound judg- 
ment and tact. 

In his social connections Mr. Bomgardner has 
been identified with Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. 
& A. M., for about twenty-one years, and during 
fifteen years of this time he has held the position 
of Treasurer of his lodge. His wife is a member 
of the Disciples' Church, to which he contributes, 
and which he attends, though not a member. As 
a citizen he has proved worthy of the confidence 
reposed in him, and as an official he is popular and 
efficient. 



JOHN WILLIAM SHAW, a farmer, stock- 
raiser and dairyman of Madison Township, 
was born here on the 9th of September, 
1855, being the youngest son of William 
and Mary A. (Stump) Shaw, both of whom are na- 
tives of Ohio. The family was identified with the 
history of Pennsylvania prior to coming to the 
Buckeye State. John William is one of a family 
of two sons and three daughters, concerning whom 
the following is noted: Daniel, the eldest son, 
married Angie Wiley and resides on an adjoining 
farm; Catherine is the wife of Herbert Atherton, 
Commissioner of Licking County and a resident of 
Newark; Matilda first married Elisha W. Gut- 
ridge, by whom she had two children, and after 



his death she became the wife of William Moss- 
man, this union resulting in the birth of three 
children; and Ettie is the wife of Robert Wra- 
man and lives in Madison Township. 

After completing the studies of the home school, 
the subject of this sketch entered the Utica Normal 
School, where he fitted himself for the profession 
of a teacher. Later he spent one year in Lebanon 
University. Entering upon his chosen work of a 
teacher, he was thus engaged for ten years, meet- 
ing with good success as an instructor. However, 
failing health necessitated a change of occupation, 
and accordingly he exchanged the quiet indoor 
life of a teacher for the active, health-giving occu- 
pation of an agriculturist. Having inherited a 
fine farm, he was able to conduct his work suc- 
cessfully from the start. 

The lady who in 1884 became the wife of John 
William Shaw was Miss Lizzie Macklin, of Henry 
County, Ohio. She was born in Lancaster, this 
state, received an excellent education in Henry 
County, and engaged in teaching for a number of 
years prior to her marriage. She is the daughter 
of George W. and Sarah (Shannon) Macklin, the 
former of whom was for many years an agricult- 
urist, and is now in the dairy business in Madison 
Township. Mrs. Shaw is one of a family that 
consisted of three daughters and one son. By her 
union she has had three children: Harry, Eva and 
Homer C. 

Mr. Shaw has led a busy and useful life. He is 
the owner of one hundred and forty acres, the 
greater portion of which is devoted to pasturage 
and the dairying interest. He breeds thorough- 
bred Jerseys for sale and use in the dairy busi- 
ness, the original stock having come from the 
Shelburne farms at Shelburne, Vt. At present he 
has on the place about twenty-five head of cattle, 
and from the sale of butter and milk realizes a 
handsome profit. The Eureka Dairy Farm, as the 
place is called, is well adapted to the business, as 
excellent springs of water are conveniently dis- 
tributed and every improvement has been intro- 
duced that will add to the comfort of the family. 

While voting the Democratic ticket, Mr. Shaw 
has never been active in matters of political im- 
port, but has preferred to devote his attention ex- 



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clusively to his private interests. In religious 
connections he and his wife are members of the 
Christian Union Church. An intelligent and en- 
ergetic gentleman, he possesses the confidence of 
the people and merits the prosperity that has at- 
tended his business enterprises. 






fy EORGE W. ELLIS. The honest and in- 
^ T dustrious class of agriculturists form the 
bone and sinew from which the bod}' poli- 
tic is made. This is the element upon which we 
must depend not only for a healthful growth in 
country communities, but also for the best mater- 
ial of which our great financiers are to be made. 
A city which depends upon a prosperous and in- 
telligent farming community has before it years 
of prosperity, which it would sink into hopeless 
disaster without that source from which to draw. 
We therefore take great pleasure in describing the 
homes and lives of the sturdy agriculturists who 
make up the bulk of the community throughout 
the broad country. 

One of this class is George \V. Ellis, of MuKean 
Township. He is a son of James B.Ellis, a native 
of Bath, Steuben County, N. Y., born May 20, 1822, 
and a member of a long established New England 
family. At the age of thirteen years be came to 
Ohio and settled in Seneca County, where he was 
reared to the life of a farmer. Though with few 
advantages, he was well informed and enjoyed a 
wide reputation as a public speaker. In earl}' life 
a Whig, upon the disintegration of that party he 
united with the newly organized Republican party, 
with which he was identified until his death. He 
was a man who advocated temperance both by pre- 
cept and example. In religious belief he wasCon- 
gregationalist. 

On the 5th of April, 1849, James B.Ellis was 
united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth A. P. In- 



graham, who was born near Union Station, in 
Union Township, Licking County, March 24, 1826. 
She was a daughter of Allen II. and Mary (Horn) 
Ingraham, both Virginians and early settlers of 
Union Township, having come hither about 1807. 
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis became the parents of three 
children, of whom the subject of this notice is the 
only survivor, the other two dying in childhood. 
The father died at his home one mile west of 
Fredonia, March 28, 1857. In December, I860, 
his widow was united with Jacob Anderson, a na- 
tive of Maryland, who died February 20, 1879. 

The birth of our subject occurred January 9, 
1850. His education was gained in the common 
schools, and he has always followed agricultural 
pursuits. At the age of eighteen he began the in- 
dependent career of a farmer upon the place where 
he now lives. December 21, 1871, he married Miss 
Allie S., daughter of F. O. and Emily A. Chrysler, 
and a native of McKean Township. They have 
three children, all of whom are at home, Hora F., 
James F. and Wilfred B. 

Mr. Ellis is interested in all that concerns the 
welfare o'f his community and is a decided Demo- 
crat in his political views. He takes a lively in- 
terest in the public schools and has served as Di- 
rector of Schools for a period of nine years. He 
has also officiated as Trustee of the township. 
His farm, which is in a desirable locality, is well 
managed, and is devoted to the raising of cereals 
and stock, in the latter department a specialty be- 
ing made of Jersey cattle. 



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JOHN AV. GARDNER. A gallant soldier in 
the Civil War, in which he won a military 
record justly merited by his valor, Mr. Gard- 
ner has since turned his attention to agricul- 
ture, and has made a success of the vocation which 
Horace Greeley aptly styled the "noblest of profes- 
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intends the cultivation of a farm of two hundred 
and forty acres. Since it came into his possession 
he lias greatly increased its value by the many ex- 
cellent improvements he has made, including the 
substantial set of farm buildings. 

The parents of our subject, George and Sarah 
(Hoover) Gardner, were natives of Ohio, and 
reared a family of seven children, all of whom are 
now living, the others besides our subject being 
as follows: Melissa, wife of James R. Reed and a 
resident of Fallsbury Township; Mar}', Mrs. Jabez 
Stoggers, living in Perry Township; George W., 
for some time a resident of Coshocton County, 
but now living in Licking County; Rachel, who 
is her father's housekeeper at the parental home 
in Fallsbury Township; Sarah, who married Wes- 
ley Freese, of Perry Township, and Joseph T., 
who lives in Fallsbury Township. 

Born April 5, 1843, our subject was reared upon 
the home farm and was early inured to hard labor. 
The lessons of industry and self-reliance that he 
learned in youth have remained with him through- 
out the succeeding years, and have proved import- 
ant factors in his success. His educational advan- 
tages were limited to such information as was 
offered in the district schools. At the age of nine- 
teen he entered the service of his country, enlist- 
ing in Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, 
and serving for a period of four years. Among 
the engagements in which he participated were 
those at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Memphis, 
Vicksburg, Raleigh, N. C, Columbia, S. C, and the 
four days' battle at Atlanta. Three times he was 
wounded, and as a partial compensation for in- 
juries received the Government has granted him a 
pensiou of $8 per month. 

The lady who on the first day of the year 1869 
became the wife of Mr. Gardner was known in her 
maidenhood as Lenora Denman. Seven children 
have blessed their union, all of whom still survive. 
Frederick, the eldest, is a resident of Licking 
County; Carrie, who married Samuel Wince, lives 
in Perry Township; Edward is married and lives 
in Fallsbury Township; Minnie, Bertha, Alva and 
Roy reside beneath the parental roof. Mrs. Gard- 
ner is a daughter of the late P. R. Denman and a 



member of one of the oldest and best families of 
Licking County. 

Mr. Gardner has taken an active interest in po- 
litical affairs, and uses his influence in behalf of 
the Republican party. In his social connections 
he is a member of Evans Post No. 668, at Perry- 
ton, Licking County. While he is not identified 
with any denomination, his life has been that of 
a scrupulously honest, moral and upright man. 



REV. JOHN CALVIN BOYD. A list of 
those who have labored unweariedly and 
with cheerful self-sacrifice for the promo- 
tion of the spiritual welfare of the people of 
Licking County would necessarily include the 
name of Rev. Mr. Boyd, who held the pastorate of 
the Covenanter Church at Utica from 1850 until 
1884. He was a man of recognized ability, a de- 
voted and close student of the Scriptures, and 
one who furnished by his noble life an excellent 
illustration of the precepts he instilled in the 
hearts of his congregations. 

Born in Steubenville, Ohio, our subject was the 
son of Robert Boyd, a native of the North of 
Ireland, who emigrating to the United States at 
the age of nineteen, soon afterward engaged in 
teaching in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He 
and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Mc- 
Masters, and who was born in the North of Ire- 
land, settled in Steubenville, Ohio, and there our 
subject was reared, gaining the rudiments of his 
education under the tutelage of his father. After 
teaching school for a time, he attended college 
at Oxford, and later studied theology in the 
Reformed Presbyterian Seminary at Cincinnati. 
When that institution was removed to Pittsburg, 
Pa., he went to that city and completed the course 
of study there. 

After having been licensed to preach, Rev. Mr. 
Boyd engaged in missionary work in Ohio, Indi- 



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ana, Michigan and Illinois, traveling annually 
about three thousand miles. Upon retiring from 
that work he settled in Crawford County, and at 
the same time he had charge of the church in 
Utica. In 1856 he settled in this city and de- 
voted his entire attention to church work. He 
was a very strict adherent to the creed of the Re- 
formed Presbyterian Church, and was held in high 
esteem by its synod. He was married in 1850, 
and his union resulted in the birth of one daugh- 
ter. His death, June 3, 1886, was deeply mourned, 
not alone by relatives and the congregation to 
which he had so long ministered, but also by all 
the citizens of Utica, irrespective of religious be- 
liefs. 



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WASHINGTON J. HENDERSON. The 
success which has attended the efforts 
of this gentleman during the twenty- 
two years covering the period of his residence in 
Newark is such as to prove conclusively the 
possession of excellent business qualifications on 
his part. Becoming a resident of Newark in 
1872, he entered the employ of the Baltimore & 
Ohio Railway Company and for a time worked on 
repairs. He was lumber agent for the road and later 
had charge of car repairing. Upon embarking in 
business for himself, he opened a plumbing and 
steam fitting establishment, in which for sometime 
he was associated with his son, William A., who is 
a practical mechanic. In 1891 he became sole 
proprietor of the business, which he now conducts 
in addition to the manufacture of awnings and 
tents. 

Washington J., the sou of Charles and Jane 
(Moffatt) Henderson, was born near Zanesville, 
Muskingum County, Ohio, January 10, 1842. 
His father was born in the North of Ireland of 
Scotch-Irish descent about 1808. When sixteen 
years old he left his native land, accompanied 
by his sister, and came to the United States. They 
never afterward heard from their relatives on the 
Emerald Isle. The sister married Charles Stewart 



and settled in Bremen, Ohio. In 1811 Charles 
Henderson came to Ohio and settled in Muskin- 
gum County. After coming to this country, and 
before locating in Ohio, he married in Pennsylva- 
nia a Miss Doniker, who died in Muskingum 
Count}', after having had nine children. Of this 
family only two attained mature years: Mary, the 
deceased wife of Stephen Cams, and John, a re- 
tired farmer residing near Zanesville, and now 
(1894) eighty-three years old. 

The second marriage of Charles Henderson 
united him with Jane Moffatt, who was born in 
Pennsylvania, but at the time of her marriage 
lived in Muskingum County, Ohio. Nine chil- 
dren were born to this union, of whom seven at- 
tained years of maturity. Matilda married Will- 
iam Huffman, of Zanesville; Rebecca, deceased, 
was the wife of Robert Stuart; Sarah, who married 
Andrew Maloney, died in Muskingum County; 
Agnes became the wife of Freeh Shambliu and 
resides in Muskingum County; Thompson is car 
inspector for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; 
Cynthia, who became the wife of Rev. A. H. 
Amrine, of Bridgeport, Ohio, is deceased. The 
father was a farmer by occupation and became the 
owner of a valuable farm upon which his life was 
ended at the age of eighty-six. 

The next to the youngest child of the father's 
second marriage is the subject of this notice, who 
resided on the home farm until nineteen, mean- 
time attending the common schools. Upon leav- 
ing the farm he served as the employe of the 
United States Government for twenty-two months, 
working as a carpenter. For eighteen years he 
was in the employ of the Baltimore &, Ohio Rail- 
road Company, commencing as a carpenter. While 
filling the position of car inspector he went daily 
to Junction City for two years, his purpose being 
to inspect cars received from the Ohio Central 
Railroad for the Baltimore & Ohio. 

The first marriage of Mr. Henderson united him 
with Sarah E., daughter of William Winn, of 
Muskingum County. At her death she left six 
children, viz.: Eury E., the wife of John Freeman 
and a resident of Newark; William A., a plumber; 
Leafy, wife of Harry Fordyce, of Newark; Bertha, 
Walter and Edna. The present wife of Mr. Hen- 



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derson bore the maiden name of Clara A. Abmyer 
and was a daughter of Isaac Abmyer, of Summer- 
field, Ohio, where she was born. One child has 
blessed this union, a daughter, Ruth. 

Politically Mr. Henderson is a Democrat, and at 
the age of twenty-one he was elected Township 
Clerk, in which capacity he served for two terms. 
Later he tilled the position of Justice of the Peace 
for one term. Twice he was elected a member of 
the Board of Education of Newark, of which he 
has been both clerk and president. At the age of 
twenty-one he was made a Mason and is now Past 
Master of Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., 
Past High Priest of Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. 
M., and is a Knight Templar. He also affiliates 
with Golden Rule Lodge No. 100, A. O. U. W. 
His residence is a commodious and well appointed 
structure at No. 425 East Main street. 



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IISON UNIVERSITY. Intimately asso- 
ciated with the progress of Ohio, with the 
development of its material resources, has 
been the attention devoted to the cultivation of 
the intellect and the development of the powers 
of the mind. Among the institutions of learning 
that have contributed to the mental progress of 
the people few are more widely known through- 
out the state than the Denison University of Gran- 
ville. This is one of the olders educational institu- 
tions of the state, having been founded in 1831. 

The movement resulting in the establishment of 
the University originated in the minds of a few 
prominent Baptists, who succeeded in interesting 
the Ohio Baptist Educational Society in the proj- 
ect. A farm of two hundred acres on the Colum- 
bus road, a mile and a-half west of Granville was 
offered as the site for the institution, and the offer 
being accepted, buildings were soon afterward 
erected, and in October, 1831, Rev. John Pratt, of 
South Reading, Mass., was invited to become Prin- 



cipal of the school. He accepted the invitation 
and opened the school on the 13th of December 
following. 

The large building upon the farm was enlarged 
and remodeled, and when just completed was de- 
stroyed by fire, in May, 1832. A new structure 
was erected on the site of the old one, at a cost of 
$5,000, and in this the school was opened Decem- 
ber 17, 1832. During the first quarter thirty-seven 
students were in attendance, the eldest of whom 
was thirty-seven and the youngest eight. At the 
opening of the second collegiate year Professor 
Pratt was joined by Pascal Carter, of South Read- 
ing, Mass., who was connected with the institution 
the ensuing twenty years, while Professor Pratt re- 
remained for twenty-eight years. 

What is now Denison University was incorporated 
under the laws of the state of Ohio, by the Legis- 
lature thereof, February 3, 1832, under the name 
of the "Granville Literary and Theological Insti- 
tution." In Januarj', 1845, the name was changed 
to Granville College, and this was changed June 
25, 1856, to the name now borne. It was so 
named in honor of William Denison, of Adams- 
ville, Ohio, in accordance with an early vote of 
the Trustees that the first donor of $10,000 or 
more to the institution should have the privilege 
of naming it. 

The University was moved from the farm to its 
present site in 1856. The buildings are located on 
a beautiful hill less than a-half mile from the pub- 
lic square. The grounds cover twenty-four acres, 
of which almost one-half is a grove of old forest 
trees. The University buildings contain study 
and dormitory rooms for one hundred and sev- 
enty-eight students, and chapel, recitation rooms 
and other rooms for general use. Five buildings 
are now owned by the University, namely: College 
Hall, containing chapel, lecture room, laboratories 
and dormitories; Academy Hall, containing liter- 
ary society halls, recitation rooms and dormitories; 
Doane Hall, containing a finely equipped library; 
Barney Memorial Hall, the finest science building 
in the state; the President's residence, a comforta- 
ble frame structure; and Granville Academy, 
originally organized as a preparatory department 
to the University, but in 1887 merged into a sep- 



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arate school. The original frame college building 
is used as a gymnasium. The faculty contains 
men of eminent abilities in their varied depart- 
ments, and the University justly ranks among the 
most prominent institutions in the state. 



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JACOB VANDENBARK, a general farmer of 
Hanover Township, was born in Licking 
Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, Sep- 
tember 27, 1832, and is the son of Ger- 
sham and Mary (Beard) Vandenbark, both of whom 
were natives of New Jersey. ■ They came to Mus- 
kingum County in 1801 with their respective pa- 
rents and were married and spent their remaining 
years there, the father following the occupation 
of an agriculturist. He was the first to pass from 
earth, and his wife followed him seven years after 
his demise. 

There were six children in the parental family, 
ail of whom married and became the heads of fami- 
lies, but only two are now living, Jacob and 
Mary, Mrs. Reuben Knight. Under the parental 
roof our subject was reared to manhood, giving his 
father the benefit of his services until he attained 
his majority. In boyhood he attended the district 
schools whenever the opportunity was afforded, 
and spending the vacations in farm work, early 
gained a thorough comprehension of agricultural 
duties. When the time came to choose a life oc- 
cupation, he naturally selected the one with which 
he was most familiar, and to agriculture he has 
since devoted his attention. 

February 27, 1855, occurred the marriage of Mr. 
Vandenbark to Miss Helen Virginia Bealmear, who 
was born in Muskingum County, August 31, 1838. 
Her parents, Dr. Thomas and Susan (Shipley) 
Bealmear, were natives of Baltimore, Md., but came 
to Muskingum County at an early day, and there 
the father engaged in the practice of the medical 
profession until his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Van- 
denbark ten children have been born. nine of whom 



are living. Rosa, who became the wife of Ran- 
dolph Brown, died in 1879, after having had two 
children. Flora is the wife of Z. H. McKnight,of 
Perry Township, and the mother of three children. 
Ollie, now Mrs. Newton C. Smith, lives in Zanesville, 
Ohio, and has four children. Thomas, of Gran- 
ville Township, married Miss Bessie Barnes and 
has four children. Emma became the wife of Jas- 
per Siler, of Newark, and they have three chil- 
dren. Ella, wife of William Smart and mother of 
three children, lives in Indianapolis, where Mr. 
Smart is in the employ of a railroad company. 
Mattie is the wife of E. P. Stone, Jr., of Colum- 
bus, Ohio, and they are the parents of three chil- 
dren. Jacob, Jr., is unmarried and manages the 
home farm. Carrie is the wife of Frank Richards, 
a railroad employe residing in Newark. Blanche 
married Austin Howe, of Hanover Township. 

An active, progressive citizen, Mr. Vandenbark 
possesses the confidence and esteem of all who 
know him. A stanch Republican in politics, he 
has never been desirous of official honors, but 
has devoted his attention strictly to personal 
matters. In religious matters his views are liberal. 
Upon his farm in Hanover Township he has resided 
since 1855. The place consists of two hundred 
and eleven acres of excellent land, upon which 
have been introduced all the improvements of a 
model estate. The soil is well tilled, and as the 
result of careful cultivation is highly productive. 



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MRS. EMILY ARMSTRONG was born in 
Newark Township, where she now re- 
sides, and is a daughter of Judge Will- 
iam Taylor, whose sketch is presented on another 
page of this volume. In the public schools of 
Newark she laid the foundation for the broad 
range of information she now possesses, and com- 
pleted her education in the female seminary at 
Granville, Ohio. There were eight sons and two 
daughters in her father's family, only four of 
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John, a resident of Newark; Thomas M., a farmer 
of Licking Township, and Alonzo P., who is em- 
ployed at Mr. Everett's gas works. 

In 1852 Emily Taylor became the wife of Jack- 
son Davis, who died ten years later. Four children 
had been born of their union, namely: Lucius Ed- 
gar, who married Estella A. Brown, and they, witli 
their two sons, Sturgis B. and Lucius C, reside on 
a farm near Columbus, Ohio; Mary Alice, who re- 
sides with her mother; George A., an agriculturist, 
who operates the home farm, and William S., of 
Milford, Kan., who is engaged in farming and 
stock-raising upon a farm of three hundred and 
sixty acres owned by himself and his brother 
George. 

The second marriage of our subject occurred in 
1867, at which time she became the wife of John 
T. Armstrong, who came to Licking County in 
1837. Two children blessed this union: Nellie E. 
and Mattie May. The members of the family have 
received excellent educational advantages. Will- 
iam S. is a graduate of a commercial college at 
Pittsburg, Pa. Mary Alice was educated in the 
Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Nellie 
and Mattie attended the Newark High School and 
Granville Female Seminary, and are accomplished 
young ladies, Nellie having a fine musical educa- 
tion, and Mattie having devoted especial attention 
to vocal culture. For four years Nellie taught in 
the schools of Madison and Granville Townships, 
and for two years has been a teacher in the public 
school of Granville. 

Since the death of Mr. Armstrong in 1872, his 
widow has superintended the management of the 
farm. From her father she inherited a portion of 
her present estate of one hundred and thirty-three 
acres, and Mr. Davis subsequently purchased a 
tract of equal dimensions. The residence is an el- 
egant structure of brick, built in the Gothic style 
of architecture, and contains all the modern con- 
veniences. Mr. Davis was a Baptist in religious 
faith, and Mr. Armstrong belonged to the Presby- 
terian Church at Jackson town. Mrs. Armstrong, 
with her daughters and son, William S., holds 
membership in the Newark Baptist Church, and 
George is identified in the Licking Baptist Church. 
They are regular attendants at Sunday-school, in 



which the youngest daughter is a teacher, and are 
also prominent in the social meetings and other 
enterprises undertaken by the church. The sons 
are Democrats in their political views, and may al- 
ways be relied upon to cast a straight ticket for 
the candidates of that party. 



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THOMAS FOSTER, the owner of more than 
two hundred acres of well tilled land, and 
a prosperous farmer of Jersey Township, 
was born in Staffordshire, England, April 13, 1827, 
and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Babb) Fos- 
ter, natives of the same shire. In the parental 
family there were six children, three sons and 
three daughters, four of whom are now living, 
namely: Ellen, the widow of John H. Hughes; 
Eliza, widow of David Jones; Sarah, also a widow; 
and Thomas, of this sketch. 

Emigrating to America in 1833, Thomas Foster, 
Sr., came direct to Newark, Ohio, and after a so- 
journ of six weeks there, moved to Liberty Town- 
ship, where he remained until after all his children 
were married. Then purchasing one hundred 
acres of land in Liberty Township, he gave his at- 
tention to its cultivation, and increased its boun- 
daries by the purchase of one hundred and fifty 
acres. On selling that property, he moved to 
Etna, and after two years there he started with a 
party to Idaho, but died en route, in 1865. His 
wife had died some years before his demise. They 
were both members of the United Brethren Church, 
in which he officiated as a Class-leader. For his 
second wife he married Martha, daughter of David 
and Elizabeth Thomas, and she is also deceased. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Thomas 
Foster, was a farmer by occupation, and died in 
England at the age of seventy years. He reared a 
family of six children, who came to America. In 
religious views he was identified with the Church 
of England. Our subject's maternal grandfather, 
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soldier in the British army. His death occurred at 
the age of eighty years. The subject of this sketch 
was five years old when his parents came to Ohio, 
and since then he had resided continuously in 
Licking County. 

August 22, 1852, occurred the marriage of our 
subject and Miss Mary Jane, daughter of William 
and Elizabeth (Disbennett) Burnsides. Four chil- 
dren were born to them, William, Thomas, Charles 
Burton and Lura Inez, deceased. William is mar- 
ried and has three children; Charles B. is also mar- 
ried and has two children, Daisy and Willie. Af- 
ter the death of his first wife, our subject was again 
married, in September, 1870, choosing as his wife 
Miss Zela T., daughter of Joseph and Jane Martin. 
In their religious connections they are identified 
with the Presbyterian Church. Politically he ad- 
vocates the principles for which the Republican 
party stands, and always gives preference to the 
candidates of that political organization. At the 
present time, though owning more than two hun- 
dred acres, he engages in the cultivation of only 
about fifty acres, and this tract bears all the im- 
provements of a first-class farm. 



<Tpr NDREW JACKSON CADA was born in 
r — \ Bennington County, Vt., November 20, 
1834, and is a son of Mowry and Abigail 
(Barber) Cada, the former a native of Rhode Is- 
land, and the latter of Bennington County, Vt. In 
1836 the family came to Licking County, Ohio, 
and on the 8th of July settled on the farm in Mc- 
Kean Township now owned by our subject. There 
were four children, but one died in childhood. The 
others are, A. J., the first-born; Phebe C, wife of 
Frederick Smith, of McKean Township; and Sabra 
C, now Mrs. Alex Little field, of Jasper County, Ind. 
The parents are deceased, the father having died 
in 1889 and the mother in September of 1893. 

The subject of this sketch was reared upon the 
home farm and has no recollections of his native 



place, having removed thence at the age of two 
years. His entire life has, with that exception, been 
spent upon the place he now occupies. Succeed- 
ing to the ownership of the bomestead, he has ex- 
tended its boundaries until he now owns three 
hundred and eightj'-five acres of good land, im- 
proved with excellent buildings. In politics he 
is a Democrat and takes an active interest in the 
success of his party. He has held a number of 
local offices, the duties of which he has discharged 
faithfully and with success. September 20, 1860, 
he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ann 
Conard, a native of Liberty Township, Licking 
County. They are the parents of three sons, 
namely: Joel M., who is married and is engaged in 
farming in Newark Township; Joseph E. and 
Charles G., both of whom are at home. 



JOHN T. HUGHS, Superintendent of the Lick- 
ing County Infirmary, was born in West 
Carlisle, Coshocton County, Ohio, September 
25, 1843. At the age of ten years he came 
with his father to Licking County and settled in 
Eden Township, remaining with him until his death 
seven years later. Prior to that, however, he had 
learned from him the trade of a blacksmith and 
soon afterward began to follow the trade in Eden 
Township, remaining thus engaged until December 
7, 1891. 

In Eden Township, December 16, 1868, Mr. 
Hughs was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. 
Harriman, who was born in this township, Decem- 
ber 12, 1850. Two children have been born of the 
union: Louis M., who is the wife of H. W. Colville, 
and Frank C. While a resident of Eden Town- 
ship Mr. Hughs took an active part in local affairs 
and was the incumbent of several township offices. 
In his political adherence he has always advocated 
Democratic principles, and is prominent in the 
ranks of this political organization. 

On the 7th of December, 1891, Mr. Hughs was 
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Infirmary, and this position he has since filled to the 
satisfaction of all concerned. The Infirmary is one 
of the largest institutions of the kind in Ohio and 
has accommodations for about one hundred and 
fifty inmates. It is conducted upon strictly busi- 
ness principles, in a most efficient and capable 
manner, and the neat appearance of the building 
and its surroundings proves the energy and excel- 
lent management of the Superintendent. Social^' 
Mr. Hughs is a member of Utica Lodge No. 777, 
I. O. O. F. 



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DAVID M. HARRIS was born July 23, 1840, 
in Washington Township, where he now 
resides, engaged in general agricultural 
pursuits. He is the son of Stephen and Mary 
(Donnelly) Harris, who upon coming to the Buck- 
eye Slate settled in Washington Township, Lick- 
ing County, where the father purchased an unim- 
proved tract of land, paying therefor $1.25 per 
acre. As a farmer he was enterprising, progressive 
and capable, displaying such discretion in the 
management of his affairs, that he accumulated 
about seven hundred acres of fine land. He did 
not attain old age, but passed from earth in 1861, 
at the age of fifty-nine years. In his political 
preferences he was always firm in the support of 
the Democracy, while in religious matters he was 
identified with the ChristianChurch. Our sub- 
ject's grandfather, Stephen Harris, Sr., also came 
to Ohio and settled in Licking County. 

There were eight children in the parental fam- 
ily, as follows: Felix, a resident of Washington 
Township; Elias B., a railroad man who was killed 
in a railroad wreck at Independence; Amanda, 
who is married and lives in Newark; William, 
whose death occurred in California; James, a resi- 
dent of Eden Township; David M., of this sketch; 
Calvin, whose home is also in Washington Town- 
ship; and Johanna, who married A. D. Seward, of 
St. Louisville. The subject of this sketch was 
reared on the home farm, and early acquiring a 



thorough knowledge of agricultural pursuits, chose 
farming as his life work, when starting out for 
himself. His educational advantages were rather 
limited, though whenever opportunity offered, he 
was a student in the local schools. 

When establishing a home, Mr. Harris was united 
in marriage with Miss Eunice, daughter of Nathan 
Thrapp, and three children came to bless their 
home, Ada, Allen and Lee. The year 1863 wit- 
nessed the location of our subject on his present 
farm, where he has since engaged in the raising of 
cereals as well as in the sheep industry. In the 
latter department of agriculture he has met with 
flattering success. His farm consists of two hun- 
dred and twenty acres of land, divided by neat 
fences into pastures and fields of convenient size, 
and containing all the modern improvements. 

Mr. Harris is an earnest and enthusiastic mem- 
ber of the Democratic party, and his advocacy of 
political principles is intelligent and convincing. 
He is a man of influence in his locality, and has 
held a number of local offices, including that of 
Township Trustee, in which he rendered efficient 
service. He finds a broad field of usefulness in 
the Christian Church, and is now serving as one 
of its Elders. He is devoted to the welfare of 
Licking County, and believes it to be the garden 
spot of the earth. 



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f~y E O R G E WASHI NGTON GILBERT. 

V^ T With the exception of nine years spent 
in Columbus, this gentleman has been a 
lifelong resident of Licking County and is the 
owner of a farm of one hundred and fifty-three 
acres situated one mile from Fataskala. He was 
born July 10, 1819, and is one of seven children 
comprising the family of Hiram and Sarah (Smith) 
Gilbert, the father a native of New York State 
and the mother born in New Jersey. 

Coming to Licking County at an early period 
of its history, Hiram Gilbert resided for a short 
time at Granville, but from there went to Colum- 



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bus, Franklin County. On his return to Licking 
County he settled in Jersey Township and became 
one of its honored and energetic citizens. His 
death occurred at Columbia about 1874, when 
seventy-two years of age. He was one the heroes 
of the War of 1812, and was ever loyal to our 
Government. A farmer by occupation, he suc- 
ceeded in clearing a farm in Jersey Township, 
upon which he placed a substantial set of improve- 
ments. His wife survived his decease a number of 
years. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject bore 
the name of Peter Smith and was a native of New 
Jersey. By occupation he was an agriculturist. Re- 
moving with the tide of emigration he became one 
of the pioneer settlers of Licking County and here 
he continued to make his home, engaged in his 
chosen occupation, until the age of eighty-nine 
years, when he passed from earth. He and his wife 
had twelve children. In religious faith he ad- 
hered to the doctrines of the Baptist Church, of 
which he was long a worthy and consistent member. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in Jersey 
Township and remained beneath the parental roof 
until he had attained man's estate. He then op- 
erated a rented farm, and saving his earnings, he 
was enabled after a term of years to purchase a 
tract of thirty acres. Later, selling his property, 
he bought fifty acres and from that time added 
to his possessions until at one time he owned four 
hundred acres. As above stated, his entire life has 
been passed in Licking County with the exception 
of nine years, during which time he was engaged 
in the meat business at Columbus. 

In all his undertakings Mr. Gilbert has received 
the efficient co-operation of his estimable wife, 
whom he married March 11, 1840. She bore the 
maiden name of Abigail Shambaugh, and by her 
marriage has had six sons and six daughters, viz: 
Mary, Hiram, Sarah, Elijah, Jane, John, George, 
James, Charles, Lenora, Martha and Charity. Of 
these Elijah, Lenora, Martha, Charles, Hiram and 
Charity are deceased. Mary is the widow of Jacob 
Hoffman and the mother of five children, Lenora, 
William, Gilbert, Nellie and James. Sarah mar- 
ried Robert White, and they are the parents of 
eight living children, as follows; Elizabeth, Ella, 



Myrtle, Charity, Blanche, Charles, Jessie and Bes- 
sie. John chose as his wife Miss Sarah Williams, 
and they have three children, Stella, Edna and 
Ruth. George and his wife, whose maiden name 
was Nora McFee, have three children, George, 
Lena and Wilmer. James married Miss Luella 
Beems, who died in 1884, after having become the 
mother of two children, Edith and Georgia. 

In religious belief Mr. Gilbert is a Universalist. 
Politically, he advocates the men and measures 
supported by the Republican party, and hasalways 
been a loyal, patriotic citizen. He had five broth- 
ers in the late war, Charles, Ezra, Elias, Hiram and 
Perry, and the last named was confined in Ander- 
sonville for fifteen months, enduring all the hor- 
rors of that prison den. To all measures calcu- 
lated to promote the welfare of the people Mr. 
Gilbert gives his earnest allegiance, and while 
advancing his personal interests has also promoted 
the prosperit}' of the county. 



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PETER W. DUMBAULD, a resident farmer 
of Bennington Township, was born in 
Fayette County, Pa., April 1, 1810, and is 
I a son of Frederick and Christina (Wolfe) Dum- 
bauld. The father was born in Fayette County, 
June 18, 1785, and died at the age of eighty years. 
The mother, a native of Franklin County, Pa., 
died July 15, 1825, in her forty-third year. The 
great-grandmother of our subject on his father's 
side was a native of Germany, and a relative of 
the Hager family, who founded the city of Ha- 
gerstown, Md. 

Born soon after the close of the Revolutionary 
War, and when our country was still imperiled 
from foes without and the no less treacherous In- 
dians within, Frederick Dumbauld passed his 
childhood years amid somewhat exciting scenes, 
and several times he was taken with the women 
and other children to the blockhouses to escape 
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to Perry County, Ohio, and thence removed in the 
spring of 1850 to Liberty Township, Licking Coun- 
ty. At the same time our subject came to Ben- 
nington Township and settled on his present farm. 

Of the parental family, Abel, the eldest, died in 
Monroe Township, and Joseph, next in order of 
birth, passed away in Johnson County, Iowa. 
Elizabeth, Catherine and Magdalena married and 
died in Liberty Township. Our subject is nest as 
regards age. David and his wife died in Coffey 
Count)', Kan. Nancy is a widow and lives in 
Liberty Towship. Mary died in childhood. While 
residing in Perry County, Ohio, September 2, 1836, 
Mr. Dumbauld married Miss Margaret, daughter of 
Peter Cooperider, an early settler of that county. 

This union has resulted in the birth of eleven 
children, two of whom have been taken by death. 
Hannah married John B. Hall and resides in Ben- 
nington Township. Harriet, wife of Abram Crot- 
inger, lives in McLean County, 111. Frederick 
married Algena Runnels, and lives in Lyon Coun- 
ty, Kan. Levi, a prominent resident of Lyon 
County, Kan., has served as State Senator, and 
was also elected to the Lower House of the Legis- 
lature by the Populists. He lias been twice mar- 
ried, his first wife being Ella Myer, and his second 
Maggie Bryner. Peter chose as his wife Mary 
Patton, and they make their home in Sylvania, 
Licking County. Mary, wife of Nelson Hall, re- 
sides in Bennington Township. Noah wedded 
Emma lies, and lives on a farm adjoining the pa- 
rental homestead. Joseph M. first married Lovina 
Lemming and afterward was united with Hattie 
Row'; he is now a widower. Orlando wedded Jen- 
nie Rice, and they live in Coffey Count)', Kan. 
Sarah Elizabeth became the wife of Col. Ellsworth 
Dixson, and dying, left three children. The chil- 
dren have been the recipients of excellent educa- 
tional advantages, and several of them are talented 
musicians, while others have followed the profes- 
sion of school teaching with success. 

The family attends the German Reformed 
Church, of which Mr. Dumbauld became a mem- 
ber in 1835. His political convictions are in ac- 
cordance with the policy pursued by the Demo- 
cratic party, of which he has ever been a firm ad- 
herent. For six years he served in the Ohio mili- 



tia and was First Lieutenant of his company. 
When starting out for himself at the age of 
twenty-six he had nothing except willing hands 
and a healthy body, but industry and economy 
have made him well-to-do, and he is now num- 
bered among the prosperous farmers of the town- 
ship. 



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JOSUHA WESLEY WRIGHT. The members 
of a successful farming community are 
always depended upon to furnish the bone 
and sinew of our social, commercial and na- 
tional life. A country, no matter how rich, which 
is under the control of unreliable and shiftless 
farmers can help very little, if at all, in building 
up villages, towns and cities which will prove of 
value to the world. The financial and social 
progress of Licking County has been greatly pro- 
moted by the efforts of its native born sons. Such 
an one is the subject of this sketch, a farmer of 
McKean Township. 

The Wright family traces its lineage to England, 
whence people of that name emigrated to America 
and settled in Pennsylvania prior to the opening 
of the Revolutionary War. The grandfather of 
our subject was one of the loyal citizens, who dur- 
ing the second war with the Mother Country, faith- 
fully defended the interests of the United States. 
The parents of our subject, Joshua and Betsy 
(Baumgardner) Wright, were both natives of Hunt- 
ingdon County, Pa., who there resided until 1830, 
the date of their advent into McKean Township, 
Licking County. 

In the township where he now lives the subject 
of this sketch was born, October 21, 1832. His ed- 
ucational advantages were somewhat limited, but 
to the information gained in the common schools 
he has since added by reading and observation, 
thus keeping himself abreast with the times. Trained 
to farm work, he selected agriculture as his life 
calling, and this he has since followed. Beginning 
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since resided and where he now owns one hundred 
and fifty-three acres. Upon this he has from time 
to time erected needed buildings, and now posses- 
ses a full complement of farm structures. Mc- 
Kean Township has been his life-long home with 
the exception of one year in Burlington Township, 
a few months in Newark Township, and one year 
in Newton Township, this being in early manhood; 
also a few years spent with his father and mother in 
Winnebago County, Wis., this being in youth. 
The marriage of Mr. Wright occurred in 1855, 



at which time he was united with Miss Mary Be- 
vard, who was born on an adjoining farm and is a 
member of one of Licking County's old families. 
They are the parents of three sons, all grown to 
manhood, Wesley, Thomas Calvin and John Jud- 
son, who are engaged in agricultural pursuits. The 
Democratic party claims the hearty allegiance and 
co-operation of Mr. Wright, and while he is not a 
politician in the ordinary acceptance of that word, 
he has filled local offices, including that of Super- 
visor. 





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MRS. JOHN BARRICK. 



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JOHN BARRICK. The Barrick family was 
founded in this country some time during the 
eighteenth centuty, and for fifty years or more 
John Barrick and his wife have resided upon 
the farm in McKean Township where they still 
make their home. The estate consists of one hun- 
dred and fifty-six acres, upon which have been 
placed all the improvements of a model farm. The 
soil is under a high state of cultivation, the build- 
ings commodious and adapted to their varied pur- 
poses, and the surroundings indicate the energetic 
and thrifty disposition of the owner. 

A native of Pennsylvania, the subject of this 
sketch was born in Mifflin County, April 30, 1818. 
He is the son of Henry and Mary (Nailor) Barrick. 
The former was born in Maryland in 1780 of Hol- 
land parentage, and served as a soldier in the War 
of 1812. The latter was born in Pennsylvania of 
English descent on the father's side. The maternal 
grandfather of Mr. Barrick was William Nailor, 
an Englishman by birth, who went to Lancaster 
County, Pa., about 1750, and later removed to 
York County, where he was for several years en- 
gaged in the nursery business. He was for some 
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years one of John Wesley's lay preachers. A man 
of some prominence, he was successful in business 
and accumulated considerable property. Mrs. Bar- 
rick's parents were William and Mary (Porter) 
Hays, the latter a native of Huntingdon County, 
Pa. The former came from Ireland and was of 
Scotch-Irish parents. They were prominently 
identified with the old Seeeder's Church. Both 
passed away in Huntingdon Count}', Pa. 

Our subject had very limited advantages in 
boyhood, being for a short time a student in the 
old-fashioned subscription schools of that day. 
Self-culture, however, has added to the informa- 
tion acquired through his limited schooling. He 
has been an extensive reader and thoughtful ob- 
server and is a well informed man. 

Reared upon a farm, Mr. Barrick has made agri- 
culture his life occupation with the exception of a 
short time spent as a clerk in his brother's store. 
On the 10th of January, 1843, he married Miss 
Nancy Hays, who was born in Huntingdon Coun- 
ty, Pa., October 30, 1821, being the daughter. of 
William and Mary Hays. The year following their 
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Barrick came to Ohio and 



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settled on the farm where they still reside. They 
have never had any children of their own, but 
have reared four children of Mrs. Barrick's sister, 
whom they nurtured in youth and assisted when 
starting out in life. In religious belief they are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and 
contribute liberally to the cause of Christianity. 

In early life Mr. Barrick was a Whig, but upon 
the disintegration of that party and the organ- 
ization of the Republican party he cast his lot 
with the latter, the principles of which he has since 
supported with loyalty. In local affairs he is act- 
ive and influential and has been the incumbent of 
a number of offices, including those of Township 
Supervisor and School Director. His life proves 
what is within the power of an energetic, industri- 
ous young man to accomplish for himself. He had 
few advantages in youth and commenced farming 
with a very small capital, but by industry, economy 
and the assistance of his devoted wife he has become 
one of the prosperous farmers of the township. 
His residence is situated on a natural building site 
and is surrounded by beautiful shade and orna- 
mental trees and shrubs. This rural home is the 
abode of an open-handed hospitality extended by 
Mr. Barrick and his amiable wife to their many 
friends in the community. 



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FRANK B. GIBSON. Licking County 
abounds in line homes and well tilled 
farms, and many of the estates in New- 
ton Township are second to none which may be 
found throughout the entire county, and the Gib- 
son farm, upon which the subject of this sketch 
resides, is one of the best in the locality, having 
been placed under a high state of cultivation with 
all the improvements of a first class estate. 

John Gibson, the father of Frank B., was born 
in Darlington, Durham County, England, March 
5, 1831. When a young man he learned the 
trade of a tailor, and on coming to America, in 



1856, he followed that occupation in many of the 
chief cities in the United States and Canada, and 
in 1861 settled in Hancock County, Mich., where 
he followed his trade untiljanuary 20, 1879, when 
he bade adieu to the scenes of this life and his 
spirit winged its flight to the God who gave it. 
He was an energetic man, a lover of his home and 
family and of untiring perseverance. In the vil- 
lage of Hancock, where he was so well known and 
respected, as well as throughout the surrounding 
country, he was known as a man of splendid busi- 
ness qualities and excellent management. In all 
leading questions of the age he took a livelj' in- 
terest, and in politics gave his unqualified support 
to the principles advocated by the Republican 
party. 

John Gibson was united in marriage with Miss 
Jerusha Van Gu3 - sling in Newton Township, Sep- 
tember 25, 1865, with whom he had formed an ac- 
quaintance while on a visit with friends in Han- 
cock. Mrs. Jerusha Gibson , daughter of Jacob Van 
Gii3'sling, of Newton Township, and a descendant 
of a prominent Dutch family who were widely 
known in the community where they resided, was 
born at Clifton Park, New York, June 10, 1841, 
and came with her parents to Licking County 
about 1850. After marriage they settled in Han- 
cock, Mich., where Mr. Gibson was engaged in 
business and where the family continued to reside 
until 1886, when they removed to Licking County, 
and settled in Newton Township on the fine farm 
purchased in 1881, where they have since made 
their home. 

The union of John and Jerusha Gibson was 
blessed by the birth of three children, two of whom 
survive Frank B. and Harry C. The elder (Frank 
B.), was born in Hancock, Houghton County, Mich., 
June 8, 1866. He received the advantages of the 
public schools of his native town, being a graduate 
of the Hancock High School as well as the Zanes- 
ville Business College, where he graduated May 1, 
1885, thereby acquiring the kuowledge which he 
has so successfully put into practice. His life has 
been one of activity, and the result of his labors 
testify to well disciplined mind and abilities of no 
small import. While generous in his religious be- 
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trines and tenets advocated and set forth by the 
English Lutheran Church of which he is an active 
and consistent member; he contributes liberally of 
his ample means to benevolent and religious enter- 
prises and seeks to follow out the injunction of 
our Saviour when he said, "As ye would that men 
should do to you, do ye even so to them." Al- 
most in the prime of his manhood, he has attained 
a success of which he may justly be proud and it 
is but reasonable to infer that the coming years 
will not detract, but add to the prosperity and 
success which he has already attained. 






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S~y EORGE M. VAN NESS. The excellent 
V T business qualifications displayed by Mr. 
Van Ness in the management of his farm 
and business interests have brought him a large 
measure of success, and he is now one of the well- 
to-do citizens of Alexandria. The farm owned and 
managed by him consists of one hundred and 
eight3'-three acres of land situated in St. Alban's 
Township, and in addition to this valuable prop- 
erty he owns a comfortable residence in Alexan- 
dria and an interest in the mercantile business at 
this place, conducted under the firm name of Bax- 
ton <fe Van Ness. 

The father of our subject, Stephen Van Ness, 
was born in New Jersey in 1819, and married Miss 
Rachel Ann Spear, also a native of that state. 
Migrating to Ohio in an early day they made set- 
tlement in Jersey Township, Licking County, but 
after a sojourn of one year there removed to 
Hartford Township, where Mrs. Van Ness died. 
About two years later the father removed to Alex- 
andria and carried on a tobacco factory until about 
1864, when he disposed of the business. In the 
vicinity of Alexandria he continued to make his 
home until 1876, when he settled in Franklin 
Township, purchasing a farm there. Upon that 
property he continued to reside until his death, 
which occurred in June of 1892. With his wife 



he held membership in the Congregational Church, 
and in religious work took an active part. 

In the family of Stephen Van Ness there were 
eight children, as follows: Harriet E.,who married 
Samuel Thornbury; Sarah M., formerly the wife of 
Henry Hubbard, but now deceased; Mary A., who is 
the wife of Samuel Geary, of Mattoon, 111.; George 
M.; Emma, wife of Harry Spellman; John S., who 
died in Hartford Township at the age of two and 
one-half years; Alice A., who became the wife of 
J. B. Francisco; and Clara E., who died in the 
autumn of 1876, at the age of eighteen years. 

A native of Licking County, the subject of this 
sketch was born in Hartford Township, January 
6, 1847. He assisted his father upon the home 
farm and also worked in the tobacco factory until 
it was disposed of. At the age of twenty-one 
years he embarked in farming on his own account 
in St. Alban's Township, which vocation he has 
followed up to the present time. In 1889 he be- 
came interested with Charles Baxton in the mer- 
cantile business at Alexandria, the firm being 
styled Baxton & Van Ness. 

In St. Alban's Township, January 2, 1872, Mr. 
Van Ness was united in marriage with Miss Susan 
Rosctta Warden, who was born in Jersey Township, 
April 30, 1851, and is a daughter of the late Homer 
Warden, of St. Alban's Township. In local affairs 
Mr. Van Ness has taken an intelligent and active 
part, and has been the incumbent of numerous 
township offices, in all of which he has displayed 
the possession of sound common sense. His relig- 
ious connections are with the Baptist Church, to 
which his wife has belonged since girlhood. 



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WILLIAM O'BANNON resides in Wash- 
ington Township, where his birth oc- 
curred March 11, 1834. He is the son 
of Presley N. and Mary (Taylor) O'Bannon, also 
natives of Licking County. He represents the 
third generation that has resided in this locality, 



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the family Laving first become identified with the 
growth and progress of Ohio during the lifetime of 
Grandfather William O'Bannon. The latter was 
born in Hardy County, Va., and there grew to 
years of maturity, married, and began the battle 
of life. On coming to Ohio, he settled in Madison 
Township, Licking County, and there cleared and 
improved a tract of land in the midst of the sur- 
rounding woods. Upon that farm he made his 
home until his death, at the age of seventy-five 
years. 

In Madison Township Presley N. O'Bannon 
passed the years of youth and early manhood. Af- 
ter his marriage he settled in Washington Town- 
ship, where, through the exercise of econom}', 
thrift and good management, he gradually in- 
creased his possessions until he became the owner 
of six hundred and forty acres. In 1857 he re- 
turned to Madison Township, where his life was 
ended in 1880. The wife and mother passed away 
the following year. Their family numbered six 
children, William being the eldest. The others 
are, Mary M., Elizabeth R., Catherine S., Jeremiah 
J. and Amanda E. 

In early life Presley N. O'Bannon was a Whig, 
but after the disintegration of that party and the 
formation of the Republican party, he transferred 
his allegiance to the latter, with which he was 
ever afterward connected. In the councils of his 
party he was influential and a leader. Among the 
official positions which he occupied were those of 
Justice of the Peace, Township Trustee and mem. 
ber of the Slate Legislature. A man of great piety 
and fervent religious spirit, he was zealous in the 
work of the Lutheran Church, and for fifteen years 
or more was a preacher in that denomination. 

Reared in Washington Township, the subject of 
this sketch made his home with his parents until 
1854, when he married Miss Margaret J., daughter 
of William Gardner, and a native of Winchester, 
Va. Five children have resulted from their union, 
as follows: Edward, a railroad man residing in 
Massillon, Ohio; Jennie, Delia, Frank M., and 
Mary M., wife of H. C. Bell, of Knox County. 
During the Civil War the sympathies of Mr. 
O'Bannon were thoroughly aroused on behalf of 
the Union, and in 1864 he enlisted for active serv- 



ice, becoming a member of Company A, One Hun- 
dred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, in which he 
served for four months. In 1863 he had held the 
official rank of Lieutenant in the regular militia. 
At the present time Mr. O'Bannon i6 the owner 
of two hundred and fifty-six acres upon which he 
is engaged in general farm pursuits. His convic- 
tions have led him to ally himself with the Repub- 
lican party, with which he casts his vote and in- 
fluence. Interested in national affairs, he keeps 
himself well informed in regard to political move- 
ments. For several years he has held the oflice of 
Township Trustee. Socially he is a member of 
Licking Lodge No. 291, A. F. & A. M., of which 
he is Past Master. 



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WILLIAM P. KIRKPATRICK opened 
a drug store in Utica in 1868, and hav- 
ing continued in the business from 
that year to this (1894), now enjoys the distinc- 
tion of being the oldest druggist in the place. He 
was born in Morgan Township, Knox County, 
Ohio, December 30, 1836, and is a son of David 
and Ann (Patterson) Kirkpatrick. He traces his 
ancestry to Ireland, whence his grandfather, Rob- 
ert Kirkpatrick, emigrated to America during Col- 
onial days. He took part in the Revolutionary 
War, after which he resided for a time in Penn- 
sylvania and thence came to Licking County, 
Ohio, becoming one of its pioneers and remaining 
here until his decease. He left a family of four 
sons and three daughters, namely: John, Nathaniel, 
Peter, David, Mary, Anne and Hannah. 

David Kirkpatrick was born in Lancaster Coun- 
t}\ Pa., about 1790, and was reared in Fayette 
County, that state. Coming to Ohio he became a 
pioneer of Licking County, but later settled in 
Morgan Township, Knox County, and there culti- 
vated land. His farm consisted of one hundred 
and fifty acres, bearing first-class improvements 
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patriot, he opposed the institution of slavery, and 
while he did not live to see its final overthrow 
(dying in 1861) he gave his influence to the cause 
of the Union until his death. He was a member 
of the Reformed Presbjterian Church. 

The mother of our subject was born iu Athens 
County, Ohio, and first married William Ray, by 
whom she had three children, James, Robert and 
Margaret, who died in childhood. Her second 
husband was the father of our subject, and of the 
six children born to them oue died in infancy. 
The others are, William P.; Jane Ann, who mar- 
ried R. G. Wallace, D. D. S., of Mansfield, Ohio; 
John D., a farmer of Licking County; Samuel 
Howard, who resides on the old homestead; and 
Silas P., a merchant of Denver, Colo. The mother 
of these children, now (1894) eighty-two 3-ears of 
age, still makes her home on the old farm. 

After acquiring an education in the district 
schools and the schools of Utica, our subject se- 
cured a position as clerk in a general store in this 
city, where he was employed for one year. For 
the six years following he was employed as a 
school teacher, the years 1862 and 1863 being thus 
spent in Putnam County, Ohio. In 1864 he en- 
listed for service in the Union army, and on the 
2d of May was mustered into the one hundred 
days' service as a member of Company A, One 
Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, under 
Capt. W. A. McKee. In the fall of the same j'ear, 
at the expiration of his term of service, he was 
honorably discharged. Returning home he re- 
sumed the occupation of a school teacher, and 
also passed one winter in Morning Sun, Iowa. In 
1868 he purchased a drug business in Utica, which 
he has since conducted with success. 

In 1871, on the 14th of March, occurred the 
marriage of Mr. Kirkpatrick to Miss Fannie C, 
daughter of Col. V. B. Alsdorf. This lady was 
born in Licking County, near Utica, and by her 
union has become the mother of a daughter, 
Mamie F. The political affiliations of Mr. Kirk- 
patrick are with the Republican party, and he 
takes an intelligent interest in local affairs. He 
has served as Treasurer of the School Board and 
also as Town Treasurer. While not identified with 
any denomination he is a believer in the Christian 



religion. In addition to his drug business and 
pleasant home in Utica, he owns in Burlington 
Township a well improved farm of one hundred 
and thirty-three acres. 



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JH. HUPP, a retired farmer and stock-dealer 
residing at Linnville, was born in Woodstock, 
Shenandoah County, Va., July 4, 1816. His 
parents, Balser and Mary M. (Canupp) Hupp, 
were of German origin. Three brothers of his 
father and two of his mother's brothers deserted 
the German army and came to Virginia more than 
three hundred 3'ears ago. Of the marriage of his 
parents, which was solemnized in the Old Domin- 
ion in 1811, sixsons and five daughters were born, 
of whom all of the brothers and four of the sisters 
survive. This is a fact showing great longevity. 
The youngest of the family is over fifty-six years 
old, and the eldest was eighty on the 4th of May, 
1894. 

In 1823, accompanied by four of their children, 
the parents removed to Ohio and settled on a farm, 
where the father engaged as a tiller of the soil. He 
also followed the trade of a carpenter, in which 
he was quite proficient and had all he could do, 
as this country was then a vast wilderness. He at- 
tained a greater age than anyone who has ever 
lived in Licking County, and here he died at the 
age of one hundred and eight years and five 
months. His brother John died in Virginia at the 
age of one hundred and three years, and a sister, An- 
nie, died at the age of one hundred and one 
years. 

Of the immediate family, Diana, the eldest, died 
on the eighteenth anniversary of her birth; Dan- 
iel B., now eighty years old, lives a mile east of 
Linnville, this county; J. II. was the third in order 
of birth; Leanna, the wife of John McVicars, re- 
sides in Missouri; Strother resides two miles from 
Linnville; Balser, Jr., is a resident of Bowling 
Green Township; John lives in Oroville, Cal., 



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where he is a wealthy farmer, lumberman and 
miner, owning a mine for which he has refused $60,- 
000; Mary, who first married George McMullin, is 
now the wife of a Mr. West and lives in Missouri; 
Jane Elizabeth, now living in California, is the 
widow of George Travener, who died in that state; 
Uriah W., a wealthy miner, resides in California; 
Sarah Louisa married .Samuel McClellan and lives 
in California, where her husband is a hotel-keeper. 

The early life of our subject was spent on the Ohio 
frontier in clearing up land. He never entered a 
schoolhouse as a student, and was married before 
he could read. However, he is a man of good busi- 
ness capacity and intelligence, and after he was 
forty years of age learned to read and write, his 
wife being his principal instructor. During the 
earl}' history of this county he experienced all the 
hardships of pioneer life, and spent much of his 
time in hunting, as the people were then depend- 
ent upon game very largely for subsistance. Fre- 
quently he carried corn to mill, several miles 
away, on his back. The usual way of going to mill 
was to take a sack full of grain on a horse and ride 
on top of the grist. 

May 4, 1848, Mr. Hupp married Miss Helen A. 
Stevens, who who was born in Loudoun County,Va., 
March 7, 1821. Her parents, Thomas and Nancy 
(Percell) Stevens, died in Percy County, Ohio, the 
father in his ninety-third year and the mother 
when eighty-eight. The latter was undoubtedly 
heiress to a large estate belonging to the Percell 
family in England, but she died without being 
aware of the fact. There were five sons and four 
daughters in the household, of whom five are now 
living. William Franklin, who lives in Franklin 
Township, is eighty-three years old. Maiy, the 
widow of William Beverly, lives at Hebron, this 
county, and has attained the age of eighty-one. 
John, now seventy -seven, lives in Thornville, Ohio. 
The father of these children was a Captain in the 
War of 1812,, in which his brother was a Colonel. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hupp have never had any children 
of their own, but have reared four orphan chil- 
dren. These they educated and reared as tenderly 
as they would have cared for their own. One fos- 
ter son died after having made his home with them 
for twenty-six years, and his loss was deeply 



mourned by his adopted parents. In religious con- 
nections our subject and his good wife have been 
Baptists for man}' years, and are active workers in 
the Christian cause. A loyal Democrat, Mr. Hupp 
has always been earnest and active in politics, and 
at one time traveled four hundred and sixty miles 
for the purpose of voting, returning to his home 
the following day. 



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HON. WALDO TAYLOR. In enumerating 
the names of the eminent men of this 
county, those who have contributed to 
the development of its material resources, who 
have given their influence to theatts and sciences, 
and through whose efforts is due the high stand- 
ing of the county to-day, among these men, prom- 
inent mention belongs to Judge Taylor, Mayor of 
Newark. The son of one of Licking County's pa- 
triots and heroes, he has by his honorable life ad- 
ded lustre to the name he bears. Nor would this 
volume be complete without a record of his event- 
ful career. 

The father of our subject, Gen. Jonathan Taj'- 
lor, was born in Connecticut in 1796, and in an 
early day was engaged in running the boundary 
lines between Michigan and Ohio, commanding 
the Ohio forces during the troubles that ensued. 
In both branches of the General Assembly he 
served as Representative, and further honors were 
bestowed upon him when, in 1838, he was elected 
to the United States Congress. His wife, a woman 
of fine intellect and sound judgment, bore the 
maiden name of Sarah Elliott, and was born in 
Allegany County, Md., May 2, 1799. In the 
opening year of the present century she was 
brought to Licking County by her father, Capt. 
Samuel Elliott. 

Eleven children were born to the union of Gen- 
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June 23, 1823; David Elliott, January 12, 1826; 
Orlando, August 19, 1829; Jonathan Campbell, 
September 22, 1829; Harriett, November 4, 1831; 
Sarah, January 12, 1834; Eliza, April 10, 1836; 
William and Waldo (twins) June 3, 1838; Mar- 
garet J., June 9, 1841, and Jonathan B., March 
31, 1843. Mary, who became the wife of D. D. 
Jewett, of Newark, died April 21, 1848. David, 
a soldier during the Mexican War, died December 
25, 1848, a few months after his return from the 
battlefields of Mexico. Orlando died August 27, 
1829, and Jonathan C. in September, 1830. Har- 
riett, the wife of William R. lies, passed from 
earth June 20, 1856. Sarah married Theophilus 
Little, and is a resident of Abilene, Kan. Eliza 
departed this life August 10, 1837. William, our 
subject's twin brother, enlisted in 1861 as a mem- 
ber of Company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, 
and was killed at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863. 
Jonathan B. was a member of Company H, Thirty- 
first Ohio Infantry, marched with Sherman to the 
sea, and was a short time in Libby Prison ; he 
married a sister of Hon. S. S. Cox and resides in 
Chicago. 

A man of considerable influence in this com- 
munity, General Taylor was also well known 
throughout the entire state, and was honored 
wherever known. His death in April, 1848, de- 
prived his widow of a loving husband, his chil- 
dren of a devoted father and his neighbors of a 
kind friend. He was long survived by his wife, 
who by bis death was left in charge of a large fam- 
ily. Surrounded by obstacles, with limited means, 
she struggled bravely forward, fitting her children, 
by example and precept, for honorable positions 
in life, and inculcating in their minds the lessons 
of honor, virtue and probity to which their suc- 
cess may be attributed. At the age of seventy- 
four years, she died in Newark, May 13, 1872, 
and her body now lies in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

The boyhood years of our subject were passed 
upon the home farm. His educational advantages 
were excellent, including some time spent in Den- 
ison University, at Granville and Jefferson College, 
at Cannonsburg, Pa. In April, 1861, when twenty- 
three years old, he was elected Supervisor, and 
four years later became Township Clerk. In 1863 



he was chosen Director of School District No. 5, 
becoming President of the Board of Education. 
In 3'outh he selected the law for his life occupa- 
tion, and continuing the study of that profession 
for some time, was admitted to the Bar June 10, 
1861, and on the 1st of October, 1867, was admit- 
ted to practice in the United States Courts. 

The principles of the Democratic party meet 
with the hearty sympathy of Judge Taylor, and 
upon that ticket he has been elected to many ollices 
of trust and honor. In 1875 he was President of 
the Board of Trade of Newark. His name was 
prominently mentioned as candidate for Clerk of 
the Supreme Court, but he refused to make the 
race. He was also nominated for Clerk of the 
Ohio House of Representatives, and received the 
enthusiastic support of his party. July 26, 1864, 
he was elected Justice of the Peace, and after hav- 
ing served for three years declined re-election. 
After his admission to the Bar, he conducted an 
extensive practice until he was elected Probate 
Judge of Licking County, in October, 1872. En- 
tering upon the duties of the office February 10, 
1873, he served with efficiency for three years. 

In every enterprise calculated to promote the 
welfare of the people, Judge Taylor takes a lead- 
ing part. He was a prominent factor in the build- 
ing of the Newark, Somerset & Straitsville Rail- 
road, and at one time was a heavy stockholder. 
He has served as Secretary and Treasurer of the 
Licking County Agricultural Society. On the 
4th of July, 1863, he was chosen Captain of Com- 
pany A, First Ohio Militia, and on the 31st of 
August following became Lieutenant-Colonel of 
the same regiment. In recognition of his loj'al 
and prompt response to all appeals for aid in the 
defense of Cincinnati, he was presented with a 
"Squirrel Hunter's" discharge containing the por- 
trait of Governor Todd. 

At the present time Judge Taylor is serving his 
second term as Mayor of Newark. He was first 
elected in 1884, serving for two years. In the 
spring of 1894 he was again chosen to represent 
the people in this office, receiving a majority of 
three hundred and thirty-four votes. As chief 
executive, he has advocated the adoption of meas- 
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city and has also instituted several needed munic- 
ipal reforms. 

Perhaps in no way lias Judge Taylor attained 
greater note than as a public speaker. He is a gift- 
ed orator, a fluent speaker, eloquent and enthusi- 
astic, combining with a large fund of humor 
depths of pathos that stir the hearts of his auditors. 
Upon occasions of public interest, of whatever na- 
ture, he is in great request as a speaker. His wit- 
ty remarks in response to toasts often find their way 
into local papers, and are extensively copied by 
the press of the country. 



f~y EORGE J. ROE. More than fifty years 
VJ T have come and gone since, a lad of thir- 
teen years, the subject of this sketch ar- 
rived in Licking County in 1842. From that 
time to this he has resided continuously here and 
has identified himself with the history of Mar}' 
Ann Township as one of its foremost citizens. 
His conduct, both in his business and domestic re- 
lations, has been such as to commend him to the 
confidence of the people, and lie has gained the 
warm regard of all his associates. A man of 
strong convictions, energetic and active, he has 
accumulated a competence through energetic ap- 
plication and the exercise of good judgment, and 
is now living somewhat retired from life's active 
duties. 

Mr. Roe traces his ancestry in direct descent 
from Joseph Roe, the founder of the family in 
America, who was a native of Germany and had 
been employed as a cabin boy on an English ship 
and landed at Manhattan Island about 1637, 
through seven generations, as follows: Joseph, 
Jonas, Joseph, Jonas, Timothy (who was a Major in 
the army during the War for Independence and 
died at Saeket's Harbor), Timothy and Timothy, 
both farmers. 

The parents of our subject were Timothj' and 



Amy (Smith) Roe, both natives of Orange County, 
N. Y., the father born May 28, 1804, and the mother 
August 11, 1806. They were married in their na- 
tive county, where for some years afterward they 
continued to reside. In 1842 they came to Lick- 
ing County, where they afterward lived in Mary 
Ann Township until called hence by death, the 
father in 1878 and the mother in 1883. Their 
bodies now lie buried side by side in in the Barnes 
Cemetery. In their family were three sons and 
four daughters, all of whom attained years of ma- 
turity before there was a death among the number. 
Our subject is the eldest of the family and is now 
the sole survivor with the exception of Mrs. Cur- 
ran, of Newark. 

In Orange County, N. Y., George J. Roe was born 
September 6, 1829, and there his childhood years 
were passed. In 1842 he accompanied his parents 
to Licking County, where in 1849 he was united 
in marriage with Miss Belinda Hickey. This lady 
was a daughter of William Hickey, a soldier in 
the War of 1812, who came to Ohio in 1816 and 
settled in this county two years later. His death 
occurred in Mary Ann Township in 1890, at the 
ripe old age of ninety-four years. His first wife, 
Sarah, died in this township in 1848, and he after- 
ward married again. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Roe six children were born, 
of whom four are now living. The two deceased 
were, John, who died in infancy, and Sarah, who 
was called hence at the age of three jears. Of the 
survivors we note the following: William Henry, 
the eldest, is a prosperous agriculturist (see sketch 
elsewhere in this volume); Amanda, the wife of 
Allen Smith, lives on a farm adjoining that of her 
father, and has seven living children; Joseph Ed- 
ward, a mechanic living in Utica, married Maggie 
Chambers and they have five children; Cynthia P. 
became the wife of Lionel Smith, of Mary Ann 
Township, and they have five children. In addi- 
tion to his grandchildren Mr. Roe also has a great- 
grandchild, of whom he is very proud, Henry 
Allen Banks, the son of Robert and Carrie Banks. 

Mr. Roe was greatly bereaved by the death of 
his wife, the companion who had traveled by his 
side through the varying vicissitudes of their pio- 
neer existence. She passed away at the old home- 



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stead October 8, 1884. Since that time our subject 
has lived with his son, William II. Mrs. Roe was 
a sincere Christian and a member of the Disciples' 
Church, with which all the children are identified. 
While Mr. Roe lias been a close Bible student he 
has never connected himself with any denomina- 
tion, and is liberal in his religious views. 



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-T EONARD STUMP. Retired from active 
I O business cares, this well known citizen of 
Hanover Township occupies his comfort- 
able and substantial brick residence, where in his 
declining years lie is surrounded by ttie comforts 
of life and many of its luxuries as well. He is a 
native of Ohio, and was born near Nash port, Mus- 
kingum County, December 27, 1826. Upon the 
farm where he was born his father, James Stump, 
settled in 1807, although three years prior to that 
time he had purchased one thousand acres of land 
in that locality. He was a Virginian, born in the 
Old Dominion, April 6, 1800. 

The first to establish the family name in America 
was our subject's great-grandfather, a native of 
Germany, who crossing the ocean settled in Hardy 
Count}', Va., in the early part of the seventeenth 
century. Grandfather Stump was a soldier in the 
War of 1812, and died October 8, 1847. Our sub- 
ject's mother bore the maiden name of Susan Ran- 
dall, and both she and her husband died in Mus- 
kingum County, in the house where Leonard was 
born. The mother passed away May 17, 1831, 
after having had three children, two of whom died 
in early childhood. After her death the father 
again married, and by that union there were four 
children, two sons and two daughters. The sons 
are both deceased. The father passed from earth 
December 17, 1886. 

Our subject is a graduate of the log school- 
house, where he spent three months each year un- 
der the tutorship of the backwoods "master," as 
the teacher was familiarly known. This rudimentary 



education has been supplemented by constant read- 
ing of current events and by careful observation. 
For a man of his years he has a wonderfully reten- 
tive memory. Every event of his long and useful 
life considered worthy of preservation has been 
carefully recorded, and he has also kept a com- 
plete family genealogy. 

June 14, 1849, Mr. Stump was united in marriage 
with Miss Catherine Claypool, daughter of Levi 
Claypool, formerly a resident of Muskingum 
County. The latter was of German ancestry and 
was a successful farmer, accumulating a fine prop- 
erty which was equally divided among his children. 
His wife, Catherine Claypool, was of English de- 
scent, and their marriage, which was solemnized in 
Hard}' County, Va., December 13, 1821, resulted in 
the birth of twelve children. Mrs. Stump was born 
in Hardy County, Va., April 11, 1831, and is the 
mother of seven daughters. The eldest, Susan 
Savannah, born June 6, 1852, is now the wife of 
D. V. Randall, of Frazeysburg, Muskingum County, 
this state, and they have three children. Mary 
Catherine is now at home; Sarah M. was born De- 
cember 15, 1856, and died December 7, 1872; Lou 
Ann, born March 11, 1859, married John Fleming, a 
farmer of Jackson Township, Muskingum County; 
Fannie E. is the wife of J. W. Edwards, a farmer 
and grain buyer of Edward, Franklin Count}', this 
state; Emma Jane married E. C. Hamilton, a phy- 
sician of Emington, 111.; Leonora is the wife of R. 
P. McCann, a farmer by occupation, and the son 
of Dr. McCann, of Elizabethtown. 

Mr. Slump gave his daughters excellent advan- 
tages, and money was not spared in adding to their 
many accomplishments. A fine grand piano adorns 
the parlor, and they were given the best musical 
instruction possible. All have left the parental 
roof except one, who devotedly cares for her pa- 
rents and ministers to their comfort. Notwith- 
standing the fact that he has given very liberally 
to his daughters, Mr. Stump still retains about five 
hundred acres of land, the greater part of which 
has been accumulated by his own exertions and 
intelligent management. The land is now rented, 
mostly on shares. Politically Mr. Stump is a Dem- 
ocrat, but liberal in his views. He favors the 
income tax features advocated by the Democracy 



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of to-day. Though he has never identified himself 
with any church organization, his life has been 
strictly upright and honorable, and he has been a 
law-abiding citizen. 



S~y- EORGE W. MUNCH, a representative and 
V^ T successful merchant of Hanover, was born 
in Shenandoah County, Va., October 13, 
1844. He is the son of Silas Munch, an Abolition- 
ist of the Old Dominion, who possessed the cour- 
age of his convictions, and was the only man in 
his election precinct who voted for Abraham Lin- 
coln in 1860. This act was the signal for the out- 
pouring of rebel wrath, and he was obliged to flee 
the country or suffer death at the hands of guer- 
rillas, who had murdered three of their neighbors. 
Choosing the former alternative, he sought refuge 
in Ohio, coming to Hebron, this county, during 
the dark days of the Rebellion. His son, our sub- 
ject, shared his exile with him, while the other 
members of the family remained in Virginia. 

At the close of the war Silas Munch returned 
to his southern home and in the county of his 
birth, Shenandoah, he passed away in August, 
1893. His widow still makes her home there. For 
manj' years he was a Justice of the County Court 
of Shenandoah County in the days of reconstruc- 
tion, and assisted in the adoption of the present 
Slate Constitution, and also filled other offices of 
trust. His latter days were days of peace, and he 
passed away mourned by many of those whom na- 
tional troubles had made his bitter foes in former 
years. His family numbered three sons and four 
daughters living, while two are deceased. Lincoln 
B., who was born after the war and named for the 
martyred President, is now a clerk in the Balti- 
more & Ohio shops at Newark, where he and his 
wife reside. 

The subject of this notice was reared in Shenan- 
doah County, and in boyhood attended the dis- 
trict schools. He was a war refugee together with 



his father, with whom he left his native home June 
25, 1862, and came to Ohio as above stated. On 
the 13th of August of the same year, he enlisted 
at Reynoldsburg as a Union soldier. For two years 
and four months he served in the Union Arm}', 
being for a time with Company I, Ninety-fifth 
Ohio Infantry, and afterward with Company D, 
Sixty-fifth Ohio Infantry. With the Army of the 
Cumberland under General Nelson, he participated 
in the battle of Richmond, Ky., where his regiment 
(the Ninet}'-fifth) was captured. He was paroled 
on the field and afterward returned to Camp 
Chase, Ohio, thence to Camp Lew Wallace, north 
of Columbus. After being exchanged the regi- 
ment returned to Camp Chase, where he was taken 
sick and discharged on account of disability. 

Recovering sufficiently, Mr. Munch again offered 
his services and enlisted in Company D, Sixty- 
fifth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, Third 
Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, 
under Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, with which regiment 
he participated in the battles of Spring Hill, 
Franklin and Nashville. It is due to those living 
to say that the battle of Franklin was the fiercest 
combat of the war, and that more men were killed 
in that battle, in proportion to the number en- 
gaged, than in any battle ever fought on either 
side of the Atlantic since the invention of gun- 
powder. Continuing in service until the close of 
the war, he then returned to the parental home in 
Virginia and remained for one year, when here- 
turned to Ohio and took a two-years' course in 
the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Sub- 
sequently he entered the ranks of the teacher's 
profession, in which he was engaged for six years. 
Since the year 1869 his permanent residence has 
been in Licking County. He was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Louvisa E., daughter of Lanty 
Shannon, of Madison Township, October 30, 1870. 
Five children bless this union, namel}-: Charles 
P., for a time a medical student in the office of 
Dr. Specr, of Newark, but now attending the Ohio 
Medical College of Cincinnati; Lanty S., who as- 
sists his father in the store; Bertram S.; Mary 
Mabel and George W., Jr., who are in school. 

For some time Mr. Munch engaged in farming. 
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under the Harrison administration, which office lie 
held until September, 1893. At the same time he 
purchased a stock of general merchandise, where 
he has since conducted a large and profitable trade. 
His residence and store building are combined, 
the structure being substantial and admirably 
adapted for the noble purpose subserved. Polit- 
ically he is a stanch Republican, to which party he 
has always been loyal. In recognition of disabili- 
ties incurred in service he receives a small pen- 
sion. 

Socially Mr. Munch is a Royal Arch Mason and 
is also a member of Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R. 
at Newark. At the present time he is officiating 
as Notary Public and is also Clerk of Hanover 
Township, being the only Republican ever elected 
to that office in the township, which establishes his 
worth as a citizen with both political parties. Mrs. 
Munch still retains in her name the parental home- 
stead in Madison Township, consisting of two 
hundred and six acres. There the family resided 
for many years prior to coining to Hanover. The} 1 
are highly esteemed both throughout the town- 
ship, where so long they resided, and in the vil- 
lage where they now make their home, and among 
the business men, in which place Mr. Munch takes 
a prominent rank. 



TJ'v LNATIIAN CARPENTER was born in St. 
[ C) Alban's Township, where he now resides, 
October 10, 1824. His father, Samuel, 
was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., born Jan- 
uary 16, 1783, and that county was also the birth- 
place of the paternal grandfather. The latter was 
a farmer by occupation and was a soldier in the 
Revolutionary War, serving for seven years under 
General Washington. In 1808 he came to Lick- 
ing County and became one of the first settlers of 
St. Alban's Township. At that early period settlers 
were few, the country undeveloped and few roads 
opened. Game was plentiful, and deer, bears, wild 



turkeys, etc., frequently fell beneath the sports- 
man 's unerring aim. The fami^- had about 1 1 .0(10 
on coming to this county and therefore were not 
obliged to undergo all the privations that fell to 
the lot of many frontiersmen, although they found 
the task of clearing the land and improving a 
farm by no means an easy one. 

In due time Grandfather Carpenter became the 
owner of three hundred acres of land and his old 
age was passed amid the comforts gained by his 
industry and thrift. His death occurred at the 
age of eighty-two years. He was twice married. 
By the first union he had six children, and three 
bj' his second. The first-named were, Benjamin, 
Joseph, Samuel, James, Hester Ann and Julia. 
Both daughters married, Hester A. becoming the 
wife of Isaiah Beaumont, and Julia being united 
with Samuel Smith. 

When the family came to Ohio, Samuel Carpen- 
ter accompanied them hither, and here he married 
Mercy Cornell, who was born in Providence, R. I., 
May 26, 1788. He then settled on a tract of 
seventy-five acres purchased by his father, and 
here he continued to make his home until his death 
August 12, 1861. His wife passed away April 4, 
1869. They were the parents of three sons and 
three daughters, concerning whom the following 
is noted: Smith was born January 22, 1811, en- 
gaged in agricultural pursuits and died in Patas- 
kala, Ohio; Naomi, who was born September 17, 
1812, was three times married and died in Licking 
County; Wesley was born July 11, 1815, became a 
farmer and was thus occupied until his death at 
Warsaw, Ind., August 29, 1890; Eliza, born Feb- 
ruary 10, 1822, married Earl J. Hubbard, and re- 
sides in St. Alban's Township; our subject was the 
next in order of birth; Nancy, born December 11, 
1828, married Robert Hurd, and resides in New- 
ark, Ohio. The father was an earnest Christian 
and was ordained as a local minister in the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church in 1824. 

The log school house of early days was the 
"temple of learning" wherein Jonathan Carpenter 
gained his primary education, but while the school 
was of course inferior to those of modern times, 
it had the reputation of being the best in the coun- 
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married Narcissa, daughter of J. Sewell Peck and 
a native of Orange County, Vt. After his mar- 
riage Mr. Carpenter continued to reside at the 
homestead and at one time owned three hundred 
acres. However he has given his son fifty acres, 
retaining for his own use two hundred and fifty. 
In 1872 he erected a commodious brick residence, 
which is still one of the best in the locality. For 
thirty years he has combined stock-raising with 
general farming. He and his wife have two chil- 
dren, Austin and Carrie. The family is connected 
with the Baptist Church, in which Mr. Carpenter 
is a Trustee. Politically he is a Republican, but 
is not active in public affairs. 



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r~~Y APT. S. M. RICHARDSON, who resides in 
V^y Hanover Township, was born in the village 
of that name September 10, 1833, being 
the son of Robert and Mary (Miner) Richardson, 
natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ireland. 
His parents came to Licking County prior to their 
marriage, and here they continued to reside until 
their death, the father passing away when our 
subject was twelve years old and the mother dying 
two years later. From that time the orphaned 
youth was thrown upon his own resources and 
was obliged to earn his own livelihood. He began 
as a driver on the Ohio Canal. At eighteen years 
of age he purchased a boat of his own, for which 
he went into debt, and since then he has owned 
ten or twelve boats. These he has utilized in 
carrying freight for merchants along the line. 
During the last fourteen years of his life upon 
the water, our subject was Captain of a repair boat, 
owned and operated by the state of Ohio, and for 
his services in this capacity he received a good 
salary. About 1884 he constructed the dam at 
Toboso, or Black Hand, a piece of engineering 
work of which any man might be justly proud. 



Some years ago he retired to the farm which he 
had previously purchased, and here he enjoys the 
fruits of his early industry and frugality. 

Captain Richardson is one of a family that com- 
prised six sons and one daughter, only two of 
whom survive. James G., who is two 3'ears older 
than the Captain, resides at Red Bluff, Tehama 
County, Cal. John died at the age of fifty-two 
years. Robert S., while serving as a soldier in the 
late war, died of typhoid fever at Newport Bar- 
racks, aged about twenty-six years. Alexander 
died shortly before attaining his majority. Will- 
iam died during the Civil War. Jane became the 
wife of Edward Hupp, and died in Newark, Ohio, 
leaving several children. 

The subject of this sketch has been twice mar- 
ried. He first married Nancy La Masters, whose 
parents were natives of Coshocton County, Ohio, 
and they became the parents of two children, viz.: 
Jane, who died in infancy; and John, who occu- 
pies one of his father's farms situated a mile north 
of the parental home. The second marriage of 
Captain Richardson united him with MissSophro- 
nia A. Porter, a native of Coshocton County, Ohio. 
Of the five children born to this union, four are 
now living, namely: Estella, wife of S. R. Francis, 
of Newark; Charles, now twenty-four years of age, 
and a genial, companionable young man who is 
popular among his acquaintances; Cora and Maude, 
who are at home. James died at the age of two 
and one-half years. 

The home farm consists of ninety-two acres and 
is well improved. In addition to this, the Captain 
owns a small farm of forty-eight acres, also im- 
proved. He is a true blue Republicau and at all 
times a loyal supporter of the Government. Dur- 
ing the Rebellion he desired to enlist, but was not 
accepted, being seriously affected with rheumatism. 
However, upon being drafted he refused to be ex- 
amined for exemption, but placed a substitute in 
the field. His wife is a faithful member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 

In the surroundings and improvements of the 
county, the Captain has witnessed a remarkable 
change. In the "good old Democratic days before 
the war" he often hoed corn, receiving for his ser- 
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early days, there was no caste or aristocracy, and 
to be honest and upright was passport into the best 
society. Sunbonnets in those primeval days were 
considered good enough for the ladies to wear to 
church, and blue demins served for dress suits for 
the young men. There have been many changes 
since those days for the better, but it is doubtful 
if the citizens of the county to-day derive a keener 
pleasure from their labors, their companionships, 
and their holiday sports than did the pioneers of 
those years. 



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HENRY McCLELLAND, a resident of Eden 
Township, was born in Greene County, 
Pa., June 2, 1828. His earliest recollec- 
tions, however, are associated with the sights and 
scenes of Licking Countjf, for here he has resided 
since a child of two years. He is the son of Cary 
McClelland, who, removing from Pennsylvania to 
Ohio, settled in Licking County, and purchased a 
tract of land in Eden Township. This place he 
continued to cultivate and improve until he was 
called from earth at the age of seventy-two years. 
His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary 
Warthen, also died in Eden Township. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Cary 
McClelland, Sr., also accompanied the family to 
Licking County in 1830, and here his death oc- 
curred when about seventy-seven years of age. 
Cary and Mary McClelland were the parents of 
fourteen children, of whom our subject was the 
next to the youngest. He was reared to manhood 
in Licking County, and with the exception of nine 
years spent in Newton Township, he has resided 
continuously in Eden Township. Not unlike the 
manner in which farmer lads now spend their 
time he passed the days of boyhood and youth, 
perhaps the chief distinction being that there were 
then fewer comforts, harder work aud less play 
than enjoyed by the young people of this genera- 
tion. His life occupation has been that of an ag- 



riculturist, and with general farming he has com- 
bined stock-raising. 

Mr. McClelland takes an intelligent view of 
American politics, in which he is deeply interested, 
and to his mind the declarations of the Democratic 
party announce the doctrines which must be for 
the benefit and progress of the nation, and for the 
best good of the citizens as a whole. However, he 
has positively refused to accept any political po- 
sition. In religious work he has taken an active 
interest, and for about thirty years has been a 
member of the Disciples' Church. He is the owner 
of two hundred and fifty acres, upon which he has 
made excellent improvements, and in addition has 
two hundred and twenty-six acres in Knox Coun- 
ty. Socially he is identified with the Masonic 
fraternity. 

In Knox County, Ohio, March 24, 1853, oc- 
curred the marriage of Mr. McClelland to Miss 
Vashti Woodruff, a native of Clay Township, that 
county, and a daughter of the late Joshua Wood- 
ruff. They are the parents of eleven children 
now living, as follows: Maria, wife of Bartley 
Dodd; Cary, who married Miss Ida Wolf; Marion, 
who chose as his wife Miss Mary Hass; Julia, wife 
of C. O. Rice; Ida, who was united in marriage 
with Ira V. Miller; E. Follett; Olive; John, whose 
wife was formerly Miss Emma Bailey; Dell; Laura, 
and Calvin. Three children died in early years. 



JACOB SMITH LOUGHMAN, a farmer and 
blacksmith of Hopewell Township, was born 
November 26, 1849, to John M. and Martha 
(Smith) Loughman. His father came to 
Licking County in 1834, aud settling on Flint 
Ridge, there continued to make his home until his 
death, which occurred in 1886. The widowed 
mother still survives, being now a resident of 
Gratiot. Seven children were born unto their un- 
ion, but two of the number are now deceased. 



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Mary, the wife of Eli McCracken, lives in Hope- 
well Township; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Johnson, lives 
in Bowling Green Township; John Shannon 
makes his home in Hopewell Township; Nancy, 
wife of Peter Hersey, lives in Gratiot; Jennie mar- 
ried Erank Hersey, of Gratiot; Will is a resident 
of Kansas. 

In boyhood days our subject was a student in 
the neighboring district schools, and early in life 
he gained a practical knowledge of blacksmithing 
as well as agriculture. January 31, 1875, he mar- 
ried Lucy Dewees, and two children, Alice and 
Carleton, bless their union. He is the owner of 
one hundred and fifteen acres of land, in addition 
to his blacksmithing business, and is prospered in 
both departments of work. With his family he 
holds membership in the Methodist Protestant 
Church, to the support of which he is a regular 
contributor. 



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J7> DWARD L. NICHOLS. In the farming 

Pq community we have the foundation for 
true, prosperity in the state, and in the 
homes of the farmers we may read the future of 
the country. The family represented by the gen- 
tleman whose name appears at the head of this 
sketch, constitutes one of those industrious and 
enterprising households whose intelligence and in- 
tegrity, common sense and kindly hospitality in- 
fluence all about them, and conduce to the prosper- 
ity of the section in which they live. The Nich- 
ols farm, which is situated in St. Alban's Town- 
ship, contains all the modern improvements, in- 
cluding farm machinery and substantial buildings, 
adapted to their special uses. 

The parents of our subject, Leonard E. and 
Mary (Lewis) Nichols, have long resided in Lick- 
ing County, and are among the most progressive 
citizens of St. Alban's Township. Agriculture has 
been the life work of the father, and to it he has 
devoted his entire attention throughout the entire 
period of his useful career. His work and influ- 



ence are highly prized in his community, as he is 
always ready to lend a hand toward every move- 
ment for the moral, intellectual and material prog- 
ress of the people among whom he lives. He has 
erected good buildings on his farm, and owns a 
large acreage of rich and well cultivated soil. 

The subject of this sketch was born in St. Al- 
ban's Township, Ma}' 11, 1861. In this pleasant 
and prosperous portion of Licking County he 
took his training in the active duties of farm life 
and attended the district schools, which gave him 
an excellent foundation for an intelligent and 
progressive life. Here he grew to manhood and 
has made his home continuously. For a time he 
conducted his studies at Granville, this count}-, 
thus supplementing the information gained in the 
common schools and laying the foundation for 
his present wide range of knowledge. He re- 
mained at home until his marriage, which event 
united him in wedlock with Miss Jennie Thornton, 
a native of Licking County and always a resident 
of this part of the state. 

Settling upon a portion of the old Nichols 
homestead, our subject has here actively engaged 
in the tilling of the soil, and raises those cereals 
which are adapted to this climate. The soil of the 
farm is rich and repays the labors of the owner 
with a bountiful harvest of golden grain. It is 
true of this property, as it is of all the laud in 
St. Alban's Township, that if one will give to it 
care, industry and good management he will be 
amply repaid for his exertions. Mr. Nichols takes 
an active interest in political affairs and is a fol- 
lower of the Republican party, finding its plat- 
form consonant with his own ideas of equity and 
justice. 

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< T WASHINGTON HOLTON. For more 

V/V/ than fifty years this gentleman has 
been a resident of Eden Township, and 
during this long period he has witnessed its won- 
derful progress along commercial, agricultural and 
educational lines. He is a native of Ohio, and 
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His parents, Nicholas and Rebecca (Miles) Holton, 
were natives of Pennsylvania, and removed thence 
to Muskingum Count}', Ohio, where the father 
died. The death of the mother occurred in Illi- 
nois. To their children they left as a heritage 
more precious than money, a reputation for hon- 
esty, fair dealing and nobility of character, and 
their descendants may justly revert to their mem- 
ory with pride. 

In the family of eleven children, Washington 
was the eighth in order of birth. He lived in 
Muskingum County until seventeen years of age, 
after which he and his mother resided for two 
years in Champaign County. His father having 
died when he was a lad of eight years, he was 
early obliged to become self-supporting. In the 
spring of 1841 he came to Newark, Ohio, where 
he was variously employed until the time of his 
marriage. That important event occurred in Eden 
Township, December 10, 1844, and united him 
with Miss Margaret Miles, who was born in this 
township August 19, 1825. Mrs. Holton is a 
daughter of Stephen and Catherine (Dush) Miles, 
the former a native of Pennsylvania and a farmer 
by occupation. They died in Eden Township, 
after having had ten children, of whom Mrs. Hol- 
ton was the fifth in order of age. 

After their marriage our subject and his wife 
settled in Eden Township, and here they have re- 
sided for more than a half-century. They are the 
parents of eight living children, William F., John, 
Mary, Barbara E., Stephen, George, Cinna and 
David F. Three children died in infancy. Mr. 
and Mrs. Holton have been members of the Meth- 
odist Protestant Church for over fifty years, and 
are counted among the worthy people of the town- 
ship. 

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eHARLES H. STASAL, the owner and occu- 
pant of a farm in Madison Township is a 
member of one of the well known families of 
the county. Here he was born, November 14,1857, 
being the son of George and Elizabeth (Iliremau) 
Stasal, natives respectively of Germany, and Mary 
Ann Township, Licking County. The father emi- 



grated to America in boyhood, and has spent the 
principal portion of his life in this county, where 
he still resides. His wife is a daughter of a pioneer 
family of Mary Ann Township, who endured the 
hardships and privations incident to frontier exis- 
tence. In their experience as pioneers it was at 
times found necessary to carry wheat to Zanesville 
and there exchange it for family necessities. 

In this family there were four sons and two 
daughters, and five of the number are now living. 
The eldest, John C, now traveling in the west, was 
for about twenty-four years manager of corre- 
spondence and outside business for a wholesale 
mercantile house in Newark, where his family still 
live. Kate became the wife of Samuel In hoof and 
lives in Newark. Mary, also a resident of New- 
ark, is the wife of John Hirschline, a stone-cutter 
by trade. Our subject is the next in order of birth. 
Henry died in early youth. Arnold married Miss 
Sarah E. Tarleton and resides in Newark. 

For about forty-five years the parents of our 
subject were residents of Newark, where the father 
was engaged in business. Some sixteen years ago 
he retired to the farm where he now resides. 
Though advanced in years he is hale and hearty, 
and still superintends the cultivation of his land. 
Our subject received a good education in the com- 
mon schools of Newark, and in that city continued 
to reside, meantime engaged in various lines of 
business, until eight years ago, when he bought a 
farm in Madison Township. Here he owns one 
hundred acres, of which about sixty acres are un- 
der the plow, the remainder being in timber and 
pasture lands. His occupation is that of a general 
farmer, and in connection with the raising of grain 
he also engages in the stock business with consid- 
erable success. 

December 27, 1877, Mr. Stasal was united in 
marriage with Miss Emma M. Rochester Jones, who 
was born on the Mississippi River steamboat 
"Rochester," and was named by the physician and 
captain of the boat. Her father, William W.Jones, 
was born in Staffordshire, England, July 5, 1824, 
and her mother, Margaret (Jolley) Jones, was a 
native of Zanesville, Ohio, born August 10, 1828. 
Mr. Jones came to America at the age of twelve 
years, and is the only member of his father's fam- 



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ily in this country, whither he emigrated in 1838" 
His wife died in Newark, Ohio, October 17, 1880. 
Of their seven children five are now living. The 
eldest son, Oliver C, is a resident farmer of Union 
County, Ohio; Alfred B. lives in Newark; Alice, 
the widow of William Merrick, resides in Newark; 
Minerva Jane, now the wife of Frank Grigsby, also 
lives in Newark; William W., Jr., died at the age 
of twenty-four from the effects of being kicked by 
a horse; Sarah Elizabeth, who was born in Zanes- 
ville, Ohio, died in St. Louis, Mo., at two years of 
age. To Mr. and Mrs. Stasal four children have 
been born, only two of whom are living: Ma3 T ,the 



eldest, and Leander, the second born, died in New- 
ark in infancy. Emma and Effie Ann are with 
their parents. 

In politics Mr. Stasal is a Democrat. He is now 
serving his third term as Supervisor of his road 
district, and has held other local positions of trust. 
Mr. Stasal was reared in the Congregational faith, 
and is now identified with the Christian Church, 
to which the other members of the family also 
belong. In social connections our subject holds 
membership in the Improved Order of Red Men 
at Newark, and has filled the position of Sachem in 
the Wigwam of Minnewah Tribe, No. 52. 





JACOB F. KELLER. 



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Jacob F. Keller. 




JACOB F. KELLER. The subject of this 
sketch is a descendant of one of the oldest 
and most respected families of Licking Coun- 
ty. His great-grandfather, Henry Keller, was 
a native of York County, Pa., born in 1754 of Swiss 
parentage. In 1812 he removed with his family of 
ten children (six sons and four daughters) to Fair- 
field County, Ohio. Our subject's grandfather, 
Jacob Keller, was a young man when he came to 
Ohio, and soon afterward he was united in mar- 
riage with Elizabeth Miller, daughter of a prom- 
inent family of Fairfield County. Six sons and 
three daughters were born to them, all of whom at- 
tained to advanced years, with the exception of a 
son and daughter. Henry and Sarah still survive, 
the former a well-to-do farmer living four miles 
south of Newark, and the latter the wife of Rich- 
ard Jones, of Franklin County, Ohio. She became 
the mother of nine children, of whom eight sur- 
vive, some of them holding prominent positions in 
public life. 

Jacob Keller, St., was one of the best known 
pioneers of the county in his day, and was famil- 
iarly called "Grandpap Keller" by old and young. 
AVhile seemingly rough in manner and speech he 
was kind at heart, with a never-failing charity for 
the distressed and needy, Starting in life penni- 
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less, by enterprise, industry and economy, and the 
exercise of good business methods he accumulated 
a valuable estate of seven hundred and two acres 
of the best land in the state, located within two 
miles of Newark, the county-seat, and at present 
owned and occupied by the grandsons, Jacob F., 
Frank B., Charles E. and Val C. Keller. Notwith- 
standing the fact that many of the early pioneers 
were noted for muscular strength and hardihood, 
he had few equals in that respect. Every day un- 
til he had passed the seventieth milestone he per- 
formed manual labor, and perhaps not one man in 
a thousand accomplished the amount of manual 
labor that he performed. He scarcely knew what 
sickness was and took his first dose of medicine at 
the age of seven ty-two. 

As a farmer Mr. Keller was noted for thorough- 
ness. His farm always had an air of neatness, and 
all the improvements were of the most substantial 
character, making his home attractive above the 
average of his day. He reared his large family to 
habits of industry and economy, always instruct- 
ing by that best of all teachers, a good example. 
As his sons came to years of responsibility he en- 
couraged them to settle on his fine estate by divid- 
ing it among them. Thus they became well-to-do 
and substantial citizens. He experienced all the 



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vicissitudes of early pioneer life, coming to Licking 
County before Newark had gained the dignity of 
a village, and the surrounding country (now a beau- 
tiful valley) was a dense trackless wilderness, al- 
most uninhabited by reason of the marshy char- 
acter of the soil. Possessing a very retentive mem- 
ory, when the infirmities of age forced him to re- 
tire from active life, he found unbounded pleasure 
in recounting incidents of his early life to his 
grandchildren, fifty-four in all. He died at the ripe 
old age of eighty-three, surrounded with an abun- 
dance of the things of this life, and that which is 
more desirable, the love and esteem of relatives and 
friends, and the hope of a better life beyond the 
grave. 

J. F. Keller, the subject of this sketch, is the 
grandson of the honored man above named and 
the second son of D. D. and Amanda Keller. Born 
in the year 1856, he is now (1894) thirty-eight 
3-ears old. He lives on the old homestead one and 
one-half miles north of Newark, having purchased 
the interest of his brothers and sisters at the divi- 
sion of the estate. On account of the very desir- 
able location of the land and the excellent quality 
of the soil, he was obliged to pay a large sum for 
the place. In youth he was rather delicately con- 
stituted, but gained strength as he approached 
manhood, and since that time has been strong and 
healthy. He bears the reputation of being very 
efficient as a worker, both on the farm and in var- 
ious other lines. His well known excellent busi- 
ness qualities are due to early responsibilities as 
well as to natural qualifications, his father having 
died when he was six years old. Following this the 
widowed mother managed the two farms belong- 
ing to the estate until he was fourteen, when she 
relegated their entire management to him. The 
work was difficult, but he was eminently successful 
for one of his age. 

On account of home interests engaging his per- 
sonal attention, Mr. Keller was deprived of the ad- 
vantages of a collegiate education, but was allowed 
the full benefits of common schools and a course 
in business college. In both he displayed great 
aptness for learning, nearly always standing at the 
head of his classes and on various occasions being 
selected to conduct the school in the teacher's ab- 



sence. Seeing the advantage of good clerical 
knowledge on the farm as well as elsewhere, he at- 
tended one of our business colleges and finds the 
information there obtained very convenient in 
keeping a record of farm affairs. 

In 1879 Mr. Keller married Carrie L.,a daughter 
of II. W. Hobart, of Granville Township. This 
lady has proved a faithful and worthy helpmate. 
Though but eighteen years of age at the time of 
her marriage, she presided over his home with 
ability equal to those of more mature years. Two 
daughters and a son were born to them, Ida May, 
who died in childhood; and Howard and Nellie, 
aged twelve and eight respectively. Mr. Keller 
ranks foremost in his calling. His superior meth- 
ods of farming (many of which are original with 
him), and the deep interest he takes in agriculture 
in general, together with the sacrifices he has made 
for the improvement of the agricultural classes, 
have won for him more than a local reputation, 
as he is known throughout the state both as a lect- 
urer at farmers' meetings and as a forcible and 
able writer for the agricultural press, being a reg- 
ular correspondent for several prominent farm 
journals. He has shown wonderful perseverance 
and pluck, accomplishing many things in the line 
of agriculture said to be impossible. With a farm 
of only eighty acres he assumed a debt of $7,500, 
on which he paid interest and $1,000 per year on 
the principal, and now has, witli possibly a single 
exception, the best improved farm in the county. 
He has recently erected an elegant residence of 
modern architecture, with every convenience for 
the comfort of the family. 

Taking a very sensible view of life, Mr. Keller 
says that human existence is too brief to spend 
much time in the accumulation of wealth, and so 
bends his energies rather in the direction of beau- 
tifying his surroundings so that they may give 
evidence of intelligence and refinement within. 
He believes that agriculture has a successful future 
for those who prosecute the business in a business- 
like way, but says that the time is forever past 
when a poorly managed farm will pay a respectable 
revenue. We must meet competition with skilled 
methods of farming. This belief he has carried 
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ever produced in the state. As the panacea for 
dull times he believes in intensive, not extensive 
farming. 

In all questions of public trust, Mr. Keller has 
always stood firmly by the rights of the people, ex- 
posing dishonesty and jobbery wherever or when- 
ever known to him. By keeping an eye on pub- 
lic affairs he has saved innocent taxpa3 - ers many 
thousands of dollars. He has exalted notions of 
the value of the agricultural press as an educator 
and stimulator of the rank and file of agricultur- 
ists to better methods of farming, and says that 
the time he has spent in reading has paid better 
in dollars and cents than the same amount of time 
spent in active labor, to say nothing of the pleas- 
ure, culture, etc., thus gained. By close observa- 
tion and careful study, he has acquired a very 
general practical knowledge. His advice is sought 
by old and young. In religion he is a Baptist, in 
politics a Republican, but in neither is he so big- 
oted as to believe all that is worthy lies within the 
pale of his church and party; on the other hand he 
exhibits at all times due respect for the opinion of 
others. 



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JOHN REES. A resident of this county 
throughout almost his entire life, a period of 
more than four-score years, Mr. Rees has been 
an eyewitness of much of the growth of 
county and slate. He has seen the broad prairies 
transformed into excellent farms, towns and villa- 
ges spring up, countless industries and manufac- 
tories introduced, while miles and miles of railroad 
have been built, penetrating every nook and corner 
of the state. In 1858 he settled in Lima Town- 
ship and purchased a tract of fifty acres, to which 
he has since added until he now owns one hun- 
dred and seventy-five acres of well improved land. 
In the county of which he is now a resident, our 
subject was born May 15, 1812, and is the only 
survivor among eight children, three daughters 
and five sons, born to the union of Thomas and 
Nancy (Bonham) Rees, the former born in Penn- 



sylvania of Welsh descent, and the latter a native 
of Virginia. In early life Thomas Rees was a shoe- 
maker, but later transferred his attention to agri- 
cultural pursuits. He came to Ohio about 1810, 
and after a short sojourn in Fairfield County, re- 
moved to Licking County, and later went to Frank- 
lin County, where he purchased land and made a 
permanent settlement about twelve miles from 
Columbus. On that place his death occurred about 
1822. His wife survived him many years. In 
religious belief they were Baptists. During the 
War of 1812 he rendered brave service in defense 
of the United States. The paternal grandfather of 
our subject was a native of Wales, but spent the 
greater part of his life in Pennsylvania, where he 
died at an advanced age. Our subject's maternal 
grandfather was a native of the Old Dominion and 
there, when advanced in years, his death took 
place. 

In Licking and Franklin Counties, the subject 
of this sketch was reared to a sturdy manhood, 
well fitted to bear his part in the business world. 
When a young man he began his mercantile career 
in Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, and was thus 
engaged for twenty years. Previous to that he 
had learned the saddler's trade, but devoted his 
attention principally to merchandising. As al- 
ready stated, he came to Lima Township, Licking 
County, in 1858, and settled upon the place where 
for thirty-six years he has made his home. 

The marriage of Mr. Rees occurred in 1834, and 
united him with Miss Hannah Childs, a daughter 
of Daniel and Hannah Childs, and a native of Eng- 
land. She died in 1884, after fifty years of happy 
wedded life. She was reared in the Episcopalian 
faith, and to that religion she adhered until death. 
Mr. Rees holds membership in the Presbyterian 
Church, and by his honorable and consistent life 
has proved the sincerity of his religious belief. 
He gives his political allegiance to the Republican 
party, and has been loyal to every duty as a citizen. 

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rees, 
two daughters and four sons, namely: Edmund, 
Julia, John Henry, William, Charles and Amanda. 
John II. enlisted in the Civil War as a Union sol- 
dier, and did good service as a member of Com- 
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Miss Clara Boylan, now deceased, and is the father 
of one living child, Blanche. Amanda became the 
wife of Reuben Alward, and they reside in Colum- 
bus; they have three children, "Willis, Ethel and 
Harry. 



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JOSHUA C. HARTZLER, A. M., Ph. D., Super- 
intendent of the public schools of Newark, 
was born near Lewistown, Pa., November 27, 
1832. He traces his lineage to France, whence 
his great-grandfather, Rev. Jacob Hertzler, emigrat- 
ed to America, becoming the first representative of 
the family in this country. He came over in the 
ship "St. Andrew" (James Abercrombie, Master), 
from Rotterdam, landing in Philadelphia, Pa., Sep- 
tember 9, 1749. The next in line of descent, our 
subject's grandfather, also bore the name of Jacob; 
he attained considerable prominence as a minister 
in the Mennonite Church, and in connection with 
that profession he also followed the occupation of 
a farmer. 

The subject of this notice is the son of David 
and Frances (Lantz) Hartzler, natives of Pennsyl- 
vania, who were there reared and married. After 
the birth of six children they came to Ohio, and 
in the spring of 1839 settled near the city of Lan- 
caster. In those early days schools were few in 
number and inferior in quality, the children being 
denied the educational privileges which boys and 
gkis now receive. At the age of eight years the 
subject of this sketch entered school, but for some 
time made little progress, owing to the fact that 
his teachers were illy fitted for their work. After 
a time, however, he was more fortunate, as he was 
sent to a teacher of more than ordinary ability 
and tact. Under the guidance of this efficient in- 
structor he rapidly advanced in his studies and 
gained a thorough knowledge of the common- 
school branches. 

At the age of seventeen Mr. Hartzler commenced 
to learn the trade of a carpenter, and while soon 
acquiring a thorough knowledge of that occupa- 



tion, he b} r no means neglected his studies. For 
two years he taught school in rural districts, after 
which he began the study of the classics, and at 
the same time continued a course of higher math- 
ematics, and the sciences at La Fayette Academy, 
where for two years he was employed as assistant 
teacher. Later he taught in the graded schools of 
Lancaster, Ohio, and studied privately under the 
tuition of Dr. John Williams and the Rev. H. D. 
Lathrop, of that city. In 1866 he resigned his po- 
sition in the Lancaster school in order to accept 
that of Superintendent of the Galion schools, 
where he remained for six years. 

From childhood Mr. Hartzler had cherished a 
deep longing to visit the Old World and prosecute 
his literary and classical studies in the scats of 
learning, and at the same time gain a practical in- 
sight into the customs of the people of the lands 
beyond the sea. The way was at last opened for 
him to carry into execution the ambition of his 
youth. In 1873 he made a tour of the continent, 
and also visited Great Britain. For some time he 
remained in German}-, where, being familiar with 
the language, he soon acquainted himself with the 
excellent methods of instruction used in the schools 
of that country. 

Returning to the United States, Mr. Hartzler 
accepted the position of Superintendent of schools 
at Newark, where he has since resided. Under his 
supervision the schools have been more than usually 
prosperous, and he now has under his charge about 
twenty-seven hundred pupils, of whom three hun- 
dred arc in the high school. In his work he is as- 
sisted by a corps of sixt}'- three teachers. The 
high school building, which is one of the most com- 
plete in the state, was erected at a total cost of 
$63,000, and its many conveniences and modern 
improvements are largely due to Mr. Hartzler, who 
assisted the architect in designing the structure. 

As a lecturer in institutes Mr. Hartzler has 
gained an extended reputation throughout the 
state, and his services are in demand each summer 
for such work, his engagements being usually 
made a year in advance. While he makes a spec- 
ialty of institute work, he is also favorabl}' known 
as a lecturer upon general topics, and being a man 
of broad information and pleasing address, his 



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lectures receive the hearty endorsement of press 
and people. In 1892 he was appointed a member 
of the State Board of School Examiners, of which 
he is now President. In 1883 the University of 
Wooster conferred upon him the degree of Master 
of Arts, and in 1890 lie received the degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy from the Ohio State Univer- 
sity. 

January 4, 1874, Mr. Hartzler married Miss 
Helen C, only daughter of Nelson and Emily 
Bushnell, of Galion,Ohio. Mrs. Hartzler was edu- 
cated in the high school of Oalion, and is a cult- 
ured ladj', whose companionship has encouraged 
her husband in the acquisition of knowledge. Two 
children bless the union, Beatrice and Helen, the 
former born February 20, 1875, and the latter June 
3, 1888. Beatrice, who lias a special talent for 
music, is now studying that art in the Conserva- 
tory of Music in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Hartzler 
are members of the Second Presbyterian Church 
of Newark. Socially he affiliates with the Knight 
Templar Masons, and has served as Prelate of the 
Newark Commaudery. He has been President of 
the State Superintendents' Association, and has 
contributed many valuable articles to prominent 
educational journals. 



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■T EMUEL HEADLEY, who since 1883 has 
I Cy been a resident of his present farm in Jer- 
sey Township, is a native of Licking Coun- 
ty and was born April 13, 1827, in the township 
where he now makes his home. He is the son of 
Lewis and Jemimah (Noe) Ileadley, natives of 
New Jersey, whose family numbered eight chil- 
dren. Of that number all but one are now living. 
They are, Mary Ann, wife of Leonard Ileadley, of 
Shelby County, III.; Lemuel, the subject of this 
notice; Matilda, wife of Elijah Peffers; Hannah, 
who married John Whitehead, residing in Lima 
Township; Phoebe, wife of Alexander F. Freeman, 
of Alcester, S. Dak.; John II., a resident of Sharp's 



Creek, McPherson County, Kan., and Martha, 
wife of Julius Wolcott, living in Jersey Township. 

Coming to Jersey Township with his parents 
when a young man, Lewis Ileadley became one of 
the first settlers of this neighborhood and here en- 
tered upon the active career of an agriculturist. 
He purchased from the Government one hundred 
and sixty acres, a considerable portion of which 
he afterward sold or gave away. The village of 
Jersej' and Jersey cemetery were platted from a 
portion of his property. He had a brother Peter, 
who it is said was the first settler of Jersey Town- 
ship, building the first cabin and killing the first 
deer in the township. The father of our subject 
held various township offices and was a man of 
considerable prominence in his community. Here 
he continued to reside until called from earth 
about 1848, at the age of about forty-nine years. 
His wife survived him until 1874, when she passed 
away at the age of sixty-nine years. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
named Joseph Ileadley and was born in New Jer- 
sey of Scotch and Dutch ancestry. For many 
years he was a resident of New Jersey, where he 
engaged in farming. During the War of the Rev- 
olution he was an active participant as a soldier 
in the Colonial ranks. In an early day in the his- 
tory of Jersey Township he departed this life, aged 
eighty years or more. He was a man of genial na- 
ture, fond of company, of frank, companionable 
disposition, and one who could always enjoy with 
relish a good joke. Our subject's maternal grand- 
father, Abiam Noe, was born in New Jersey and 
settled in Licking County a few years after the 
advent of the Ileadley family. It is thought that 
he was a soldier in the War of 1812. By occupa- 
tion he was a farmer, and accumulating a compe- 
tence, he lived in retirement from active labor for 
many years before his death, which event occurred 
in Jersey Township at the age of sixty years. 

Lemuel Ileadley was born and reared in Jersey 
Township and has made this place his lifelong 
home with the exception of five years spent in 
Iowa. His early education was received in the old 
fashioned log schoolhouses common to those days, 
but which have long since been replaced by more 
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assisted his mother in caring for his younger 
brothers and sisters, and remained at home until 
twenty-seven years of age. March 4, 1854, he 
married Miss Mary, daughter of John and Cathe- 
rine (Runkle) Clouse, natives of Maryland. Five 
children were born of this union, Alice, Abbie, 
Cyrus, Lina and Lewis, deceased. Alice married 
Stephen Carrico; Abbie, wife of William Tharp, of 
Lima Township, has two sons, Barton and Orland. 
Politically, Mr. Headley is a Democrat, but is not 
actively identified with political affairs, devoting 
his attention exclusively to the cultivation of his 
forty-eight acre tract of land. 



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JOSHUA KREGAR. For a number of years 
successful^' engaged as a teacher, this gen- 
tleman now devotes his time and attention 
to the cultivation of his fertile and valuable 
farm situated in Hopewell Township. He is now 
in the prime of life, having been born April 12, 
1851. The family of which he is a member was 
represented among the pioneers of Licking Coun- 
ty, and endured all the hardships incident to 
frontier life. His grandmother came here at a 
date so early in the history of the county that no 
roads had yet been opened, and to reach this place 
she journeyed on a flatboat down the Muskin- 
gum River. Our subject's parents, George and 
Sarah Kregar, were natives of Ohio and among the 
early settlers of this county. 

Joshua was the eldest child in the family. His 
boyhood years were passed in an uneventful man- 
ner beneath the parental roof. Upon attaining 
manhood he was united in marriage with Miss 
Mary E. Shaw, of Hopewell Township, Licking 
County, the daughter of John and Nancy (Hill) 
Shaw, pioneers of the county. Three children 
bless the union, the eldest of whom, Harley O., is 
a young man of great promise, and at present re- 
sides with his parents. The older daughter, Visa 
O., an amiable young lady, is a successful teacher, 
having charge of a school near her home. The 



younger daughter. Alma T., is at home with her 
parents. 

For a period of fourteen years, beginning at the 
age of seventeen, our subject followed the profes- 
sion of a teacher, and carefully saving his earnings 
he succeeded in accumulating a considerable 
amount, which he invested in land, thus laying 
the foundation of his present prosperity. He is 
the owner of one hundred and fifty acres devoted 
to the raising of cereals and stock, and subdivided 
into fields of convenient size for the pasturage of 
stock and raising of grain. In the raising of fruit 
Mr. Kregar has also met with success. His motto 
has been "Not how much, but how well," and 
this principle carried out in his every-day duties 
has gained for him a reputation as a careful, pains- 
taking and thrifty farmer. 

It politics Mr. Kregar is a Democrat, and votes 
for and works with that party. In 1890 he was 
elected Land Appraiser of Hopewell Township, 
and four years later was chosen one of the town- 
ship trustees, for both of which positions he is es- 
pecially fitted. The members of his family are 
identified with the Methodist Church, and while 
he is not a church member, he is an honest, up- 
right man, a substantial supporter of the right and 
a strong opposer of any wrong that may exist in 
the community. 



TW. MONTGOMERY, a general agricultur- 
ist residing in Madison Township, is also 
interested in the branch of the Borton In- 
stitute, located at Newark. During the past few 
years a number of cures for intemperance have 
been brought to the attention of the public, and 
among this number is the Borton cure, the discov- 
ery of which is due to the patient study of Dr. T. 
A. Borton, of Plymouth, Ind. This gentleman, 
who is one of the successful practicing physicians 
of northern Indiana, made a special study of the 
treatment of the liquor habit, and with the assist- 
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which has proved most successful. Unlike some 
so-called cures, it has in no instance been followed 
by insanity, suicide or disease. Of the three hun- 
dred cases treated within two and one-half years, 
every one was permanently relieved, there having 
been no relapses on the part of any of the pa- 
tients. Nor is the treatment confined to the liquor 
habit, but it is also designed to cure the morphine 
and cigarette habits. On the 1st of April, 1894, 
our subject became interested in this enterprise, 
being associated with Messrs. W. W. Shannon and 
A. P. Henslee. Rooms have been especially fitted 
for the institute in Newark, and there are ample 
accommodations for all who may need the service 
of such a humane institution. 

A native of Madison Township, the subject of 
this sketch was born on the 19th of June, 1849, 
being the son of Charles W. and Ellinda (Clay- 
pool) Montgomery, natives respectively of Lick- 
ing County, Ohio, and Virginia. He is the eldest of 
the parental family of seven children, and his early 
years were spent upon his father's farm. After 
completing the studies of the neighboring district 
schools, he entered Denison University at the age 
of sixteen years, and for two years prosecuted his 
studies in that institution. Afterward he took a 
course in Duff's Commercial College at Pittsburg, 
graduating in 1869. From there lie went to Dart- 
mouth College, where he was a student for three 
years, 1870-73. 

His college days ended, Mr. Montgomery en- 
gaged in farming and in the stock business, also 
handled wool to some extent. For a helpmate on 
life's journey he chose Miss Mary E. Nosman, their 
wedding taking place on the 5th of May, 1880 
Mrs. Montgomery was born in Licking County, 
and is a daughter of Henry and Hannah (Sulli- 
van) Nosman, the former born in Hanover, Ger- 
many, and the latter a native of Ireland. She has 
one brother, a resident of Knox, Ind., and Auditor 
of Starke County. With the exception of her 
mother's sister, who lives in Columbus, he is her 
only relative in this country. 

Socially, Mr. Montgomery is identified with the 
Knights of Pythias. His political views bring him 
into affiliation with the Republican party. He has 
held various official positions in his neighborhood 



and is the present Clerk of Madison Township- 
He was at one time the Republican nominee for 
the office of County Treasurer. In this strongly 
Democratic county it is almost useless for any Re- 
publican to seek a desirable county office, yet he 
succeeded in reducing the Democratic majority 
from fourteen hundred to about five, which speaks 
well for his popularity and recognized ability. 



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NATHAN C. FLEMING. The traveler jour- 
neying through Hanover Township will 
invariably pause with admiration before 
the beautiful home owned and occupied by Mr. 
Fleming. The residence is built of brick, with 
mansard roof and conveniently arranged rooms, 
and in design of architecture is second to none in 
Licking County. The neatness of the surrounding 
buildings and general air of thrift indicate the en- 
ergy and prosperity of the owner, and it is probable 
that among the many successful farmers of the 
township none have achieved a more flattering suc- 
cess than has Mr. Fleming. Among his possess 
ions are included six hundred and ninety-eight 
acres in Hanover Township, also two hundred 
acres in Perry Township, and he owns considerable 
stock in a large brick manufactory at Hanover, a 
regularly incorporated joint stock company, of 
which he is Vice-President. 

At Fraze3 r sburg, Muskingum County, Ohio, Aug- 
ust 7, 1836, our subject was born to the union of 
John and Hannah (Carter) Fleming, also natives 
of Muskingum County, where their parents had 
located early in the settlement of that county. 
There were four sons and three daughters in the 
family, our subject being the eldest. Mary A. 
died at Granville Female Seminary when about 
twenty-two years of age. Alva J. lives near Port- 
land, Ore.; James M., a resident of Hanover, is en- 
gaged in the meat market business; Charles W. is 
a farmer and fruit grower at Frazeysburg, where 
he ownsa beautiful orchard of ninety acres planted 
to pear, apple, peach and cherry trees; Catherine, 



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the widow of William Stump, resides at Newark; 
Alice V., who married William M. Lane, a farmer, 
lives near Zanesville, Ohio. 

About 1853, having completed the studies of 
the common schools, our subject entered Denison 
University at Granville, where lie completed the 
business course and received a diploma from that 
department. For three years thereafter he en- 
gaged in the mercantile business at Irville, Mus- 
kingum County, and then taught school one year. 
In 1861 he took a classical course in the Ohio 
Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, remain- 
ing there until May, 1862, when, with ninety-nine 
students, he left the university and enlisted in 
the Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry. He was the 
first to volunteer, and the others following organ- 
ized Company E. The President, Rev. Frederick 
Merrick, followed the boys to Camp Chase and 
implored them to return and complete their college 
work, but in vain. The Eighty-fourth became a 
part of General Wool's Division, and the youth- 
ful volunteers served from May until the October 
following, when they were discharged. 

Returning home in May of 1863, Mr. Fleming 
married Miss Clara C. Vandenbark. Afterward 
he was called out on the Morgan raid and followed 
that general up to the time of his capture. In 
the fall of 1863 he moved to his present home- 
stead, where on March 17 of the following year he 
lost his young wife. Her infant dying about the 
same time, both were interred in the same coffin. 
February 28, 1866, Mr. Fleming married Miss 
Mary J., daughter of Hon. Daniel VanVoorhis, of 
Muskingum County. Her father was a member 
of two of the Ohio Constitutional Conventions 
and also represented his county in the state legis- 
lature on two occasions. Her brother, Hon. Henry 
Clay VanVoorhis, is now a member of the Fifty- 
third Congress and resides in Washington, D. C; 
he is also President of the Citizens' National Bank 
of Zanesville, Ohio. S. F., another brother, is a 
resident of Newark and engages in farming and 
stock-raising, being also a Director in the Build- 
ing & Loan Association. F. Z., a resident of 
Zanesville, is a farmer and devotes especial atten- 
tion to the development of road or standardised 
horses. Victoria is the wife of Thomas Taylor, a 



prominent farmer living near Newark. Sarah be- 
came the wife of Joshua G. Stump and lives near 
Dresden, Ohio. John R. VanVoorhis the eldest 
son of Daniel Van Voorhis, married Miss Lucy 
Frazer, of Glens Falls, N. Y. She died in 1875 
and he met his death by accident, while assisting 
to adjust a monument in the family cemetery at 
Nashport, Ohio, in 1881. They left one daughter, 
Blanche M., who is a graduate of the Granville Fe- 
male Seminary. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Fleming five children were 
born. Clarence V. is married and lives on a farm 
near Newark. Hallie E. an accomplished and cult- 
ured young lady, was the joy and pride of the 
home and an active worker among the young 
people of the Presbyterian Church, but she was 
taken from the home circle by death in January, 
1893, when in her twenty-second v ear. Daniel V., 
a young man of eighteen years, assists his father 
on the home farm. Lottie L. and Mary R. are 
students in the home schools. 

In political sentiments a Republican, Mr. Flem- 
ing has served as Township Clerk and Township 
Trustee for many years, and has been a member of 
the School Board twelve or fifteen years, filling the 
position of Treasurer of the Board for the same 
length of time. Socially he is a non-affiliated 
Mason and formerly served his lodge in various 
capacities. While a student at Delaware he joined 
the Beta Theta Pi society, in which he still holds 
membership. 



TEPHEN R. TUCKER. This venerable 
citizen of Gratiot was born in Culpeper 
County, Va., Februaiy 1, 1814, and is a 
son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Code}') Tucker. 
His father was born at Point of Rocks, Md., July 
17, 1777, and his mother was a native of Culpeper 
County, Va., born in 1781. They were mar- 
ried near Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Va., 
December 23, 1800, and came to Zanesville, Ohio, 
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they removed to the neighborhood where our sub- 
ject now lives. 

There is now in the possession of Mr. Tucker a 
memorandum bark more than two hundred years 
old, and from it we learn that our subject's father 
had two brothers and sisters, as follows: Sarah, 
born July 4, 1760; James. December 19, 1762; Mary, 
October 12, 1771, and John, February 26, 1772. 
When the parents came to Ohio they brought with 
them seven sons and four daughters, and amid 
frontier surroundings, enduring all the hardships 
of pioneer life, the children attained years of ma- 
turity. They labored assiduously in clearing up 
a farm in the then thickly wooded country. Log 
rollings, chopping bees and the raising of log 
houses and barns were the only sports they en- 
jo}ed, and by the youth of the present generation 
they would doubtless not be relished as such. 

The children were named William D., John C, 
George J., Sarah, Mary Ann, Jordan, Stephen R, 
Elizabeth, Margaret, Thomas H. and James A. 
All excepting Stephen R., Elizabeth and Thomas 
H. are deceased. Elizabeth is the widow of Will- 
iam II. Thomas and lives near the village of Gra- 
tiot. Thomas H. is a resident of Indianola, Iowa, 
where he is interested in agricultural pursuits. 
The educational advantages of the family were such 
as were afforded by the subscription schools. Not- 
withstanding the lack of early advantages, there 
were several teachers in the family, and all attain- 
ing a fair knowledge of the common school studies 
became intelligent, capable and honored citizens. 

The subject of this sketch was united in mar- 
riage, March 10, 1836, with Miss Sarah Ilursey 
who was born October 18, 1817, being a daughter 
of Henry Hursey. It is worthy of note that she 
is now living on the same quarter-section where 
she was born, and she has never known any other 
home than this. They became the parents of three 
children: Henry G., William M. and Mary E. 
The eldest son was born February 11, 1839, and 
was a medical student for two years prior to the 
war. He then enlisted in the One Hundred and 
Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, of which regiment 
he was hospital steward, a position affording him 
excellent opportunities for adding to his medical 
knowledge, especially in the line of surgery. Re- 



turning from the army he entered the Ohio Med- 
ical College at Cincinnati, from which he was 
graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medf- 
cine. He now conducts a lucrative practice at 
Cromwell, Noble County, Ind. By his union with 
Miss Lydia Primrose, a native of Perry County, 
Ohio, three sons and one daughter have been born. 
The second son of our subject, William M., was 
born June 11, 1841, and during the Rebellion en- 
listed in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio 
Infantry, in which he served about one year. 
Taken prisoner by the Confederates, he was con- 
fined in Andersonville, Charleston and Florence 
prisons from July 3, 1864, until April, 1865. He 
returned home with greatly impaired health and 
has never fully regained his strength. Before en- 
tering the service he married Miss Sarah E. Baker, 
who died leaving two sons and two daughters, 
only one of whom is now living. Later Mr. 
Tucker married Miss Bytha Vainer, and they have 
had one child, a daughter. Mary E., our subject's 
only daughter, was born August 11, 1848. A pe- 
culiar fact connected with the family history is 
that the three children were born on the 11th day 
of the month and that both of our subject's par- 
ents died on the 11th. 

During the earlier part of his life Mr. Tucker 
was a farmer, but for many years he has been en- 
gaged in mercantile business at Gratiot. For nine 
years he served as Justice of the Peace, and for 
twenty years officiated as Postmaster. At pres- 
ent he is Notary Public. When John C. Fremont 
was a candidate for the Presidency he became 
an adherent of the Republican party, which for 
many years he supported, but now gives his ballot 
and influence to the Prohibition party. To slav- 
ery of every kind he has always been opposed. 
His father and grandfather were slave holders, and 
he was reared to that idea, but has always opposed 
human slavery, whether it refers to the ownership 
of human beings, or the wilful use of intoxicants 
and narcotics. 

Socially Mr. Tucker has been active in the 
Masonic fraternity for about forty years, and has 
filled the most important positions in Jackson 
Lodge No. 85, at Brownsville, having served as 
Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior War- 



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den, Secretary and Treasurer. For fifty-two years 
be has been identified with tbe Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and has during that entire time taken an 
interest in religious work and has given liberally 
of his time and means for the benefit of the 
church. 



MORGAN E. WOODRUFF. Well known 
among the agriculturists of Licking 
County is this resident of Burlington 
Township. He was born in Morgan Township, 
Knox County, Ohio, January 29, 1828, and is a 
son of Joshua and Priscilla (Davis) Woodruff, the 
former born in Greene County, Pa., in 1797, and 
the latter born in Pennsylvania in 1800. The 
latter accompanied her parents to Knox County 
in 1811, the former settling there some years 
later. They were married in Knox County, where 
their entire lives were spent. 

The family consisted of seven sons and five 
daughters, of whom three sons and four daughters 
are now living. Mary, wife of Benjamin Bell, 
resides near Martinsburg, Ohio, where her husband 
is an extensive farmer. Benjamin died at the 
age of about five years. James died unmarried at 
twenty-six. Morgan E. is the next in respect to 
age. David passed away at three years of age. 
Amanda married Adam Murdick and resides in 
Newark, Ohio. Vasti, wife of Henry McClelland, 
lives on a farm in Eden Township, Licking Coun- 
ty. Maria, Mrs. John Frazey, lives at Lone Pine, 
Washington County, Pa. Martha is the widow of 
John Ackley. Calvin married Eraeline Cox and 
lives on a farm in Eden Township. Louis Marion 
chose as his wife Miss Sarah Belle Sellers and now 
lives in Utica. Joshua died when twenty-six years 
of ago. 

Upon his father's farm Morgan E. Woodruff 
was reared to manhood, meantime studying in the 
district schools and at Utica, where he was under 
the tutorship of Professor McKee. In 1858 he 
married Miss Elizabeth West, a descendant of an 
old Virginia family. She was born one-half mile 



from the birthplace of her husband and is the 
daughter of Amos and Sarah (Gilchrist) West. 
Our subject and his father were married on the 
same farm, the dates of the two events being about 
thirt3'-seven years apart. The father of Mrs. 
Woodruff purchased the farm owned by our sub- 
ject's maternal grandfather, who about 1808 
"tomahawked" around, this being the popular 
mode of surveying at that time. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff was blessed 
by the birth of one daughter, in whom all their 
love and pride were centered. She received a 
good education and was an exceptionally amiable 
and gentle girl, beloved by all who knew her. She 
was born in Utica, Ohio, March 22, 1864, became 
the wife of Samuel L. Shaffer May 25, 1882, and 
died December 21, 1887. Her three children, 
Lulu Coral Wave, Goldie Amber and Morgan 
Guy, are the especial care of their affectionate 
grandparents. While their home is on an ad- 
joining farm, most of their hours out of school 
are spent with Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff. 

In 1885 Mr. Woodruff built the elegant resi- 
dence in which he and his wife now reside. He 
owns a small farm in the suburbs of Homer, on 
which he spends his time and from the cultivation 
of which he realizes a fair revenue. In religious 
belief he and his wife hold membership in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church at Homer, the services 
of which they regularly attend. Socially he affili- 
ates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
Political^' he was reared in the Democratic faith, 
but since 1860 has voted and worked with the Re- 
publican party. 



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DAVID O. ROBERTS, M. D., a practicing 
physician of Hanover, was born in Knox 
County, Ohio, near the city of Mt. Ver- 
non, October 21, 1856. His parents, John and 
Elizabeth (Jones) Roberts, were born in Knox 
County and are now residents of Utica, Licking 
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and three daughters, all of whom are still living. 
Of these David O. is the fifth in order of birth 
and the third of the sons. His boyhood days were 
passed in Knox County, where he gained the rudi- 
ments of his education in the district schools. 
Later entering Professor Harris' Normal School at 
Utica, he there prosecuted the study of higher 
mathematics and physics and also took a four years' 
course in Latin. 

Having resolved to enter the medical profession, 
our subject upon concluding his literary studies 
entered the office of Dr. DeCrow, of Utica, where 
he made preparation for college. He then entered 
the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, where 
he took a graded course of three terms. The ses- 
sions were of five month's duration and the residue 
of each year was spent in the office of Dr. DeCrow. 
The laws of Ohio at that time, 1878-80, required 
but two full terms, though three are now required. 
In June, 1880, the young Doctor received his di- 
ploma and at once entered upon the practice of 
his profession in the village where he still resides. 
Here he succeeded Dr. Iliggins and at once secured 
a good practice, which he has continuously in- 
creased until he now has a practice equal to that of 
many older physicians in larger towns. He pur- 
chases his drugs directly of a wholesale house in 
Columbus and thus has the advantage of knowing 
exactly the nature and quality of the remedial 
agencies employed in his pratice. 

September 29, 1881, the Doctor was united in 
marriage with Miss Olie, daughter of Isaac and 
Alcinda (Evans) Camp, the former a native of 
Coshocton County, Ohio, and the latter a Virginian 
by birth. Mr. Camp died when his daughter was 
about one year old, but her mother survived until 
1892, having made her home with Mrs. Roberts 
until her death. The Doctor and his wife are the 
parents of four children, namely: Elizabeth, who 
is twelve years of age; Clara, ten years old; John, 
aged seven years; and Anna Bell, an infant of 
eight months. 

In his political views Dr. Roberts is a strong Re- 
publican. In everything pertaining to his pro- 
fession he takes a deep interest, and is actively 
identified with the Ohio State Eclectic Medical So- 
ciety and the Ohio Central Medical Association. 



He has officiated as Vice-President of the Central 
Ohio District Society. In religious belief he ami 
his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church 
and contributors to the enterprises undertaken by 
that denomination, as well as to charitable projects 
in general. Socially lie holds membership in the 
Masonic fraternity, belonging to New Home Lodge 
No. 338, at Hanover, in which he has filled the 
position of Worshipful Master for two consecu- 
tive terms. 



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r~~y SABLES A. HATCH, M. D. The science 
^ j of medicine has in all ages of the world's 
history called to its practice the ablest 
and most gifted of men. Especially is this true 
in regard to the nineteenth century, and conse- 
quently the past hundred years have witnessed a 
wonderful development both in medicine and sur- 
gery. Skilled talent has concentrated its atten- 
tion upon the profession, has given it years of 
study and evolved from the clouds of mysticism 
many discoveries fraught with wonderful meaning 
to the whole world. 

To those whom, by the intelligent and skilled 
practice of the profession, their community is 
placed under obligations, especial mention be- 
longs, and one of this class is the subject of our 
notice. He is a man who, both profession all}' and 
socially, lias won the high regard of his associates, 
and who is numbered among the leading physi- 
cians of Utica. His skill in the diagnosis of cases 
and accuracy in treatment, together with his keen 
perceptive powers and sound judgment, eminently 
qualify him for the successful discharge of duties 
connected with the profession that he has chosen 
for his life work. 

A native of New Hampshire, the subject of this 
sketch was born in Milton, July 7, 1857, and is 
therefore still on the sunny side of life's prime. 
He is the son of Charles G. and Elizabeth (Blanch- 
ard) Hatch, the former a business man of Milton 
and for some years successfully engaged as a dealer 



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in carriages. Charles A. attended the common 
schools of his native village and later was a stu- 
dent in the high school of that place, graduating in 
1871. He then entered Dartmouth College, where 
for four years he diligently prosecuted his liter- 
ary researches, graduating from the institution 
with the Class of '75. Having resolved to make 
the profession of medicine his life occupation, lie 
began the study of the science and in 1877 was 
graduated from the Missouri Medical College of 
St. Louis. At once after completing his studies he 
opened an office at Newark, the date of his loca- 
tion here being March, 1877. This city has since 
been his home and here he has established a good 
practice. 

The marriage of Dr. Hatch occurred June 14, 
1878, and united him with Miss Annie Grace, 
daughter of Dr. Albert Barrows. Their union has 
resulted in the birth of two children, the elder of 
whom, Clark B., is at home. The younger, Charles 
A., died January 19, 1886, at the age of five years. 
While his professional duties engage the Doctor's 
attention verj' closely, they do not do so to the 
exclusion of his duties as a citizen. In his politi- 
cal affiliations he is an ardent supporter of the 
Republican party and at the present time is serv- 
ing as a member of the City Council. Socially 
he is identified with the Knights of Pythias and 
the Knights Templar. At present he fills the po- 
sition of Vice-President of the Home Building 
Association. 



THOMAS W. SOUTHARD, a retired farmer 
living in Mary Ann Township, has been a 
resident of Licking County throughout 
the entire period of his long and honorable life, 
having been born in Hanover Township, March 
18, 1810. A genealogy now being prepared by 
Milton I. Southard, of New York City, shows 
that the history of the family in America dates 
back three hundred years. The first representatives 
in this country were Samuel L. and Henry South- 



ard, who settled on Long Island and founded the 
colony bearing their name. 

The parents of our subject, Abraham and Eliza- 
beth (Hull) Southard, were natives respectively of 
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and were married 
in the latter state. In 1806 they came to Licking 
County, where they remained until death. Their 
grandson, Milton I. Southard, previously men- 
tioned, is a popular citizen and prominent attor- 
ney of Brooklyn, N. Y., and has served three 
terms in the United States Congress, being elected 
to that position on the Democratic ticket. 

In boyhood our subject attended the subscrip- 
tion schools of Hanover Township, his father pay- 
ing 12 per quarter for his tuition, while he walked 
three miles to school in the morning and home in 
the evening. He learned the trade of an iron 
moulder in the Brush Creek furnace in Adams 
County, and afterward, for fifteen or more years, 
worked a portion of each year in the Mary Ann 
furnace in this township, now one of the relics of 
the past. In his nineteenth year he went east and 
attended school at Nottingham, near Portsmouth, 
N. H. Returning to Licking County at the age of 
twenty-one, he resumed work as an iron moulder. 

When twenty-eight years of age, in 1838, Mr. 
Southard married, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 
Miss Guley Long, who was a native of Virginia 
and her husband's junior by one year. Three 
children blessed this union, one of whom, Endym- 
ion, died at the age of eleven years. The oth- 
ers are: Mrs. Augusta Clemens, who lives in Mc- 
Donald County, Mo., and Leonidas M., a carpen- 
ter, who resides in Newark. The first wife of Mr. 
Southard died in 1844, and he afterward married 
Susanna Preston, who is now the companion of 
his old age. This lady was born in Buffalo Val- 
ley, Union County, Pa., in 1823. Her father, 
Calvin Preston, died when she was a child, and 
her mother afterward married Thomas Merrick, 
with whom she removed from Pennsylvania to 
Ohio, settling in Licking County, where both died. 

Mr. and Mrs. Southard have had three sons and 
five daughters, all living, viz.: Alonzo, Saman- 
tha, Ella C, Sarah, Hattie, Emma, Frank and 
Carey. All are married excepting Samantha and 
Frank, who live with their parents, the former be- 



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ing an invalid. Mrs. Southard joined the Method- 
ist Episcopal Church at the age of sixteen years, 
and her husband united with the same denomina- 
tion about thirty years ago. Socially he is identi- 
fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
and holds membership in the lodge at Newark, 
but the infirmities of age have for some time ren- 
dered it impossible for him to attend the meetings. 
He makes his home upon the farm bequeathed him 
by his father at his death, which event occurred 
at the age of ninety-six 3 7 ears. In political mat- 
ters he has always been interested and active, and 
since attaining the age of twenty-one years he has 
never missed but one general election, the excep- 
tion being in the fall of 1893, when he was unable 
to attend on account of ill health. He is a man 
whom all honor, and it is the hope of his man}' 
friends that he may enjoy many years of continued 
peace and happiness. 



WILLIAM ALSDORF, of Utica, dates his 
residence in Licking County from the 
7th of May, 1839. He was born in 
Schenectady County, N. Y., September 17, 1814, 
being a son of Sylvester and Lydia (Brown) AIs- 
dorf. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence Als- 
dorf, emigrated from either Germany or Holland 
and settled on the Hudson River near the city of 
Newburg. During the Revolutionary War he 
served under General Washington, remaining 
until the close of the war. While in active serv- 
ice his limbs were frozen and ever afterward oc- 
casioned him considerable trouble. 

After the close of the Revolution, Grandfather 
Alsdorf removed to Schenectady County, and set- 
tling upon a farm, made it his home as long as he 
lived, although his death occurred in Saratoga 
County when he was about ninety. His farm was 
situated at Glenville, and was large in acreage and 
well improved. In religious belief he was devoted 
to the principles of the Presbyterian Church, and 



donated the site occupied by the church and ceme- 
tery. Twice married, both wives preceded him in 
death. His only child was Sylvester, a native of 
Schenectady County, who in boyhood received 
only such educational advantages as the common 
schools afforded. He was married in Saratoga 
County and later followed farming in Schenectady, 
where he owned a valuable estate. Through an 
unfortunate endorsement of papers for friends he 
lost a large portion of his property. 

At the age of more than four-score and ten 
years, Sylvester Alsdorf was called from earth, 
his deatli occurring at the Glenville homestead. 
His wife died a few months previous to his de- 
mise and at about the same age. In religious be- 
lief they were Presbyterians, though while living 
in Clifton Park for a number of 3'ears thej' were 
identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
Politically, the father was a Democrat in early 
life, but later became independent in his views, 
refusing to give allegiance to an y political organ- 
ization and supporting the men best qualified for 
office, irrespective of party connections. 

In the parental family there were eleven chil- 
dren, of whom seven attained mature years. Sarah, 
Mrs. John Huffman, died at Glenville, N. Y.; 
Jacob, a farmer by occupation, died in Schenec- 
tady County; Elias T. also passed away in Sche- 
nectady County; Maria married William Hayes 
and died in Saratoga County; Elizabeth, Mrs. Nel- 
son Cole, departed this life while living in Sara- 
toga County; Valentine, a farmer, came to Ohio 
in 1839 and engaged in business as a grain dealer 
at Utica, where he died; William was the next in 
order of age; Amos died in boyhood in Schenec- 
tady County; Lawrence is now a retired farmer of 
Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 

The boyhood years of our subject were spent on 
the home farm. The rudiments of his education 
were acquired in the primitive schoolhouse of pio- 
neer days, where the quality of the instruction was 
as crude as the building itself. In 1839, accom- 
panied by his brother Valentine, he came to this 
Btate via Erie Canal, Lake Erie and the Ohio Canal, 
the trip requiring two weeks. Arriving in Lick- 
ing County he and his brother purchased land, 
and he settled on a farm in Washington Town- 



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ship. In 1858 he came to Utica, where he has 
since resided. For twenty-one years he was agent 
f or the railroad and then resigned in favor of his 
son, who is the present incumbent of the position. 
At one time he owned three farms, which were de- 
voted principally to stock-raising; he still retains 
one farm in his possession. In addition to other 
enterprises he has also dealt in grain, wool and 
lumber. 

In Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1836, occurred 
the marriage of Mr. Alsdorf to Sarah Reed, a na- 
tive of Ireland and a daughter of James Reed. 
They have had eight children, of whom seven at- 
tained years of maturity, viz.: Robert, John, Fan- 
nie C.j Lottie, who married William McClelland 
and died in Utica; William A., and Minnie, wife 
of Frank Simmons, of Erie, Pa. Mr. Alsdorf came 
to Utica for the purpose of educating his children, 
upon whom, in addition to affording them excel- 
lent educational advantages, he has deeded the 
larger portion of his property. Politically he was 
formerly a Democrat, but now affiliates with the 
Republicans, and upon that ticket has been chosen 
to serve in various local offices. He served as 
President of the Licking County Agricultural So- 
ciety and laid the present track on the fair grounds, 
being a member of the Board for fourteen years. 
In religious belief he is connected with the Pres- 
byterian Church. 



MICHAEL FRANCIS COLE, M. D., settled 
in Utica in May of 1884, and in the years 
that have since come and gone he has 
attained an enviable reputation as an able physi- 
cian. He is of English descent, his paternal grand- 
father, Michael Cole, having been there born, 
reared and married. Thence he came to the 
United States, and settling in Ohio, resided for a 
time at Green Valley, but afterward removed to 
Liberty Township, Knox County, where he and 
his wife died. Their only son, Thomas F., was 
born in New York, and in Ohio was united in 
marriage with Miss Charity, daughter of Willis O. 



Phillips. He engaged in farming in Liberty Town- 
ship, and thence removed to Mt. Vernon, where 
he conducts a grocery business and also superin- 
tends the management of his farm. In the ranks 
of the Republican party he possesses considerable 
influence and has been President of the City 
Council of Mt. Vernon. In religious belief he and 
his wife are identil'ed with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. 

In the family of Thomas F. Cole there were six 
children, namely: Michael Francis, who was born 
in Liberty Township, Knox County, March 24, 
1856; Simon P., who is a traveling salesman, located 
at Atchison, Kan.; William U., a graduate of the 
Columbus Medical College and a physician of that 
city; Robert Lincoln, who is engaged in the gro- 
cery business at Mt. Vernon; Mary Elizabeth; and 
Alice, wife of Charles King, of Mt. Vernon. Our 
subject was reared on the home farm and received 
the advantages that were afforded by the common 
schools. After concluding his studies he taught 
school between the age of eighteen and twenty- 
one years. 

In 1877 our subject was united in marriage with 
Miss Sudie, daughter of Isaac L. Jackson, a farmer 
of Knox County. Mrs. Cole was born in Morris 
Township, and by her marriage has become the 
mother of a daughter, Anna Maud. While engag- 
ing in farm work our subject saved his earnings 
until in 1881 he had 1400, and with this amount 
he began the study of medicine, choosing as his 
preceptor Dr. E. R. Eggleston, of Mt. Vernon. 
Later he attended the Cleveland Homeopathic 
College, known at the present time as the Cleve- 
land University of Medicine, and from this insti- 
tution lie was graduated with the Class of '84. He 
opened an office at Utica, and here he has since 
conducted a lucrative and increasing practice. In 
1892 he took a post-graduate course in the Chi- 
cago Homeopathic College, and at all times he has 
endeavored to keep abreast with the latest devel- 
opments in the science of medicine. In this aim 
he has been successful, and so thorough is his 
knowledge of his profession that he is universally 
recognized as a skilled and able physician, in 
whose counsel the fullest confidence may be placed. 

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that the Doctor has had little time for matters of 
an outside nature. However, he is a public-spirited 
citizen and takes a commendable interest in every- 
thing affecting the welfare of his fellow-citizens. 
He gives his influence to the measures adopted by 
the Republican party and his vote to the candi- 
dates pledged to uphold its principles. At pres- 
ent he is filling the position of Health Officer and 
has also served as a member of the Cit}- Council. 
In religion he is a Methodist, the doctrines of which 
church are also supported by his family. To those 
in distress and want he is a kind friend, and 
among his neighbors he is respected for his manly 
traits of character and upright life. 



r~y EORGE W. CRAWFORD, whose residence 
V T in this county dates from 1880, was born 
in West Carlisle, Coshocton County, Ohio, 
June 9, 1845, being a son of John and Rebecca J. 
(McCane) Crawford, natives of Virginia. Grand- 
father James Crawford emigrated to this country 
from Scotland and after a sojourn in Virginia 
came to Ohio and settled in Coshocton County, of 
which he was a pioneer. So early in its history 
did he settle there that the neighbors were few and 
at night the wolves howled around the cabin door. 
In the midst of the woods he cleared a farm, upon 
which he made valuable improvements. His first 
home was a log cabin, but prosperity coming to 
him he was enabled to pass his last years in a com- 
fortable brick residence. Throughout the county 
he was known as one of the well-to-do farmers. 
His death occurred at the age of about seventy- 
five years. In religion he was a strict member of 
the Presbyterian church. He had a brother, John, 
who served as Probate Judge of Coshocton 
County. 

The father of our subject was born in 1807 and 
was one in a family consisting of three sons and 
four daughters. Reared upon a farm, his life oc- 
cupation was that of an agriculturist, and in con- 



nection with the tilling of the soil and improving 
of land he dealt extensively in live stock. At 
the time of his death, in 1851, he owned nearly 
one thousand acres of land. In religious belief 
he was a Presbyterian. The maternal grandfather 
of our subject, Samuel McCane, was born in Scot- 
land, and emigrating to America, settled in Vir- 
ginia, but from there removed to Ohio about 
eighty-five years ago. As a pioneer of Muskin- 
gum County he experienced all the hardships in- 
cident to life upon the frontier, without neigh- 
bors and in the midst of the woods. In order to 
reach the mill he was accustomed, as there were no 
roads, to follow an Indian trail to Zanesville, 
twenty miles distant. Clearing and improving a 
large tract of land, he bequeathed his property to 
his son Samuel, who in turn deeded it to his son 
Samuel, and the latter is now its owner. Although 
he never aspired to public office he was active in 
politics and a man of influence in his community. 
His death occurred at the age of nearly eighty 
years. Twice married, the mother of our subject 
was a daughter of the first union. She was born 
in 1810 and though now advanced in years is hale 
and vigorous, devoted to books and retaining a 
clear intellect; her home is in West Carlisle, Ohio. 

In the parental family there were five sons and 
one daughter, namely: Samuel, who died at the 
age of thirteen years; Catherine, who married 
James Parks, a farmer and stock dealer of Coshoc- 
ton County, and died in Utica, Ohio; James, an 
agriculturist residing in Perry Township, Licking 
County; Archibald, a farmer of West Carlisle, 
Ohio; George W., and John, a farmer of Coshoc- 
ton Count}', Ohio. The subject of this sketch 
was reared on the home farm, and after attending 
the district schools for some time, entered Deni- 
son University, where he conducted his studies 
two years. After leaving school he traveled 
throughout the west, spending two years in sight- 
seeing. On his returning home he purchased a 
farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres 
near West Carlisle, and settling thereon he gave 
his attention to the buying and selling of live 
stock. 

Coming to Newark, Mr. Crawford purchased one 
hundred and thirty-eight acres and dealt in horses 



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of high grade, which he raised and shipped to var- 
ious points. His farm is one of the finest in the 
county, containing among its improvements a 
neat residence and barn with accommodations for 
one hundred head of horses. He lias shipped one 
thousand horses annually to New York, and has 
supplied one firm with horses valued at nearly 
$2,000,000. He is a fine judge of horse flesh, at- 
tends to all the buying and selling personally, and 
frequently acts as judge at county fairs and races. 
In 1869 Mr. Crawford married Isabella, daugh- 
ter of James and Isabella McKee, who came from 
the North of Ireland and settled in Coshocton 
County, Ohio. There her birth occurred. Three 
children have been born to them, Floyd, who 
died at the age of fifteen years; George Cary and 
Arthur Bert, graduates of the high school. While 
not taking active part, in political affairs, Mr. 
Crawford casts his ballot with the Republican party 
and gives his influence in support of its measures. 



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JOHN TUCKER, one of Newark's prosperous 
business men, has been a dealer in stoves, 
tinware and plumbing goods since January 
1, 1869, and is, therefore, the oldest repre- 
sentative of his line in the city. He is a native of 
Ohio, and was born in Beverly, Washington Coun- 
ty, March 25, 1847, being a son of Alexander and 
Delilah (Hughes) Tucker, natives of Florence, 
Washington County, Pa. After their marriage 
they came to Ohio and settled upon a farm in 
Washington County, where the father died in 
1850, at the age of forty-two years. The mother 
is still living in that county, and is now (1894) in 
her eightieth year. 

There were in the parental family nine children, 
of whom eight attained mature years. Of these 
we note the following: Oliver is the President of 
the Bank of Beverly, and an influential citizen of 
that place; Thomas, who was a newspaper man, 
was for eight years Adjutant-General of New Mex- 



ico under President Grant and occupied a fine res- 
idence opposite the State House in Santa Fe; he is 
now deceased; lycurgus was a dry-goods merchant 
at Beverly, where he died; Julia E. married Dr. 
Lucius Culver, a surgeon in the Union army, and 
they reside in Reinersville, Ohio; Caroline married 
William C. Townseud, an importer of marble and 
granite statuary, who resides at Zanesville but has 
offices in several of the principal cities of the United 
States; our subject is next in order of birth; W. 
Rufus is a hardware merchant of Beverly; and 
Alice resides with her mother at Beverly. 

On coming to America the Tucker family set- 
tled in Virginia, where our subject's great-grand- 
father, John Tucker, was a planter and slave- 
holder, but opposing the idea of human slavery 
he gave all his slaves their freedom. Grandfather 
Thomas Tucker was born in a block house at Bur- 
gettstown, Pa., during an Indian siege. For some 
years he followed the sea, and frequently took 
boats from Pittsburg, Pa., to New Orleans, La., at 
times returning north via the ocean, but more 
often on horseback. In later life he came to Ohio 
and died in Washington County. The family was 
Presbyterian in religious belief. 

Reared to manhood upon a farm, our subject 
was educated in the schools of Beverly. In 1865 
he learned the tinner's trade at Cambridge, and 
from there came to Newark, where he embarked 
in business as a dealer in stoves and tinware. 
Later he added the plumbing business. In May, 
1892, he purchased the Sims Patent Eave Trough 
and Patent Ornamental Roof Gutter, which he 
manufactures and ships to all parts of the United 
States, doing a large jobbing business under the 
firm name of the Sims Manufacturing Company. 
He is located at No. 71 East Main Street, where 
he has built and occupies a two-story brick struc- 
ture, twenty-five feet wide and over two hundred 
feet long. 

Mr. Tucker married Miss Ida I., daughter of 
Maj. Blackburn Moore, of the First Ohio Cavalry, 
who vvas killed in the battle of Stone River. She 
was born and reared in Newark, and by her mar- 
riage has had three children, Oliver M., Ralph J. 
and Helen. Politically, Mr. Tucker is a Demo- 
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various political conventions. For six years he 
has been County Commissioner and lias also served 
as a member of the School Board. He and his 
wife attend the Episcopal Church. Socially, he is 
a thirty-second degree Mason, and is connected 
with the Knights of Pythias and the Red Men. 
His residence at No. 17G North Third Street is one 
of the finest in the city, and in addition he owns 
other valuable real estate. 



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WILLIAM HENRY ROE. It is doubtless 
owing to the industrious and persever- 
ing manner with which Mr. Roe hasad- 
hered to the occupation of an agriculturist that he 
lias risen to such a substantial position in the farm- 
ing affairs of this county. His entire life has been 
spent within the borders of Mary Ann Township, 
and as a natural result he is greatly interested in 
the progress and development of this section of 
the country, and has done his full share in making 
it the magnificent farming region that it now is. 

The father of our subject, George J. Roe, has 
been a resident of this county since 1842, and is 
now numbered among its retired agriculturists. 
Beginning in business without capital, he accumu- 
lated a competence as a result of his industrious 
efforts. For some time he was employed at vari- 
ous lines of mechanical work and was "handy" with 
his tools, but never learned a trade. Fanning was 
his chosen occupation and he tilled his laud, add- 
ing such improvements as he was able until his 
tract of two hundred and forty-seven acres was in 
a high state of cultivation. He has liberally shared 
the earnings of his early life with his children, 
and has now but eighty acres of his own. As a 
citizen he has been progressive, and has held vari- 
ous official positions, among which may be men- 
tioned those of Trustee, School Director and Town- 
ship Clerk. 

The Roe family was first represented in America 
about the year 1637, when Joseph Roe, a native of 
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Germany, landed at Manhattan Island, during the 
early days of its settlement. He had been em- 
ployed as a cabin boy on an English ship, but 
afterward made his home in the United States. 
The various branches of the family are now repre- 
sented in nearly every state of the Union. For 
further facts in regard to the parentage and an- 
cestry of our subject, the readers are referred 
to the biography of George J. Roe presented on 
another page of this volume. 

Born in Mary Ann Township, this county, De- 
cember 25, 1852, the subject of this sketch grew to 
manhood upon the farm where he still lives, mean- 
time receiving such advantages as the schools of 
the district afforded. Subsequently through read- 
ing and observation he has become a man of broad 
information upon all topics of geueral interest. 
His marriage, which occurred December 7, 1876, 
united him with Miss Emma L. Beckford, of Put- 
nam County, Ohio, and two children bless their 
union: Lulu Mary and Henry Wallace. The daugh- 
ter lias been a student in an academy for a short 
period and expects soon to enter college. 

In every enterprise for the benefit of the com- 
munity Mr, Roe takes an active interest, and in poli- 
tics affiliates with the Democratic party. For sev- 
eral years he served as School Director, and was 
for two terms Township Assessor, but declined re- 
election. He is a public-spirited, wide-awake busi- 
ness man, possessing abilities above the average, 
and is highly esteemed as a capable and efficient 
farmer. Socially, he is a member of Acacia Lodge 
No. 464, A. F. & A. M., in which he has held 
various offices, being usually retained in some po- 
sition of responsibility and honor. 



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<Tpw BNER LEONARD CLOUSE, one of Gran- 
/ — \ ville's most highly respected citizens, was 
born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas 
County, Ohio, October 7, 1839, and is a son of Rev. 
Noah and Rebecca (Ash brook) C louse. The pa- 
ternal grandfather of our subject was Judge Ash- 



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brook, of Washington, Washington County, Pa. 
Rev. Noah Clouse is a native of the Keystone State 
and in early life learned the trade of a cabinet mak- 
er. Of a fervent religious temperament, he united 
with the Baptist Church, and for many years was 
one of its most prominent ministers. For a time 
he officiated as pastor of the First Baptist Church 
of Newark, and also at one time held the pastor- 
ate of the church at Granville. 

Retiring from the ministry, Rev. Mr. Clouse in 
1859 located where our subject now lives, and here 
he devoted his attention to the manufacture of ag- 
ricultural implements, wood saws and patterns. 
He had also previously engaged in the foundry 
business at Vanatta. From Licking County he re- 
moved to Urbana, Ohio, and was employed as pat- 
tern maker for the Urbana Street Car Company. 
At present he is a resident of Haskins, Wood Coun- 
ty, Ohio. He is a man whose exemplary life has 
won for him the commendation and confidence of 
a host of friends. When a minister he was earnest 
and efficient in the work of the church, and since 
transferring his attention to business pursuits, he 
displays the same qualities of energy and capabil- 
ity that had previously gained him success. 

The subject of this sketch received an excellent 
education in the schools of Licking County. From 
the age of fourteen until he was twenty-one he 
worked in the old machine shop in Newton Town- 
ship, where he accpuired a thorough knowledge of 
mechanics and pattern making. For two years he 
also read medicine, but adverse circumstances pre- 
vented him from pursuing a complete course. He 
spent his life in the locality of his birth, engaged 
in farming and manufacturing, with the exception 
of a year spent in Toledo as pattern maker. He 
has ever been loyal to the welfare of the Govern- 
ment, and during the Civil War advocated the 
cause of the Union with fidelity and earnestness. 
Twice he attempted to enlist in the army, but both 
times was rejected on account of lung trouble. 

December 24, 1858, Mr. Clouse was united in 
marriage with Miss Jane, daughter of Nelson Van- 
atta, a pioneer of Newton Township, and the gen- 
tleman in whose honor the village of Vanatta was 
named. They have had a family of four sons and 
three daughters, namely: William Leonard, a grad- 



uate of Denison University, and now a master me- 
chanic and civil engineer of Tiffin, Ohio; Ida, wife 
of A. T. Sayre, of Guernsey County, and the mother 
of four children; Walter Noah, a member of the 
Class of '94 of Denison University; Albert, Es- 
tella L., Madie Bell and John E. 

In politics a Republican, Mr. Clouse has been 
elected on that ticket to numerous offices of trust, 
in all of which he has rendered efficient service. 
For the past five years he has been Supervisor and 
is also a member of the Board of Education. From 
1858 until 1860 he was Deputy Postmaster at Van- 
atta. In religious belief he and his family are 
communicants of the Baptist Church. Early in 
life he was forced to depend upon his own re- 
sources, and thus were developed in his character 
traits of independence and self-reliance. Notonly 
did he educate himself, but he also assisted in ed- 
ucating a younger brother and sister, and a sister- 
in-law, and has given his children excellent educa- 
tional advantages. 



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BENJAMIN D. VAN KIRK, of Union Town- 
ship, is a representative of the native-born 
citizens of this county who have exercised 
a marked influence on its affairs, and have in var- 
ious ways contributed to itssocial, commercial and 
material advancement. By strict economy on the 
part of himself and wife, they have been able to 
accumulate a competence, and their labors, directed 
by intelligence, have been crowned with success in 
every direction. Now retired from the active du- 
ties of agriculture, they are spending the afternoon 
of life in the enjoyment of the comforts accumu- 
lated in former years of toil. 

The parents of our subject, John and Mary 
(Benjamin) Van Kirk, were natives respectively of 
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The former came 
to Licking County in an early day and settled in 
Union Township, where he resided until his death, 
in 1822. The mother came to this county with her 
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husband many years, passing away in Granville, 
February 26, 1872. Her eldest child was Benjamin 
D., the subject of this notice, who was born July 
25, 1818, on the presentsiteof Union Station. His 
father dying when he was four years old, he was 
taken into the home of his grandfather, David 
Benjamin, with whom he remained until he was 
sixteen. 

Starting out in life for himself, Mr. Van Kirk 
worked for a few months at the carpenter's trade, 
after which he was bound out to Allen Sinnett, 
with whom he remained four years, meantime 
learning the blacksmith's trade. He then went to 
Newark and for a few months was employed at his 
trade, after which he hired out to Mr. .Sinnett at 
Granville and was in his employ several years. 
The year 1844 witnessed his arrival in Union 
Township, Licking County, where he built a shop 
and followed his trade. Meantime he also pur- 
chased a tract of unimproved land, comprising his 
present farm. This he cleared and placed under a 
high state of cultivation. For thirty-five years he 
followed the dual occupations of farmer and black- 
smith, and then retired from the latter. 

In Harrison Township, October 28, 1841, the 
ceremony was performed that united the destinies 
of Benjamin D. Van Kirk and Mahala M. Judd. 
Her parents, Wilson and Mary E. (Bean) Judd, 
were born in Vermont and New Hampshire re- 
spectively, were married in Genesee County, N. 
Y., and came to Ohio in 1817. After three years 
spent in Miami County, they came to Licking 
County and settled in Granville Township. Jn 
1833 they removed to Harrison Township and 
made settlement on the farm where they died; she, 
September 24, 1872, and he, February 7, 1882. 
They were the parents of one son and two daugh- 
ters, of whom Mrs. Van Kirk was the second. Her 
birth occurred in Spring Creek Township, Miami 
County, Ohio, August 11, 1820. 

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Van Kirk resulted 
in the birth of eight children. Wilson J. married 
Catherine Turner; George, a member of the One 
Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, Company 
B, was taken prisoner in Virginia and confined in 
Andersonville Prison, where he died October 18, 
1864. Lewis died in infancy; Syreno married 



Mary E. May; Anna is the wife of P. H. Williams: 
Mary died in infancy; Horatio married Mamie E. 
Cullers, and Horace chose as his wife Lucy V. Ed- 
wards. The eldest son, Wilson J., was born on 
Thursday, July 21, 1842, and Horatio and Horace 
(twins), were born on Thursday, July 21, 1859. 
On the 28th of October, 1891, Mr. and Mrs. 
Van Kirk, surrounded by their children and grand- 
children and a host of friends, celebrated their 
golden wedding, and the occasion was rendered 
even more delightful by the many remembrances 
received from the people of the community. 

The first house occupied by the Van Kirk family 
was a log building, but this pioneer abode was re- 
placed in 1877 by the commodious dwelling which 
stands on the same site. Since the age of nineteen 
Mr. Van Kirk has been identified with the Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church, to which his wife has also 
belonged for many years. 



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THOMAS S. OFFICER, senior member of 
the firm of Officer <fc Wright, was born in 
Washington County, Pa., May 30, 1837. 
He is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Waldorf) 
Officer, who, removing from Pennsylvania to Ohio, 
settled in Wayne County, and there resided upon 
a farm until they died, the father at the age of 
sixty two, and the mother when seventy-one. 

Thomas S. is the next to the youngest of the 
parental family, consisting of eight children. He 
was a mere child when the family came to Ohio, 
and his boyhood years were spent upou the home 
farm, where early in life he was thoroughly ini- 
tiated in every department of agriculture. Not 
caring to follow that occupation as his life work, 
he secured a position as clerk in a store at Holmes- 
ville, where he remained for three years. In 
March, 1859, he came to Utica and accepted a 
clerkship with S. A. Chapman. 

The first business venture of Mr. Officer was 
made in 1862, when he opened a grocery store in 
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continued to increase with every year. In 1864 
he formed a partnership with S. C. Wright, and 
the connection then formed continues to the pres- 
ent day. The firm of Officer & Wright built and 
operated a sawmill, which, after carrying on for 
four years, they sold to Sinsahaugh & McConnell. 
The marriage of Mr. Officer occurred in Janu- 
ary, 1862, his wife being ChristcnaD., daughter of 
V. B. Alsdorf and a native of New York. In his 
political affiliations Mr. Officer has always been 
firm in his allegiance to and support of the princi- 
ples of the Republican party. He has held a num- 
ber of local offices of trust and honor, including 
that of Township Treasurer, which he held for 
twenty years. For nine years he was a member of 
the City Council and for ten years served as Cem- 
etery Trustee. 



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•f EROY W. Le CRONE, M. D., a successful 

I Cy physician and surgeon of Hebron, is a na- 
tive of Fairfield County, Ohio, having 
been born there May 17, 1840. His parents, 
Christian and Catherine (Sprinkle) LeCrone, were 
born in Fayette County, Pa., and in 1840 removed 
to Fairfield County, settling upon the farm where 
the remainder of their lives was spent. Their fam- 
ily included twelve children, who attained years 
of maturity, there being seven sons and five daugh- 
ters. All the brothers except the Doctor and one 
brother engaged in the real-estate business in Co- 
lumbus, Ohio, followed the occupation of their 
father. 

The subject of this sketch, who was the ninth 
addition to the family circle, was educated in the 
public schools of Lancaster until 1858, when he 
entered the Ohio Central Normal College at Pleas- 
antville. After one term in that institution he 
was for some time engaged alternately teaching 
and attending college, in that way paying his ex- 



penses without incurring an indebtedness at the 
normal. For one year each, he was employed as 
Principal of the public schools of Rushville and 
Reynoldsburg. In 1864 he began to read medi- 
cine in the office of Drs. Nourse <k Brock, of 
Reynoldsburg, and in the winter of 1865-66 he 
took a course in medicine at the Starling Medical 
College of Columbus. 

Opening an office at Greenup, 111., the Doctor 
engaged in practice there for ten years. In 1876 
he came to Hebron, and has since conducted his 
practice here, with the exception of the winter 
of 1881-82, when he took a course in the Co- 
lumbus Medical College. In the winter of 1887— 
88 he entered the medical department of the 
University of Louisville, Ky., receiving a diplo- 
ma from that institution in the spring of 1888. 
He also received diplomas from the Columbus 
Medical and Starling Medical Colleges. In the 
village of Hebron and the surrounding country he 
has built up a large practice. He has always 
taken an active interest in progressive science, 
and is a man generally well informed on topics 
outside of his professional work. Since 1881 he 
has been Treasurer of Hebron Township, and is 
at present President of the Board of Education 
in Hebron, with which he has been connected 
almost ever since he came to the place. 

In 1863 Dr. LeCrone married, at Rushville, 
Ohio, Miss Mary M. Fartney, a native of that 
cit3 r . Three children were born to this union, 
of whom Charles D. died at the age of seven- 
teen years. He was an exemplary youth, and his 
untimely death was the cause of sorrow with all 
who knew him. Samuel, residing with his pa- 
rents, was in the employ of a railroad company 
for some time, but on account of injuries re- 
ceived while thus engaged has retired from the 
road. Minnie L., the only daughter, married 
Edgar Benton and resides in Bucyrus, Ohio. She 
has had two children, the eldest of whom, Marie, 
died at the age of thirteen months. 

Socially the Doctor is identified with Williams 
Lodge No. 363, I. O. O. F., at Hebron, of which 
he is Past Grand, and has held other official po- 
sitions. In 1893 he was a candidate for nomi- 
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County. An active, energetic Democrat, he has 
always worked and voted for the best interests 
of his party. His brothers are stanch Republi- 
cans; his father was an old line Whig, and after 
they were merged into the Republican party never 
affiliated with any political organization. 



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Y L V E S T E R STONE, a representative 
farmer of Union Township, was born on 
the farm where he now lives May 31, 1846, 
being the fifth among nine children comprising 
the family of Thomas and Julia (Hight) Stone. 
His father, who was also born on this farm, the 
date of his birth being April 12, 1807, died at the 
age of seventy-five years. His wife, whom he mar- 
ried in Licking County, October 28, 1837, was a 
native of Hagerstown, Md., born April 8, 1816. 

The grandfather of our subject, Thomas Stone, 
Sr., was born in Prince William County, Va., Feb- 
ruary 27, 1767, and emigrating to Ohio in 1803, 
entered a large tract of land from the Government. 
At that early day Indians were numerous, but 
never hostile, and although it was in their power 
to crush out with ease the little settlement, they 
showed no hostile inclinations, but daily associated 
with the pioneers on terms of friendship. On the 
24th of February, 1788, Thomas Stone, Sr., mar- 
ried Barbara, daughter of Christopher Wise; she 
was born near Baltimore, Md., in 1769, and died 
in September 16, 1848. Grandfather Stone passed 
away January 5, 1847, aged seventy -nine years, 
ten months and eight days. On coming to this 
state he had brought his wife and child with him, 
making the long journey on horseback. 

The eldest child of Thomas Stone, Jr., was 
Matilda, wife of Isaac Slocum, of Union Town- 
ship; Wilson S., who lives on a part of the old 
homestead, has been twice married, his second wife 
being Eva Hurst; Elnora, who was born February 
21, 1844, died January 25, 1862; an infant died 
unnamed; Sylvester is the next in order of birth; 



Sarah, who was born August 28, 1849, became the 
wife of N. R. Ruckland, and they with their five 
children occupy a beautiful home near that be- 
longing to our subject; Mary C, born January 31, 
1851, is the wife of William Hand, who owns a 
farm in Union Township and is a resident of 
Kirkersville, Ohio; Minnie, born May 20, 1854, 
married James Harris, a merchant at Kirkersville. 
The youngest in the family was a son that was 
born August 18, 1859, and died the same day. 

Upon the home farm our subject grew to man- 
hood. At the age of twenty-five years he married 
Miss Adeline Slocum, who died after three j-ears 
of wedded life, leaving one child, Chili, now the 
wife of Linneus Grove, residing on a farm adjoin- 
ing that of our subject. In 1879 Mr. Stone was 
united in marriage witli Miss Sophia Defenbaugh, 
a native of Fairfield Count}', Ohio, and a member 
of a Pennsylvania family that traced its ancestry 
to Germany. She came to Licking County as a 
school teacher, which profession she followed suc- 
cessfully until her marriage. One child has blessed 
the union, a daughter, Nellie. 

From his father's estate Mr. Stone inherited 
seventy-seven acres, a portion of the original tract 
entered by his grandfather about one hundred 
years ago. Politically he is an active worker in the 
Democratic party. He gives of his means to the sup- 
port of the Gospel and other religious and benevo- 
lent institutions. His grandfather was a Deacon in 
the Baptist Church, and the preferences of the de- 
scendants have been in that direction. 



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£T~T LBERT JOSEPH, who owns and occupies 
/ — \ one of Pataskala's pleasant homes, was 
born near Kirkersville, Licking County, 
March 7, 1839, being a son of John and Amelia 
(Peters) Joseph, natives respectively of Licking 
and Fairfield Counties. The paternal grandfather 
of our subject, Ezekiel Joseph, was one of the 
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making settlement his remaining years were spent. 
Twice married, John was the only son of the first 
union. He was born in 1814, and was reared to 
manhood upon the home place, enduring all the 
vicissitudes and privations incident to life upon 
the frontier. After his marriage he resided near 
the present site of Pataskala, where he was pro- 
prietor of a hotel. Later he lived on a farm 
near'Kirkersville, into which village he moved in 
the fall of 1839. His life occupation was that of 
agriculture, and he also was in considerable de- 
mand as a veterinary surgeon. No man under- 
stood horse flesh better than he, and he was a suc- 
cessful dealer in good grades of horses. His wife 
died in 1851, and thirteen years later, in 1864, he 
followed her to the grave. 

Our subject is one of three children, his older 
brother being Harrison, a jeweler of Mattoon, 111. 
His sister, Caroline, is the wife of Alexander C. 
Burt, of Columbus. The second wife of John 
Joseph was Sarah Hooper, and they became the 
parents of two children, one of whom died in 
childhood. The other, Sheldon, is a resident of 
Columbus. The parents were members of the Bap- 
tist Church and a worthy couple, held in the high- 
est esteem by all who knew them. Albert, of this 
sketch, was reared to manhood in Kirkersville and 
in the common schools of that place he received his 
schooling, but he had more education in manual 
labor than in books. 

The business career of Mr. Joseph commenced 
with his clerkship in a general store. In 1863 he 
opened a grocery store, which, however, he soon 
sold, and afterward conducted a livery business 
and dealt in horses. In 1868 he came to Pataska- 
la and in partnership with Samuel Peters engaged 
in the grain trade, Mr. Howe being later taken in- 
to the firm. In 1872 W. H. Mead, St., bought an 
interest in the enterprise and the firm has since 
been Joseph A Mead. In addition to this business, 
our subject also deals in horses, carries on a livery 
stable and conducts an extensive coal trade. 

In 1863 Mr. Joseph was united in marriage with 
Miss Cloa E., daughter of George Tiffaney, and a 
native of Licking County. They have one son, 
Harry, who is a partner in the livery business. 
Though not taking an active part in politics, Mr. 



Joseph always casts a straight Democratic ticket at 
the various local and general elections. Since 
1881 he has filled the position of Township Treas- 
urer, and he has also held other local offices. His 
religious belief brings him into active co-operation 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he 
belongs. For nine years he has served as Super- 
intendent of the Sunday-school, and is also promi- 
nent in the work of the church. 



JOSEPH RITCHIE. Coming to Licking Coun- 
ty in 1843, the subject of this sketch has 
since made his home here, and though now 
advanced in years, he still superintends the 
management of his farm adjoining Columbia Cen- 
tre and one and one-quarter miles from Pataskala. 
During the fifty-one years of his residence in this 
locality he has witnessed the development of the 
material resources of the county, and its advance- 
ment along educational, moral and commercial 
lines, until it has now attained a foremost rank in 
the galaxy of the counties of the Buckeye State. 
Born in Washington County, Pa., October 12, 
1816, our subject is the son of William and Eliza- 
beth (Atkison) Ritchie, natives respectively of 
Washington County, Pa., and Liverpool, England. 
There were seven children born to this family, 
four sons and three daughters, but Joseph is the 
only survivor. His father followed the occupa- 
tion of a farmer, and also for some time engaged 
in teaching school. He died in Pennsylvania in 
1827, at the age of forty-two years, and eighteen 
months later his wife also passed away. They were 
conscientious, earnest members of the Presbyterian 
Church, the rules of which they strictly kept. 

On his mother's side our subject is of English 
descent. His maternal grandfather, John Atkison, 
was born in England and there married. On com- 
ing to America he settled in Washington County, 
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paternal grandfather, Craig Ritchie, was born in 
Scotland and emigrated to this country about the 
time of the Revolutionary War. He attained an 
advanced age. Both the paternal and maternal 
ancestors were people of upright character, fixed 
principles of honor, and energetic disposition, and 
wherever they resided they were known and hon- 
ored. 

Reared in Washington County, Pa., our subject 
commenced to learn the trade of a blacksmith at 
the age of thirteen years, and this occupation he 
followed until lwent3'-six. On the 4th of October, 
1837, he was united in marriage with Miss Susanna 
Stool fire, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth 
(Froniker) Stoolfire. Six sons and two daughters 
were born of their union, namely: Jerome, Will- 
iam Butler, Lucius, Nathan B., Charles W., Joseph 
H., Louisa H. and Mary C. Jerome married Miss 
Sarah Jane Gardner, and they with their four 
children, Herbert, Etta, Joseph and Blanche, live 
in Union County, Ohio. William B., a resident 
of Van Wert County, Ohio, married Miss Emma 
Shannon, and after her death was united with 
Ellen J. Ritchie; they have one child living, 
Lucius. 

Our subject's third son, Lucius, enlisted in Com- 
pany B, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infan- 
try, under Captain Taylor; while with the array in 
Tennessee he was taken ill and died there. Nathan 

B. died unmarried at the age of about thirty years. 
Charles W. chose as his wife Miss Mattie B. 
Wright, and they have two children, Ethel and 
Mabel; their home is at Magnetic Springs, Union 
County, Ohio. Joseph II. was united with Miss 
Mary B. Merchant, and four children have resulted 
from their union, Clj'de, Roy, Herbert and Anna; 
they live in Van Wert County, Ohio. Louisa II., 
wife of James W. White, has two children, Joseph 
and Nellie, and resides in Union County. Mary 

C, Mrs. Martin B. Lee, has three children, Dora, 
Anna and Harry, and is a resident of Van Wert 
County. 

Politically Mr. Ritchie is a Republican, and 
served a number of terms as Township Trustee. 
He has lived in Licking County for fifty-one years, 
and during forty-six years of this time he has 
been Class-leader in the United Brethren Church. 



His wife is identified with the Disciples' Church. 
They have a pleasant rural home convenient to 
both Pataskala and Columbia Centre, and in their 
old age are surrounded by all the comforts con- 
tributing to the happiness of life. 



/~rOL HAMLIN D. BURCH, who is engaged 
V_/ in the mercantile business at Hebron, was 
born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Sep- 
tember 21, 1846. His parents, also natives of that 
county, were Jonathan and Elizabeth (Doughty) 
Burch, the former born in 1811, and died October 
19, 1881; the latter born in 1809, and departed 
this life July 15, 1882. In 1859 the father sold 
his farm in Muskingum County, and removed to 
Hebron, where both he and his wife died. Their 
family consisted of seven children who attained 
years of maturity, two having died in early child- 
hood. One brother, Leonidas F., who enlisted in 
Company II, Thirty-first Ohio Infantry, was taken 
prisoner at the battle of Chickamauga,and died in 
Andersonville Prison. 

Another brother, Homer C, also belonged to 
Company H, Thirty-first Ohio Infantry, and at the 
battle of Resaca received a wound from the effects 
of which, coupled with other disabilities, his death 
resulted. The other member of the family are: 
Richard W., who is married and lives in Hebron; 
David P., a merchant of Hebron; Joseph B., who 
is employed in a glass factory at Newark; and 
Mary E., wife of Frank Chison, of Hebron. The 
children received excellent common-school educa- 
tions, and were well qualified by training for the 
successful management of large business enter- 
prises. 

Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, our 
subject, though a mere lad, determined to fight for 
the preservation of the Union. Accordingly in 
September, 1862, he entered Company A, Tenth 
Ohio Cavalry, and experienced three years of ac- 
tive service. His cavalry corps under the com- 
mand of General Kilpatrick was with Sherman and 
took part in many skirmishes, where the peril was, 



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even greater than in the more important engage- 
ments. Resaca was his first prominent battle. This 
was followed by the march to Atlanta and the siege 
of that place, then the march to the sea, and from 
there through the Carolinas. After the surrender 
of Johnson in North Carolina, the regiment was 
stationed at Salem, N.C., until August, 1865, when 
the horses and equipments were turned over to the 
Government, and the cavalrymen proceeded by 
cars to Richmond, Washington and Cleveland. In 
the last named city they were mustered out of the 
service. 

On his return home Colonel Burch became a 
clerk in a mercantile store and continued thus en- 
gaged until 1869, when he bought out a store in 
Hebron. Eor twenty-two years he sold goods at 
the old stand, but in November of 1893 he re- 
moved into his own fine business block, where he 
has a neat and convenient place of business. April 
24, 1869, he married Miss Candace, daughter of 
Thomas and Eunice A. Ruick, the latter of whom 
died when Mrs. Burch was a child. Her father is 
now a contractor and builder of St. Louis, and at 
one time was wealthy, but through an unfortunate 
investment in a silver mine in Nevada he lost a 
handsome fortune. Mrs. Burch was educated in 
the schools of Watertown, N. Y., and was an ac- 
complished lady. Death, however, on the 17th of 
January, 1894, removed her from her husband 
and children. Of the latter there are five: Otto 
E., Frank C, Rose Lee, Bertie T. and Charles H. 
The eldest son married Lyda Vorhees, and lives in 
Medina County, where he is a telegraph operator. 
Colonel Burch gained the title by which he is 
familiarly known through his connection with the 
Ohio National Guards, which he joined in 1878. 
For two years he was First Lieutenant, for three 
terms served as Captain of his company, and is 
now Lieutenant-Colonel of the Seventeenth Regi- 
ment. As a member of the Guards he has seen 
considerable service, having been frequently called 
out to suppress strikes and riots. In 1879 he had 
command of his company when called out to sup- 
press the Corning coal strikes, and upon that occa- 
sion there was a severe fight before peace was re- 
stored. He was also at Cincinnati when the mob 
destroyed the court house and sixty rioters were 



killed. The trouble grew out of dissatisfaction 
with the verdict of the jury in the Burner case. 

In political sentiment Colonel Burch is a Repub- 
lican. Under the first administration of President 
Grant he was appointed Postmaster at Hebron, 
and served in that position until the election of 
President Cleveland. Later, when Benjamin Har- 
rison succeeded to the Presidency, he was again 
appointed Postmaster, serving four years. Since 
1867 he has been a member of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, to which his wife also belonged. For 
fifteen years he served as Superintendent of the 
Sunday-school, and in the church has filled the po- 
sitions of Trustee, Class-leader and Steward. 



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JAMES A. CULLY, Trustee of Union Town- 
ship, was born upon his father's farm in the 
township of Union, Licking County, Ohio, 
February 18, 1847. He is the youngest of 
eight children comprising the family of the late 
Thomas and Mary (Taylor) Cully, and was reared 
beneath the parental roof, receiving the advanta- 
ges of a practical education in the neighboring 
schools. Having completed the studies of the 
district schools he entered Denison Universit}' at 
Granville, where he was a student for three years. 
At the age of about eight years, our subject was 
orphaned by his father's death, after which he con- 
tinued to live at home with his mother until at- 
taining his majority. He then took charge of the 
home farm, which at the death of his mother be- 
came his by inheritance. Farming has been his 
life occupation and he is now the owner of about 
one hundred and seventy-five acres. In local affairs 
has maintained an intelligent interest, and is a firm 
advocate of Democratic principles, which he be- 
lieves best adapted to the welfare of our country. 
Since 1889 he has officiated as Township Trustee, 
in which capacity he has rendered efficient and 
capable service. Socially he holds membership 
in Williams Lodge No. 363, 1. O. O. F. 

In Union Township Mr. Cully was united in 
marriage with Miss Margaret Welch, who is a 



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daughter of the late William Welch, the latter 
having died in Missouri. The union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Cully has been blessed by the birth of two 
children, whom they have named Thomas W. and 
Taylor C. 



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HON. ELIZUR ABBOTT was born in Well- 
ingford, Conn., February 11, 1801, and 
died at Granville, Ohio, October 4, 1877. 
He was the oldest of eight children, five sous and 
three daughters, comprising the family of Samuel 
and Lois (Ives) Abbott. When he was sixteen 
years of age the family moved to Worthington, 
Ohio. At twenty-two he was united in marriage 
with Miss Clarissa, daughter of Jesse and Hannah 
Munson, of Granville, and afterward took up his 
residence in that place. In 1833 he removed to 
Marysville, Ohio, and two years later was elected 
Associate Judge for Union County by the unani- 
mous vote of the legislature of the state. About 
the same time he was chosen Elder of the Presby- 
terian Church of Marysville. 

In 1837 the family returned to Granville, 
which place became their permanent home. In 
1840 Mr. Abbott was elected a member of the Board 
of Trustees of Granville Female College, and soon 
thereafter was chosen Secretary of the Board. 
This position he held until nearly thirty years 
later, when he resigned on account of failing eye- 
sight. For many years he was connected with 
the Granville Furnace Company, and also with the 
Granville Bank. In 1850 he was elected to the 
position of Associate Judge of Licking County, 
and discharged the duties of that office until it 
was abolished by the adoption of the new con- 
stitution. The same year he was chosen Deacon 
of the Congregational Church of Granville, and in 
1870, at the time of its reorganization as a Pres- 
byterian Church, he was elected one of the Elders. 
For over thirty years the same Sunday-school 
class enjoyed his devoted labors. 

In every position in which Mr. Abbott was hon- 



ored with public confidence, he was most faithful 
and efficient. His early education was received 
in the academies of Canton and Hartford, Conn., 
and to the information there gained he afterward 
added by self-culture and extensive reading. Mak- 
ing a profession of religion at the age of four- 
teen, all his habits of thinking and acting, and his 
views of life and business, were formed under the 
controlling and directing power of the highest, 
truest principles, and the love of Christ, so that 
he developed and maintained a character of rare 
purity, strength and usefulness. His memory will 
long be cherished in the church and community, 
where his Christian graces shone so brightly, and 
were his consistent, earnest life was so highly val- 
ued and admired. 



HON. EDWIN NICHOLS, deceased, was 
born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., 
April 14, 1828, and traces his ancestry to 
some of the passengers on board the '"Mayflower." 
He is the youngest of ten children comprising the 
family of Amos and Sarah (Falls) Nichols, who in 
1831 removed to Ohio. Settling in Lock they 
there continued to reside until 1844, when they 
passed from earth. 

In his youth our subject attended school in 
Waukesha, Wis., and from there came to Newark, 
where he learned the trade of a carpenter. "While 
following this occupation he also taught school in 
this place, occupying the only school building then 
in Newark. At the outbreak of the Civil War he 
raised a company, of which he was originally Cap- 
tain and was later, by successive promotions, chosen 
Colonel, though he still retained the title of Major. 
With Company C, of the Twenty-seventh Ohio 
Regiment, he entered service and for three years 
and nine months he rendered faithful and efficient 
service to his country, being at last obliged to re- 
sign on account of ill-health. lie filled the posi- 
tion of Deputy Provost-Marshal until it was aban- 
doned. 

After the war Mr. Nichols engaged as store- 
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for three years. Later lie was engaged in the book 
trade and then, in partnership with Dr. A. T. Speer, 
embarked in the drug business, of which he after- 
ward became sole proprietor and with his children 
carried on the concern until about 1891. For 
some time he was a member of the City Council 
and also served two terms as Mayor. He was 
President of the Home Building Association, the 
Ohio Publishing Company and the Pioneers' As- 
sociation. Politically, he gave his support to the 
men and principles advocated by the Republican 
party. Socially, he affiliated with the Independ- 
ent Order of Odd Fellows, the Masonic fraternity, 
Union Veterans' League and the Grand Army of 
the Republic. He was reared in the Presbyterian 
faith, and although he never identified himself 
with any denomination he always lived an upright 
and strictly moral life. 

December 22, 1865, Mr. Nichols married Miss 
Mary, daughter of T. G. and Mary (Anderson) 
Speer. She was born in Jersey Township, Licking 
County, November 5, 1844, and by her marriage 
has had one child, Edwin, a phj-sician of Newark. 
By his previous marriage to Adelia Speer, sister of 
his widow, Mr. Nichols had two children, Harry 
A. and Delmer T. 



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T~"> DWIN JONES, who is one of the success- 
t CS ful agriculturists of the county, resides 
in St. Alban's Township. He is the owner 
of one hundred and twelve acres of well improved 
land and is prosecuting his chosen calling with a 
zeal and energy that almost invariably brings suc- 
cess. His life furnishes an illustration of the fact 
that the industry and perseverance of an intelligent 
man can make the fertile acres of our country 
give forth rich treasures, far more precious than the 
fabled gold of El Dorado. 

The family of which our subject is a representa- 
tive originated in Wales, where were born both 
his parents, Maurice and Jane (Glynn) Jones, the 
birth of the latter occurring in 1808. The father 
settled in Pennsylvania at the age of twenty-one 



years, and after spending some time in the Key- 
stone State came to Ohio and settling in Licking 
County, purchased a farm in Newton Township. 
Clearing his land, he gave his attention to its cul- 
tivation and improvement until his death, which 
occurred about 1872. In Licking County occurred 
his marriage to Miss Jane Glynn,' who died many 
years prior to his demise, passing away in New- 
ton Township, March 27, 1851. 

Unto Maurice and Jane Jones were born twelve 
children, of whom the following attained years 
of maturity: Sarah J., Edwin, John V., Enoch, 
Elizabeth, Maurice R., Mary Ann and Caroline. 
The subject of this sketch was born in Newton 
Township, Licking County, April 22, 1833, and was 
reared to manhood upon his father's farm, his boy- 
hood years passing uneventfully in mingled work 
and play. Agriculture his been his life occupa- 
tion, and he has been thus engaged first in New- 
ton and later in St. Alban's Township. The year 
1865 witnessed his removal to the latter township, 
and here he has since resided, meantime giving 
his attention to the sowing of seed and harvest- 
ing of grain. Upon his farm may be noticed the 
usual improvements of a modern estate. There 
are fields of grain, also pastures of convenient 
size. The residence is neat in appearance, modern 
in design and attractive in its furnishings. 

In Granville Township, March 28, 1859, occurred 
the marriage of Edwin Jones to Phoebe A. Pitts- 
field, and they became the parents of three chil- 
dren, namely: Oscar J., who is engaged in the 
mercantile business in Winfield, Kan.; Jennie M. 
wife of Rev. P. W. Longfellow, of Grand Fork, 
N. Dak., and Phoebe A., who married Reuben F. 
Tyler, of St. Alban's Township. The wife and 
mother passed away in Newton Township, March 
2, 1864. The second marriage of Mr. Jones was 
solemnized in Granville Township, March 12, 
1865, uniting him with Susan N. Booth. The 
children born of this union are four in number, as 
follows: Mary E.; Caroline B., wife of Dr. F. 
Williams, of Columbus; Anna, and Edna. 

The great issues of the present age receive care- 
ful consideration from Mr. Jones, but in local af- 
fairs he does not take an active part, preferring to 
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sincere Christian, he gives his support to the 
Baptist Church, with which he is connected. Al- 
though he began life without means he has stead- 
ily worked his way upward, overcoming by perse- 
verance the obstacles in his path, and is now num- 
bered among the substantial farmers of the com- 
munity. 

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REV. WILLIAM HENSLEY, of Hopewell 
Township, is held in high esteem for his 
honorable career as agriculturist and local 
minister, and for his worth as a citizen of un- 
blemished character. For thirty years or more he 
has preached the Gospel, and in the Methodist 
Episcopal Church he is an active and influential 
officer. Much of his attention has been devoted 
to agricultural pursuits, and his farm proves con- 
clusively the energetic supervision of the owner. 

In Muskingum County, Ohio, the subject of this 
notice was born March 19, 1819, to John P. and 
Elizabeth (Hill) Hensley. His parents were na- 
tives of the Old Dominion and came to Ohio in 
1805, enduring the hardships of pioneer life among 
the early settlers of Muskingum County. Thence 
in 1832 they came to Licking County. Their 
family consisted of four children, two of whom 
are deceased. Besides our subject the only mem- 
ber of the family now living is Julia Ann, wife of 
Ashard Critten and a resident of Pulaski County, 
Ind. 

The boyhood days of our subject were spent on 
his father's farm, which is comprised in his pres- 
ent homestead. On the 4th of January, 1838, he 
married Miss Louisa Lake, a daughter of Willis 
and Annie (Grigsby) Lake, natives of Virginia, 
who came to this country in an early day and set- 
tled in Licking County. Mrs. Hensley was one of 
eight children, of whom there are now living be- 
sides herself a sister, Elizabeth Critten, whose 
home is in Putnam County, Ohio, and a brother, 
Ashford Lake, a resident of Iowa. The union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Hensley has been blessed by the birth 
of four children, viz.: Sarah Ann, now the wife of 
Abraham Brown, of Kansas; Ashford L., who re- 



sides in Louisville, Ky.; Mary Elizabeth, who mar- 
ried H.M. McCracken, of Licking County, and has 
two children; Austin P., of Newark, who is con- 
nected with the Borton Institute. 

Upon his one hundred acres Mr. Hensley has 
erected substantial farm buildings, including a 
comfortable residence. In the winter of 1840 he 
became converted and since then he has been a 
faithful, consistent Christian. At present beholds 
the position of local Elder in the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. In political affairs he takes the 
Democratic view and votes and works with that 
party. However, he is not narrow minded in his 
opinions and if he considers the Republican can- 
didate better qualified for the office, lie transfers 
his allegiance pro tern to that party. In the com- 
munity he is considered one of the substantial, 
industrious and prominent citizens. He is ever 
ready to lend a helping hand to the poor and 
needy, and is an active supporter of the right and 
equally earnest in his opposition to the wrong. 



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f~y HARLES A PIGG, who upon his farm in 
^^y Madison Township raises all kinds of grain 
and stock and also devotes considerable 
attention to the dairy business, was born in the 
township where he now resides, the date of his 
birth being December 29, 1834. He is the eldest 
child of George and Jane (Knox) Pigg, who came 
to Madison Township in 1834 and rented a farm 
for several years thereafter, later purchasing the 
place where Charles A. now lives. In the family 
were four sons and one daughter. The latter be- 
came the wife of Sidney Smith and made her 
home upon a farm near that belonging to our sub- 
ject,until her death which occurred January 4,1883. 
The brothers are William, whose sketch is presen- 
ted on another page of this volume; George, who 
married Clara Shaw and resides on a portion of 
the old homestead, and David, who chose as his 
wife Eliza Avery and resides in Newark, where he 
is Justice of the Peace. The three brothers living 



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here purchased the interests of David and Isabella, 
the sister, in the old home place. At the time of 
the division of the estate, the property consisted 
of three hundred and forty acres, of which Charles 
A. is the owner of one hundred and six acres. 

Alternating attendance at the neighboring 
schools with work upon the home farm, our subject 
passed the happy and busy days of boyhood and 
youth. Upon starting out in life for himself he 
chose the occupation of an agriculturist, and to 
this he has devoted his entire attention. His par- 
ents are both deceased. His father, who was born 
in Northumberland County, England, March 8, 
1799, died September 16, 1862, after having ac- 
cumulated a valuable and well improved property. 
The mother, a native of the same place as her hus- 
band, was born August 6, 1809, and died Septem- 
ber 4, 1882. From a long line of worthy English 
ancestors, our subject has inherited qualities of 
determination and force of character, and to these 
he adds the American qualifications of enterprise 
and push. 

In Madison Township, May 14, 1878, occurred 
the marriage of Charles A. Pigg and Miss Cyrena 
Stadden, daughter of Matthias and Zevalena(Huse) 
Stadden. Her father was born in 1817, in Madison 
Township, Licking County, to which place her pa- 
ternal grandfather had come in 1800. She is one 
of three children, having an older brother, Rollin, 
in Clinton County, and a younger brother, Clar- 
ence, on the old homestead. The only child of 
Mr. and Mrs. Pigg is Edward E., who was born 
June 2, 1882, and is now a student in the district 
schools. Mrs. Pigg is a cultured lady and was a 
school teacher for a number of years before her mar- 
riage. 

In political sentiment Mr. Pigg is a Democrat 
and keeps himself well informed concerning the 
issues of the day, but has never sought or desired 
public ollice. However, he has been chosen to 
serve in various positions of trust and is now serv- 
ing his sixth year as Trustee of the Township, an 
office which has control of all elections, the town- 
ship poor, roads, taxes, etc. Though reared in the 
Methodist faith, he and his wife are identified with 
the Christian Church. He operates a mixed farm, 
raising the various cereals as well as good grades 



of stock. He has a number of Jersey cows and is 
engaged in the dairy business, the quality of his 
dairy products being of such a high grade that 
they command better prices than those for the or- 
dinary product. 



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CTyr LEX. OATMAN, a resident of Eden Town- 
j — \ ship, has spent his entire life in Licking 
County, and is well known among its ag- 
riculturists and business men. He was born in 
Mary Ann Township, February 18, 1855, and is a 
son of Charles and Esther (McDowell) Oatman. 
His paternal grandfather, Andrew Oatman, came 
to Ohio in an early day, and settling in Licking 
County, became the owner of a farm in Mary Ann 
Township, where his death occurred. His family 
consisted of three sons and five daughters, namely: 
Harriet, who married Harvey Beeney and resides 
in Mary Ann Township; Eliza, who married Lem- 
uel Westbrook and died in Mary Ann Township; 
Emil}-, who died unmarried; Jemima, Mrs. John 
Vanatta, who died in Licking County; Nancy, who 
was taken from earth in childhood; Charles, father 
of our subject; Warren, and George, of Newton 
Township. 

The life occupation of Andrew Oatman was that 
of a general farmer, and he was thus engaged in 
Mary Ann Township, with the exception of four 
years spent in Allen County, Ind., until his death, 
meantime becoming the owner of valuable prop- 
erty. His widow survives him and makes her 
home in Licking County. They had four children, 
as follows: Cordelia, wife of Levi Billmau,of New- 
atk; Alex; Mary, who died unmarried, and 
George, whose home is in Mary Ann Township. 

No event of special importance occurred during 
the boyhood and youth of our subject. He re- 
mained with his parents until 1875, when he 
established domestic ties, being then united with 
Sarah M. Still well, a native of Eden Township and 
daughter of Lewis and Priscilla Stillwell. Mrs. 
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earnest, faithful member of the United Brethren 
Church. She presides over her home graciously, 
and all who cross its threshold are welcomed to 
comfort and true hospitality. In her own right 
she owns two hundred and forty-nine acres of val- 
uable land. There is but one child, a son, Frank, 
who was born May 28, 1877. 

Although he began his business career with little 
capital, Mr. Oatman has steadily worked his way 
upward, overcoming by perseverance the obstacles 
in his path, and is now numbered among the sub- 
stantial farmers of the community. In politics he 
is unswerving in his allegiance to the Democratic 
party. He is a man of sound views on all the im- 
portant questions of the day, and is well dowered 
with tenacity of purpose, sagacious and independ- 
ent judgment and other traits necessary to success 
in any vocation. 



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BENJAMIN A. STILLWELL still resides 
upon the old homestead where he was 
born more than sixty years ago. He is 
one of the successful agriculturists of Eden Town- 
ship and engages in general farming upon his 
estate of two hundred and three acres. Both in 
his life and in his external surroundings he is cer- 
tainly worthy to attract the attention of the biog- 
rapher, and is a man of sturdy principle, who will 
stand by what he believes to be right, without fear 
or favor. 

The Stillwell family was for several generations 
resident in Virginia, where our subject's paternal 
grandfather, Elias, made his home. The parents, 
David and Maria (Fauk) Stillwell, were natives of 
Virginia and Maryland, and were married in the 
state last named. Coming to Ohio they settled in 
Eden Township, Licking County, and thence, in 
1865, removed to Knox County. He was residing 
near Bladensburg when his death occurred in 1872, 
at the age of seventy-six years. His wife had died 
six years previous to his demise. His trade was 
that of a tanner, at which he was employed through- 
out his entire business life. 

There were in the family nine children who at- 



tained years of maturity, namely: Elias, deceased; 
Harriet, who married Thomas Miller and removed 
to Kansas; Gazelda, Mrs. William Young, who 
died in Illinois; Lewis, who died in Eden Town- 
ship; Evaline, who married John Sanders and 
died in Eden Township; Mary, wife of William 
Beeney, residing in Knox County; James, of Eden 
Township; Benjamin A., and David, who died at 
the age of twenty-three years. The subject of this 
sketch was born in Eden Township, June 11, 1833, 
and in boyhood worked at the tanners' trade, but 
the occupation not being congenial to him, he 
turned his attention to agriculture and has since 
been thus engaged. 

The marriage of Mr. Stillwell united him with a 
lady whose amiability of character and thorough 
culture have made her a congenial companion and 
suitable helpmate. She was Sarah, daughter of 
John and Eliza (Varner) McQueen, and was born 
in Fallsbury Township, Licking County. They 
have had four children, the youngest of whom, 
Lewis by name, died in infancy. The others are: 
Franklin, who resides in Newark, Ohio; Ella, who 
married Cary Harris and lives in Mary Ann Town- 
ship, and Orlando, who resides with his parents. 

While agricultural affairs engage Mr. Stillwell's 
attention, they do not do so to the exclusion of 
public-spirited enterprises and movements of local 
importance. He takes an active interest in politics 
and is a Democrat in national issues, but in local 
matters supports the man and the measure, rather 
than any political organization. His membership 
is with the Methodist Episcopal Church, to the 
good work of which he is ever readj' to contribute. 



OLON HAZELTON, dealer in agricultural 
implements, embarked in this business at 
Alexandria about 1886. He began upon 
a small scale, but from time to time has enlarged 
his stock as the volume of his trade increased until 
he is now one of the most successful business men 
of the place. His establishment is well supplied 
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tiring efforts, genial courtesy and fair dealing he 
has secured a liberal share of the public patronage. 

In the Green Mountain State the eyes of our 
subject first opened to the light. He was born in 
the township of Essex, Chittenden County, No- 
vember 26, 1823, to the union of John and Fannie 
(Bates) Hazelton, natives respectively of New 
Hampshire and Vermont. His parents came to 
Ohio in 1833, and settling in Licking County, re- 
sided in Granville Township for a few years. 
Thence removing to St. Alban's Township, they 
continued to reside there until their death. By 
occupation he was a farmer, and in political mat- 
ters a stanch Democrat. His family numbered the 
following named eight children: Solon, Isaac N., 
Almira, Samuel, Arthur, Josephine, Herman and 
Betsey. 

When ten j'ears old our subject accompanied 
the family to Licking County and afterward re- 
mained under the parental roof until he was about 
eighteen, when he started out in life for himself. 
Prior to the age of twenty-one he was employed 
in farming, after which he was for a short time en- 
gaged in the manufacture of wheat fans and then 
traveled over the country selling them, for three 
years in the employ of others and two years on 
his own account. Then purchasing some land in 
St. Alban's Township, he began the life of an ag- 
riculturist, in which he continued exclusively 
until 1861. Retaining its general supervision, 
though no longer actively engaged in tilling the 
soil, he went to Shelbyville and resumed his 
former business, engaging in the manufacture of 
wheat fans for one year. In 1862 he went to In- 
dianapolis, and was similarly employed for one 
year. He then returned to his farm in St. Alban's 
Township, which he still owns and operates, though 
giving his attention mainly to the agricultural 
implement business. His farm consists of eighty- 
seven acres, and is under excellent cultivation. 

In St. Alban's Township occurred the marriage 
of Solon Hazelton and Miss Mary L. Beaumont. 
She is a daughter of the late Isaiah and Hettie 
(Carpenter) Beaumont, who migrated from Penn- 
sylvania to Ohio in an early day and made settle- 
ment in St. Alban's Township, Licking County, 
where they remained until death. Mr. and Mrs. 



Hazelton have had three children, the eldest of 
whom, Frank, died at the age of about five years. 
Lizzie, the older daughter, is the wife of William 
P. Bowman; Carrie, the younger daughter, married 
R. W. Smith, of Alexandria. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hazelton are truly representative 
members of the farming community of St. Alban's 
Township, as well as the business element of Alex- 
andria, being enterprising and industrious. The 
Democratic party claims the hearty allegiance and 
co-operation of Mr. Hazelton, and to it lie gives 
his support. In his religious views he is liberal; 
his wife is a devoted member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in which she finds a broad field 
of labor and usefulness. 



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J7> LIAS B. OSBORN, a general farmer and 
[^ Cy stock-raiser of St. Alban's Township, was 
born in Franklin County, Ohio, June 7, 
1850. He is a son of Joseph and Henrietta ( Wiro) 
Osborn, the former a native of New Jersey, the 
latter born in Pennsylvania. The}' accompanied 
their respective parents to Ohio, and settling in 
Franklin County, there met and married. Of their 
four children, Elias B. is the second in respect to 
birth. He was reared to manhood upon the home 
farm, and after completing the studies of the 
common schools, entered the Reynoldaburg High 
School. On discontinuing his studies he gave his 
attention to farm pursuits, and has since been 
thus engaged. 

In 1873 was solemnized the marriage of Elias B. 
Osborn and Hattie Blakesley, a native of Medina 
County, Ohio, and the daughter of Cliauncey 
Blakesley. They are the parents of two children, 
sons, named Herbert and Arthur A. Iu religious 
connections they belong to the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, in which Mr. Osborn is now serving as 
a Trustee. In addition to the raising of cereals, 
he has devoted considerable time and attention to 
stock-raising, iu which department of agriculture 
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one hundred and fifty-five acres of fine land, of 
which one hundred were given him by his father. 
While farming engages his attention, it does not 
do so to the exclusion of the public welfare, and 
as a stanch friend of the Republican party, he gives 
his influence for its candidates and its measures. 
He has served as Township Trustee, in which posi- 
tion he represented his fellow-citizens with energy 
and capability. 



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<Tpr NDREW BEARD, of Licking Township, 
/ — \ has engaged in farming and stock-raising 
throughout his business career. He now 
owns an excellent farm of four hundred and fifty 
acres, much of which is under a high state of culti- 
vation and yields him a golden tribute for the 
care and labor he bestows upon it. He is labori- 
ous in the attention he bestows upon his land, and 
the performance of his duties brings him a very 
satisfactory financial return. 

The father of our subject, Thomas Beard, was 
one of the early settlers of Licking County, hav- 
ing come here in boyhood and settled in Licking 
Township. Here he married Rachel Pitzer, daugh- 
ter of Richard Pitzer, one of the pioneers of the 
township. After his marriage Mr. Beard engaged 
in farming pursuits in Licking County until his 
death, which occurred in 1844. Though a native 
of New Jersej', his life was principally spent in 
Ohio, and he was a witness of much of the devel- 
opment of Licking County. His widow, who still 
survives (1894), is now eighty-seven years of age. 
They have a family of ten children: Joseph. Anna, 
Maria, Andrew, Margaret, Catherine, Sarah, John, 
James and Rachel. 

The second son in the family was Andrew, the 
subject of this notice, who was born in Licking 
Township January 10, 1835. In play and work, 
in the usual manner of farmer lads, he spent the 
days of childhood and youth, receiving a fair edu- 
cation in the district schools. In Licking Town- 
ship, September 14, 1857, he married Miss Eliza 



H. Headly, a daughter of Usual and Elizabeth 
Headley, who died in this township. Mrs. Beard 
is one of six children, whose names are, Gamaiel, 
Jane, Elizabeth, Eliza H., Helom and Manila. She 
was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, August 12, 
1835, and by her marriage with our subject has be- 
come the mother of six children. Charlenia is the 
wife of Dr. O. N. Wolcott, of Columbus, Ohio; 
Lua W. married W. E. Wallace, a resident of Lick- 
ing Township; Etta G. is the wife of W. 0. Croyall; 
Edward V. chose as his helpmate Miss Margaret 
Stewart; Glennia is the wife of A. E. Lewis, of 
Bowling Green Township; Andrew F. completes 
the family circle. 

Mr. Beard has held the office of Township Treas- 
urer and Trustee. For several years he was connect- 
ed with the LickingCounty Agricultural Society, of 
which he was President for four years. He has al- 
ways taken an active part in local affairs, and has 
acted with the Democratic part}'. During the Civil 
War he was Captain of a militia company formed 
in Licking Township, and in the dark days of the 
Rebellion was stanch in his adherence to the Union. 
He is a man who enjoys the confidence of the peo- 
ple in the township where he lives, and in conse- 
quence has a large amount of business to transact 
for others in the settlement of estates. Farming 
has been his principal occupation, and of it he has 
made a success. 



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r~y EORGE WEAVER. This venerable citi- 
V^JJf zen of Licking County has been long and 
honorably connected with the history of 
Washington Township, of which he has been a res- 
ident for a period covering almost seventy years. 
A native of the Old Dominion, he was born in Shen- 
andoah County in 1812 to Michael and Mary 
(Sagers) Weaver. About 1825 the family came to 
Ohio and sojourned for a time in Flint Ridge, but 
soon settled permanent!}' in Washington Town- 
ship, Licking County. There the mother died, af- 
ter having reared a family of seven sons and five 
daughters. By a second marriage the father had 



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one son and three daughters. His death occurred 
in the village of Utica. 

The subject of this sketch has resided in Licking 
County from his youth, growing to manhood 
amid the environments of frontier life. For many 
years he was actively engaged in farming pursuits, 
and being a man of energy and resolution of char- 
acter, attained success in his chosen calling. He 
also learned the trade of a carpenter, which he fol- 
lowed in connection with agriculture. As a help- 
mate on life's journey he chose Miss Ruth Waters, 
and their union resulted in the birth of eleven 
children, three of whom died in childhood. The 
others were named, Martin, Silas, Sarah, Addison, 
William, Charles, Benjamin and Ada. 

After a happy wedded life of a half-century, 
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver celebrated their golden wed- 
ding, upon which occasion they were the recipi- 
ents of numerous presents from relatives and 
friends. It is the wish of their hosts of warm 
personal friends that they may be spared for many 
years in the enjoyment of health and strength. 
They are a worthy couple, and their children owe 
to them not a little of the success they have at- 
tained, for by their judicious training they im- 
planted in the hearts of their sons and daughters 
a love for all that is true and noble and good. 



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J AMES V. PHILLIPS. As a representative 
of the young business men of the county, 
upon whose intelligence, sagacity and energy 
the future well-being of this section of the 
state depends; as a representative also of one of 
the pioneer families of the county, who were eye- 
witnesses of its growth and development and took 
an active part in its upbuilding, we present the 
name and a brief record of the life of James V. 
Phillips, a general agriculturist of Madison Town- 
ship. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Fallsbury 
Township, Licking County, Ohio, December 12, 
1860, and is a member of a pioneer family of this 



locality, both his paternal and maternal grandpar- 
ents having been among the early settlers of the 
county. His parents were Levi and Rachel (Col- 
ville) Phillips, both natives of Licking County, 
the father born in Fallsbury Township April 1, 
1830, and the mother a native of Eden Township, 
born in 1840. By occupation Levi Phillips was 
an agriculturist, and being a man of economical 
habits and considerable perseverance, he gained 
the means with which to surround his family with 
the comforts of life. 

There were eight children born to Levi and Ra- 
chel Phillips, of whom seven are living, James V. 
being the next to the eldest. The others are, Mil- 
ton, who married Bertha Montgomery and resides 
in Newark; Laura, who became the wife of a Mr. 
Claggett and resides in Mary Ann Township, Lick- 
ing County; Rosa, who married Samuel Allison, a 
business man residing in Newark; Viola, wife of 
William Shannon, who resides in Mary Ann Town- 
ship; John William and Olterbeiu, who are at 
home with the parents. Jacob Newton .who was 
the fourth in order of birth, died at the age of 
one and one-half years. 

The eaily life of our subject passed unevent- 
fully. As soon as old enough he began work upon 
the farm, and during the summer months labored 
at home, while in the winter season he attended 
the district schools of the neighborhood where his 
education was acquired. Having arrived at years 
of maturity he began business on his own account, 
and as a helpmate on life's journey chose Miss Ab- 
bie Stasal, their wedding being celebrated Febru- 
ary 24, 1887. The lady is the daughter of Nich- 
olas and Emma (Trivola) Stasal, natives respect- 
ively of Germany and Licking County, Ohio. 
Her mother dying when she was eighteen months 
old, she was then placed in the family of her fath- 
er's brother, George Stasal, with whom she re- 
mained until attaining years of womanhood. She 
was twenty-four years of age at the time of her 
marriage. Three children bless this union, named 
as follows: Emma Geneva, who was born Decem- 
ber 4, 1888; Mertie May, September 28, 1890, and 
James Lee, May 11, 1893. 

Mrs. Phillips has one brother and three sisters. 
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married Miss May Woods ami they have one child, 
Sarah. The sisters are, Annie, wife of Hon. Charles 
Seward, a prominent attorney of Newark, and 
now Probate Judge of Licking Count}'; Leila, who 
married Dr. John Mitchell, a practicing physician 
of Newark; and Clara, who keeps house for her 
father, a contractor aud builder of Newark. For 
three years after his marriage our subject operated 
as a renter, and then bought Lis present farm com- 
prising one hundred acres, upon which he engages 
in raising grain, stock and fruit. While usually 
voting the Democratic ticket, he is liberal in his 
views and in local matters supports the man rather 
than the party. 



<Tpr LFRED FOLLETT, M. D., is entitled to a 
/ — \ position among the pioneer physicians of 
Licking County, having been a resident 
of Granville, his present home, since July 6, 18C3, 
prior to which time he practiced his profession in 
Johnstown for fourteen years. During this long 
period his career has been honorable to himself 
alike as citizen and as a physician, and he has won 
the confidence of all with whom social or profes- 
sional relations has brought him into contact. 

A native of Vermont, Dr. Follett was born in 
Enosburg, Franklin County, September 1, 1822, 
to the union of John Fossett and Sallie (Wood- 
ruff) Follett. In October, 1836, the family came 
to Ohio and the father purchased a farm near 
Johnstown, spending the remainder of his life in 
this county and dying at the age of seventy-two 
years. His wife died a month after his demise, 
aged seventy-three years. They had nine chil- 
dren, six sons and three daughters. 

The early life of our subject was passed in the 
Green Mountain State. After coming to Ohio he 
attended the common schools and later was a 
student in the academy at Granville. For a time 
he engaged in teaching school. Shortly before he 
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was twenty-one, while attending a threshing ma- 
chine (the first one in Licking County) he slipped 
and fell in such a manner that his foot was badly 
crushed and amputation rendered necessary. This 
accident changed the course of his life and he 
soon afterward commenced to read medicine at 
Granville, with Dr. Charles II. Gifford as precep- 
tor. In 1849 he opened an office in Sandusky 
City, but the lake winds affected his wife's 
health so seriously that he soon removed to Johns- 
town and there practiced for some years prior to 
coming to Granville. 

In April, 1849, Dr. Follett was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Maria L. Jones and three children 
resulted from this union, namely: George P., a 
physician in the Central Ohio Lunatic Hospital at 
Columbus, who died of typhoid fever in December, 
1881; Sarah F., wife of John S.Jones, a coal dealer 
of Chicago, and Alfred K., a physician of Grau- 
ville and a young man of superior education and 
ability. In his religious connections our subject 
is a consistent memberof the Presbyterian Church, 
in which he is at present serving as an Elder and 
Trustee. Formerly he was identified with Olive 
Lodge, 1. O. O. F., of Granville. His entire life 
has been devoted to the profession in which he has 
achieved marked success. In all the advances 
made in the science of medicine he is interested 
and well informed, and he ranks among the ablest 
practitioners of the county. He is a charter member 
of the State Medical Society, also holding member- 
ship in the Licking County, the Central Ohio and 
the American Medical Society, and is a frequent 
attendant at the conventions of these various 
associations. 



THOMAS W. BOYER. This representative 
agriculturist of Fallsbury Township, was 
born in Frederick Count}', Md., Ma}' 14, 
1825, and is a son of Nicholas and Katherine 
(Tuckenbill) Boyer, also natives of Maryland. At 
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shoemaker's trade, and this vocation he has fol- 
lowed the larger part of his life. Coming to Ohio 
in 1846, he settled in Muskingum County, and 
thence in 1858 he came to Licking County, loca- 
ting at Denman's Cross Roads. While there he 
worked at his trade during the winter seasons, and 
upon his farm in the summer. 

On the 14th of May, 1858, Thomas W. Boyer 
and Miss Liza Varner were united in marriage. 
The date was a memorable one to both as the anni- 
versary of their birth, and no one knows which is 
the older of the two, or in whose favor is the few 
hours difference in their ages. She is a daughter 
of Jacob and Margaret Varner, the former a native 
of Ohio, and the latter of Maryland. Eight chil- 
dren have resulted from the union, one of whom 
is deceased. Those who survive are: Martha, liv- 
ing in Newark; Manuel H., whose home is at 
Rocky Fork; Isah, a resident of Iowa; Margaret, 
who is married and lives in Mary Ann Township; 
Mary, now Mrs. Moran, who lives in Mary Ann 
Township; Thomas W., Jr., who married Miss 
Mary Nichols, and lives on the old home place, 
and John E., who is also at home. 

The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Boyer 
consists of two hundred and thirty acres, upon 
which substantial buildings have been erected and 
other valuable improvements added. In politics a 
Republican, he votes with and works for that 
party. He and his family hold membership in the 
Disciples' Church, and in the community they are 
highly esteemed for sterling traits of character and 
genuine worth. 



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JOHN P. DEVENNEY. There are compara- 
tively few to whom it is permitted to attain 
an age so advanced as has Mr. Devenney. 
Born some years prior to the War of 1812, 
he has witnessed the marvelous improvements 
wrought during the present century. He has noted 
the gradual westward retreat and decay of the 
Indian tribes, the disappearance of wild animals, 



the clearing of land, cultivation of soil, introduc- 
tion of modern machinery, the swift growth of 
cities and the myriads of changes for which this 
age will be memorable in history. In these trans- 
formations he has taken an active part, and 
worthily ranks among the honored pioneers of the 
county. 

For many years a resident of McKean Town- 
ship, the subject of this sketch was born in Orange 
County, Va., March 11, 1808. He was a lad of 
fourteen years when the family removed to Mar- 
tinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W. Va.), 
and there he remained until manhood, meantime 
learning the tanner's trade under the instruction 
of his father, a practical tanner. In 1831 the 
family came to Ohio and settled in Licking 
County. The parents, Cornelius and Elizabeth 
(Deihl) Devenney, were residents of McKean 
Township until they passed away, he, at the 
age of eighty-two, and she, at eighty-one years. 

On the 20th of March, 1834, occurred the mar- 
riage of John P. Devenney and Miss Deborah B. 
Sheldon. Mrs. Devenney was born in Massachu- 
setts, August 27, 1809, and accompanied her 
mother to Licking County in 1827. After his 
marriage Mr. Devenney for some years cultivated 
a portion of the old homestead, three-fourths of a 
mile west of his present farm. In 1842 he located 
on the property which he has since owned and 
occupied. In youth and earl}' manhood he ad- 
vocated the principles of the Democratic party, 
but after the Missouri Compromise, and about the 
time of the organization of the Republican party, 
he became a supporter of the newly formed part}', 
to which he has since adhered. 

When a young man Mr. Devenney was made a 
Mason in Equality Lodge at Martinsburg, Va., 
and was one of the charter members of Farmers' 
Lodge No. 153, A. F. & A. M., of Fredonia, but 
later affiliated with the lodge at Alexander. A 
sincere Christian, he has long been connected with 
the Presbyterian Church and his life has been such 
as to prove his deep religious belief better than 
mere words could do. His marriage was blessed 
by the birth of two sons and two daughters, 
as follows: Warner O, who resides in Granville; 
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wife of J. M. Robinson, of Granville, and Helen, 
who resides with her parents. 

For more than sixty years Mr. and Mrs. Deven- 
ney have walked life's pathway together, and by 
mutual helpfulnesss and co-operation have di- 
vided their sorrows and doubled their joys. 
Through their united efforts they have acquired 
the ownership of three hundred acres of valuable 
land, from the cultivation of which they receive 
a good income. They have always been indus- 
trious, energetic, persevering and efficient, and as 
a consequence are prosperous and highly respected. 



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JOSEPH P. H. STEDEM, M. D., a practicing 
physician of Newark and a member of the 
United States Pension Examining Board, 
was born in Logan, Ohio, May 2, 1856, being 
a son of Anton and Anna Catherine (Reeklen- 
wald) Stedem, natives of Prussia, Germany. Dur- 
ing the German Revolution of 1848 the father left 
his native land and, crossing the Atlantic, so- 
journed for a time in Canada near Niagara Falls. 
Thence he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and from 
there to Logan, the same state, where he married 
in 1855, his wife having crime to this country 
three years before. A tanner by trade, he followed 
that occupation in Logan until his brother Joseph 
came from Germany. The latter being a butcher, 
they formed a partnership in the meat business, in 
which he continued until his death, which oc- 
curred in 1874, on the forty-eighth anniversary of 
his birth. His widow now makes her home in Phil- 
adelphia, Pa. 

The subject of this sketch is the eldest of eight 
children, the others being named as follows: Mar- 
garet, wife of George Fox, of Logan; Mary, Fred- 
erick William, a druggist in Philadelphia; Adolph, 
of Logan; Lizzie, who died at the age of six years; 
Clement, who passed away at the age of four 
years, and Lawrence, a druggist of Philadelphia. 



The father was a member of the Roman Catholic 
Church, to which the mother still belongs. The 
rudiments of his education our subject acquired in 
the common schools of Logan, and he was after- 
ward a student in the high school at the same 
place. Having resolved to enter the profession of 
a physician and surgeon, he commenced to read 
medicine, with Dr. Hugh Campbell as preceptor. 
Subsequently he attended the Jefferson Medical 
College, of Philadelphia, taking a three years' 
course in that institution, from which he was grad- 
uated in 1888. 

After completing his medical studies the Doctor 
spent fifteen months at St. Agnes Hospital, Phil- 
adelphia, and then in 1889 settled in Newark, 
where he has since built up a good practice. On 
the 1st of August, 1893, he was appointed a mem- 
ber of the Pension Board, and in this capacity he 
has since served. He is also a member of the 
Board of Health. The principles of the Demo- 
cratic party he believes to be best adapted to our 
country's welfare, and to them he gives his un- 
swerving allegiance. Since the 1st of Ma}', 1890, 
he has been one of the surgeons for the Baltimore 
& Ohio Railroad. 

The lady who, on the 12th of January, 1892, 
became the wife of Dr. Stedem, bore the maiden 
name of Lizzie Brennan, and was born in Newark, 
Ohio, being a daughter of Edward and Mary Bren- 
nan. The Doctor and his wife are highly regarded 
by the people of the city, and are prominent in 
social circles. In his religious connections he ad- 
heres to the faith of his forefathers and is identi- 
fied with the Catholic Church. He takes commend- 
able interest in all measures designed to promote 
the prosperity of the people, and aids all progress- 
ive enterprises with his co-operation and support. 



JACOB S. YOEMANS. The Pataskala Bank- 
ing Company was organized in 1888 and en- 
joys the distinction of being the first and 
only institution of the kind in the place. It was 
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Atkinson, President; W. H. Mead, Vice-President; 
and J. S. Yoernans, Cashier. There are eight gen- 
tlemen who are partners in the concern, which is 
conducted as a private bank. Such has been the 
reliability of its transactions that it occupies a high 
place in the confidence of the people, and is one 
of the solid financial institutions of the county. 

The cashier of the bank, to whom its success is 
largely due, was born in Etna Township, Licking 
County, October, 29, 1840, being a son of W. C. 
Yoenians. His early life was passed upon the home 
farm, and he attended the district school a few 
months each year until seventeen years of age. 
Then starting out for himself, he secured a posi- 
tion as teacher, receiving a salary of SI per day 
for four months. During the following winter he 
was similarly engaged at the same wages. The 
Civil War broke out, and at once the hitherto 
quiet little community was plunged in the deepest 
excitement. Two of his brothers at once became 
soldiers, and in 1864 his name was enrolled as a 
member of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio 
Infantry, in which he served for four months. 

After leaving the service, Mr. Yoemans went 
to Natchez, Miss., and for a time clerked in a store, 
of which he later became one of the proprietors. 
While thus engaged he was drafted in both the 
Union and Confederate service, but did not again 
enter the army. During the season of 1866 he 
raised cotton in partnership with his brother, Col. 
Morrison Yoemans. Returning to the Buckeye 
State, in 1869 he embarked in the general mercan- 
tile business under the firm name of Mead & Yoe- 
mans, and conducted an extensive business until 
1885. A few years later he assisted in the organ- 
ization of the banking company, with which he has 
since been identified. 

The first wife of Mr. Yoemans was Sarah, daugh- 
ter of Stephen C. Williams. She was born in Har- 
rison Township, Licking County, and died in 1888, 
leaving a daughter, Bertha, now the wife of S. C. 
Mauger, of Columbus. In October, 1889, Mr. Yoe- 
mans was united in marriage with Miss May Fink- 
bone, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. The po- 
litical views of Mr. Yoemans bring him into 
active co-operation with the Republican party, and 
he always casts his ballot for the principles advo- 



cated by that political organization. In addition 
to his banking business, he devotes some attention 
to real estate, in which he deals extensively. He 
is a man who has made his own way in the world, 
and the success that has come to him is the result 
of his own prudence, energy, perseverance and 
sagacity. Socially, he is connected with the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Pa- 
taskala Valley Lodge No. 488, in which he has 
passed the various chairs. 



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r~y EORGE N. HUPP, Trustee of Licking 
Y^ T Township, is a worthy representative of 
a family that for three generations has 
been identified with the history of this township 
and county. His grandfather, Samuel Hupp, Sr., 
came to this state, probably from Pennsylvania, 
and settling in Licking Township continued to 
make his home there until his death. Our sub- 
ject's father, Samuel Hupp, Jr., was born and 
reared in Licking Township, and here married 
Miss Adeline, daughter of Joseph Stewart, who 
migrated to Ohio from West Virginia and settled 
in Licking County. 

The parents of our subject passed their entire 
wedded lives in Licking Township, and here their 
household was increased by the birth of four chil- 
dren, namely: Joseph M.; Samantha, who became 
the wife of James Richardson and died in Licking 
Township; John W., who also died in this town- 
ship; and George N., the youngest member of the 
family circle. The last-named son was born at the 
old homestead October 16, 1845, and in the neigh- 
boring schools he gained a practical education 
that fitted him for an active business life. Agri- 
culture has been his life calling, and he is the 
owner of a valuable tract of one hundred acres. 

In Allegheny County, Pa., March 9, 1886, Miss 
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the wife of Mr. Hupp, and their union resulted in 
the birth of one son, Samuel W. The only sorrow 
of their otherwise happy wedded life has been the 
death of their only child, who was taken from 
them in infancy. In the spring of 1894 Mr. Hupp 
was elected one of the Trustees of Licking Town- 
ship, he being the nominee of the Democratic 
party. While not identified with any denomina- 
tion, he takes considerable interest in religious 
affairs and contributes to the good works of the 
Presbyterian Church, to which his wife belongs. 



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| ICKING COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME. 
I O This institution was established in 1886 
and stands as a monument to the benevo- 
lent and philanthropic character of the people. 
The Home was erected at the expense of the county 
and is supported by direct taxation. Within its 
walls orphaned and deserted children are tenderly 
cared for, taught habits of industry and honesty 
and fitted for positions of usefulness in the world. 
Many who otherwise might have led useless, or 
even vicious lives, are brought under Christian 
influence, and by contact with intelligent, thrifty 
people are elevated and ennobled. The good thus 
accomplished it is impossible to estimate. 

The building is arranged for convenience and 
comfort, as well as with an eye to symmetry and 
beauty. Surrounding the house is a farm consist- 
ing of one hundred and Ave acres, upon which are 
raised vegetables, fruits, grain and poultry. Horses 
and cattle are also kept, sufficient grain being 
grown on the farm for their sustenance. There is 
usually a surplus of grain and vegetables, which 
are sold and applied to the purchase of necessary 
articles not grown. In this way the Home is in a 
measure self-supporting. 

In connection with the Home there is a school 
during ten months of the year, in which two 



teachers are employed. The usual branches of the 
common schools are taught. The children are ex- 
pected to work when not in school, much as they 
would aid their parents if at home, and all gladly 
avail themselves of this opportunity. Since the 
establishment of the institution in 1886, four 
hundred and thirty-four children have been cared 
for beneath its shelter. Prior to that time there 
had been a Home in operation in the city ef New- 
ark for six years, but necessarily upon a small scale 
owing to lack of room and means. Orphaned or 
abandoned children are taken at any age under 
sixteen, and cared for until they attain that age. 
Parents who place their children in the Home are 
obliged to surrender all control of them. 

Children are placed in suitable homes at any 
age, it being necessary that the home shall be sat- 
isfactory to the Superintendent as well as the child 
satisfactory to the foster parents. The building is 
a three-story structure of brick, finished in modern 
style, fire proof and arranged so as to secure ven- 
tilation in every room. Exclusive of schoolrooms, 
laundry, furnace and boiler rooms, there are one 
hundred and forty-four rooms, all large and airy, 
and well adapted to the purposes designed. The 
building is heated by steam and supplied with all 
the modern improvements. 



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JAMES M. MORGAN. The farm owned and 
occupied by this gentleman is one which 
attracts the attention of every visitor to 
Hopewell Township. It comprises three hun- 
dred and forty-two acres of fertile land, upon 
which he carrries on general agricultural pursuits, 
though giving his attention mainly to the raising 
of stock. The pleasant family residence is sur- 
rounded by shade and ornamental trees, and near 
by flows a beautiful spring of water. Qne of the 
valuable improvements of the place is a large 
orchard containing peach, apple and pear trees, 
also small fruits of all kinds. 

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ject is the son of Josiah and Julia Ann (George) 
Morgan, natives of Virginia who settled in Ohio 
at an early day, coming in 1849 to the farm now 
owned by James M. Tbey were the parents of 
sixteen children, of whom there now survive be- 
sides our subject, Loamina and Artilus, both of 
Illinois, and George, a resident of Licking County. 
The early boyhood years of our subject were spent 
upon his father's farm. His first wife was Miss 
Mary Bickle, of Indiana, who died in 1875, after 
having become the mother of one child. Novem- 
ber 9, 1879, he married Martha A., daughter of 
Alfred and Naomi (Brady) Dumm, of Licking 
Count}', and three children have blessed their 
union. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church finds in Mr. 
Morgan and his family valued members and active 
workers. In addition to his farm he owns prop- 
erty in Newark, and is accounted one of the ener- 
getic business men of the township. By hard 
work and careful management he has gained a 
competence and is now in comfortable circum- 
stances. 



e LINTON DERTHICK, of Johnstown, is 
numbered among the most substantial and 
energetic business men of Licking Count}'. 
He became a resident of Johnstown in 1869, at 
which date he formed a partnership with Alpheus 
Reed, and under the firm style of Derthick and 
Reed continued actively engaged in business un- 
til the death of the junior member of the firm in 
January of 1874. Since that time Mr. Derthick 
has continued the business alone. In addition to 
his duties as proprietor of a general store, he 
founded a bank, associated with II. J. Buxton, 
Royal Kasson and C. V. Armstrong. This is a pri- 
vate concern, and is the only bank in the village. 
Born in Herkimer County, N. Y., August 6, 
1841, the subject of this sketch is a son of Ira and 
Viancy (Brown) Derthick. His father, a native of 
the same county, was reared to farm life and later 



engaged in the mercantile business in Herkimer 
County, but the enterprise proved unsuccessful. 
He then went to Alden, Erie County, and engaged 
in the dairy business. In the fall of 1852 became 
to Ohio and purchased a farm comprising one hun- 
dred acres situated near Galena. In the latter 
city, in 1855, he purchased an interest in a saw 
and grist mill, and a general store, of which he af- 
terward became the sole proprietor, continuing to 
conduct business in partnership with his sons un- 
til 1865, and meanwhile meeting with flattering 
success. 

With his son Ira Derthick went to Sunbury and 
opened a general mercantile store, which in 1869 
he sold. Later he went to Columbus and engaged 
in the real estate business. Returning to Galena, 
he there made his home until his death, which oc- 
curred in August, 1880, at the age of sixty-six 
years. His wife died in Zanesville, and her re- 
mains were interred in the cemetery at Galena. 
He was socially a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity, but his time was given almost exclusively to 
the details of business affairs. 

In the parental family there were five children, 
viz.: Lucian, a resident of Lima, Ohio; Clinton, 
John, who resides in Columbus, and is connected 
with the Ohio Buggy Company; Helen, who is 
married and lives in Eden, Ohio; and Mrs. Harry 
Gautt. of Zanesville. The education received by 
our subject was such as to fit him for business and 
was acquired at Oberlin, Ohio, and Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y. In 1861 he became a partner in the busi- 
ness, and was given a one-fourth interest in ex- 
change for his services. In 1869, as above stated, 
he purchased an interest with Mr. Reed. While in 
the main he has been successful, yet he has had 
heavy reverses, and in October, 1885, was unfort- 
unate in having his store destroyed by fire. Fifty 
days later he was again burned out, incurring a 
heavy loss each time. 

For a time the bank was continued in the store, 
but later a building was erected for its accommo- 
dation. During the last twelve years Mr. Derthick 
has purchased land until be now has about eight 
hundred acres of well improved land. His resi- 
dence is a comfortable abode, surrounded by 
twenty acres. In 1866 he married Miss Emily, 



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daughter of William and Josephine (Norton) Dyer, 
and a native of Delaware County, Ohio. They 
are the parents of two children, both of whom are 
at home. Socially, Mr. Derthick is identified with 
the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias. 
In politics he is a Republican, but has never been 
prevailed upon to accept office, preferring to de- 
vote his attention to his business duties. 



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eYRUS M. CONARD, a prominent farmer 
of Burlington Township, is a native of 
Licking Countj', having been born Febru- 
ary 18, 1823, upon the farm now owned by his 
brother Joseph. He is the youngest of ten children 
born to Nathan and Hannah (Butcher) Conard,of 
whom further mention is .made in the sketch of 
Joseph Conard on another page. His education 
was gained in the primitive log school-houses of 
pioneer times and was somewhat meager, but has 
since been supplemented by thoughtful reading 
and observation. 

The life occupation of Mr. Conard has been that of 
agriculture, although for a number of years he com- 
bined therewith the buying and selling of all kinds 
of stock, and during the late war he bought and sold 
a great many horses for the Government. His first 
marriage took place October 5, 1846, uniting him 
with Miss Phoebe Long, a native of Licking Coun- 
ty, Ohio. They became the parents of three daugh- 
ters: Mary M., who is unmarried and lives at home; 
Caroline A., wife of William Johnson, a farmer liv- 
ing in Macon County, 111., and Amanda A., a dress- 
maker in Newark. The mother of these children 
passed from earth April 4, 1859. 

The present wife of Mr. Conard, whom he mar- 
ried in October, 1860, was Miss Sarah Kinsey, a 
native of Coshocton County, Ohio, and daughter 
of Ingham and Eliza Kinsey, of that county. Eight 
children blessed this union, as follows: Phoebe 
Alice, who married Charles Weaver, a farmer of 
Licking County, and they have one child, Hiram 



D., who is interested in agricultural pursuits and 
in the buying and selling of horses; Charles K., 
who married Eva Jackson and resides in Mt. Ver- 
non, where he conducts a lucrative practice as a 
physician; Sarah Elizabeth, a teacher in the public 
schools of Homer, Ohio; John W., who has lived 
in Illinois for a few years; Joseph M., a talented 
young man, recently connected with the Columbus 
Building & Loan Association, but at present in 
poor health; Dora E., George W. and Clinton G., 
who are at home, the boys assisting in the cultiva- 
tion of the farm. 

Being a firm believer in the benefits of a good 
education, Mr. Conard has given all his children 
the best advantages possible. His son, Dr. Charles 
K,. is a graduate of the Cleveland Homeopathic 
College and has been engaged in practice about 
five years. The daughters, who have engaged in 
teaching, were educated at the Utica Normal 
Schools and have been very successful in their 
chosen profession, Miss Sarah E., employed at Ho- 
mer, having been again appointed to that position 
for the ensuing year (1894-95). 

While Mr. Conard is not actively identified with 
any denomination, he is a believer in religion and 
his family attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
In politics he is a stanch Republican and has held 
various official positions in his township, including 
those of Assessor and Trustee. He is engaged in 
the raising of stock and grain upon his home farm 
of two hundred and five acres. The property has 
been placed under a high state of cultivation and 
bears all the improvements of a model estate. 






GAPT. FRANK GABRIEL WARDEN. 
Among the traveling public of Ohio the 
Hotel Warden at Newark is well and fa- 
vorably known as one of the best places offered 
for their accommodation. The building is sub- 
stantial and attractive in appearance, admirably 
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contains one hundred rooms, furnished with all 
the modern conveniences necessary for the satis- 
factory entertainment of guests. It is safe to say 
that those who have once been entertained here 
will ever afterward, when visiting Newark, make 
the Hotel Warden their headquarters. 

The genial proprietor of this hotel, a man who 
is well known as one of the enterprising, self-re- 
liant and shrewd busness men of Newark, is Capt. 
Warden, of whom this sketcli is written. He is a 
member of a family long and honorably identified 
with the history of the United States, and his ances- 
tors were represented in the wars with England. 
For the details of his parentage and ancestry, the 
reader is referred to the sketch of his father, Hi- 
ram C. Warden, appearing on another page of this 
volume. 

The subject of this sketch was born in St. Al- 
bans Township, Licking County, December 9, 1857, 
and conducted his primary studies in the home 
locality. After having graduated from the Union 
school of Granville, he took a four years' course 
at Denison University, from which he was grad- 
uated in 1880. Afterward he read law with Cap- 
tain Owens, of Newark, and then entered the 
Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, from 
which he was graduated in the law department, 
two years having been devoted to his private 
studies and the same length of time to his uni- 
versity studies. In 1883 he was admitted to the 
bar at Columbus, Ohio. 

Opening an office for the practice of his profes- 
sion in Newark, Mr. Warden was thus actively en- 
gaged for about four years, and during two years 
of that time he held the office of City Solicitor. 
In 1887 he became proprietor of Hotel Warden, 
owned by his father, and he has proved a gen- 
ial, obliging and hospitable landlord. In business, 
professional and social circles he is very popular 
with the people, and is especially prominent 
among the Republicans of this section, standing 
high in the councils of the party. The political 
questions of the age receive from him the thought- 
ful consideration which they deserve, and he has 
the courage of his convictions upon all topics of 
importance pertaining to the welfare of the peo- 
ple. He may be relied upon at all times to give 



his influence in behalf of all that is true, uplift- 
ing and beneficial. 

In advancing the best interests of the City of 
Newark, Capt. Warden takes an active part. It 
was through his influence, assisted by a few other 
enterprising gentlemen, among them, W. C. Wells 
and W. E. Miller, that the permanent encampment 
of the Ohio National Guards was located on the 
beautiful grounds comprising one hundred and 
forty acres situated about two miles west of the 
city. 

For five years our subject served as Captain of 
Company G, Ohio National Guards, and thus 
gained the title by which he is now familiarly 
known. On the 28th of October, 1884, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Mary Williams, a 
native of Hamilton, Ohio, and a daughter of Israel 
and Margaret (Beckett) Williams. 



<Tpr LFRED K. FOLLETT, M. D. Prominent 
f — \ among the physicians and surgeons of 
Licking County, who have gained the con- 
fidence of the people through superior ability and 
skill, we mention the name of Dr. Follett, of Gran- 
ville, the son of an old and well known physician 
of this city. During the years in which he has 
practiced his profession, he has displayed the pos- 
session of more than ordinary ability, and by skill 
in the diagnosis of cases and success in their treat- 
ment he has won a high rank among the practition- 
ers of the county. 

A native of this county, Dr. Follett was born in 
Johnstown, October 5, 1857, to the union of Alfred 
and Maria L. (Jones) Follett. He received an ex- 
cellent education in Denison University, from 
which he was graduated in 1879, with the degree 
of A. B. Having decided to enter the medical 
profession he became a student in the Starling 
Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, where he com- 
pleted the course in 1882 and received the degree 
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the practice of his profession at Granville, where 
he now has an extensive and profitable practice 
extending over a large part of the surrounding 
country. 

Every measure having for its object the advance- 
ment of the best interests of Granville receives the 
warm support of Dr. Follett, who is a public-spirited 
and progressive citizen. In his political views he 
supports the Democratic party and casts his ballot 
for its principles and candidates, but is not himself 
an aspirant for official honors, preferring to give 
his attention exclusively to his practice. He is in- 
terested in educational matters and for three years 
has been a member of the School Board, having 
served as its Treasurer for two >ears. For some 
time he was a member of the Board of Pension Ex- 
aminers and has also filled the position of Health 
Officer for some years. 

The lady who in June, 1883, became the wife of 
Doctor Follett was Miss Ora A. Stine, a native of 
Licking County and a daughter of A. P. and Clara 
(Case) Stine, the former a native of Maryland and 
the latter of Licking County. The Doctor and his 
wife have one child, Clara. Socially he is identi- 
fied with Center Star Lodge No. 1 1, A. F. & A.M., 
of Granville, and Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M., 
of Newark. He and his wife are devoted members 
of the Presbyterian Church and are generous con- 
tributors to religious and benevolent enterprises. 



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J7> DWIN WILLIAMS. An honored place in 
M cy the hearts of the citizens of Licking Coun- 
ty is occupied by the gentleman named, 
who for many years was a prominent factor in the 
commercial, literary and political history of this 
section of the state and who, though now departed 
to "that bourne whence no traveler returns," still 
lives in the memory of his former associates. Too 
much cannot be said in his praise, for he possessed 



the unswerving fidelity to duty and loft}' princi- 
ples of honor which always command the respect 
of men. 

The subject of this sketch was a native of Wilkes- 
Barre, Pa., and was born July 26, 1822. In the 
Keystone State the days of boyhood and 3'outh 
were uneventfully and industriously passed, and 
there, in 1850, he was united in marriage with 
Catherine Searle, a native of Luzerne County, who 
was reared to womanhood on a farm adjoining that 
where he made his home. Soon after marriage they 
came to Ohio, making the journey to Licking Coun- 
ty via Zanesville on a canal packet. Reaching his 
destination Mr. Williams bought from his grand- 
father the farm on which his widow now lives and 
which was his home during the greater part of his 
active life. 

Edwin Williams was a man who possessed to an 
unusual degree the confidence and esteem of all 
with whom he associated. He was actively inter- 
ested in political affairs and was a recognized 
leader of the Democratic party in Licking County. 
In the fall of 1870 he was elected to the office of 
Sheriff and removed his family temporarily to the 
county seat. In the fall of 1872 he succeeded 
himself as Sheriff, but at the expiration of that 
term, recognizing the fact that two terms of office 
are sufficient, he declined to be a candidate a third 
time. After an absence of six years he returned 
to his beautiful home in Homer, where the re- 
mainder of his life was devoted to the interests of 
the church and the advancement of the welfare of 
the people. His later years were devoted exclu- 
sively to the cause of Christianity and at the time 
of his death he was serving as Class-Leader. It 
may with truth be said that no member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church at Homer was ever 
missed to a greater degree. 

A man of versatile ability, Mr. Williams also pos- 
sessed considerable literary ability, was a vigorous 
student of history and a pleasing writer. During 
the Mexican War he responded to the call of his 
country and served about eighteen months. Dur- 
ing the last year of his service he was recruiting 
officer, located at different points in Ohio from 
Cincinnati through the southern and eastern part 
of the state. He passed away at his residence in 



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Homer on the 10th of October, 1890, and in his 
death the village lost one of its most honored and 
influential citizens. His life was one of which his 
descendants may well be proud, and to them he 
leaves the priceless heritage of a good name. 



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AMUEL PATTON. One of the pleasant 
homes of Licking County is situated in 
Burlington Township and is owned and 
occupied by the gentleman named. It consists of 
one hundred and ninety acres, all in cultivation, 
and devoted to the raising of cereals and stock. 
The farm buildings are substantial and adapted to 
their varied uses. Probably the most conspicuous 
of the buildings is the octagonal barn, a model of 
convenience and economy, and the only one of 
the kind in the vicinity. 

Upon a farm adjoining that which he now owns 
the subject of this sketch was born July 18, 1841, 
to Joseph and Jane (Lusk) Patton. His father, a 
native of County Tyrone, Ireland, emigrated to 
America in early manhood and for some time was 
employed in a woollen factory in Philadelphia, 
Pa., coining thence to Burlington Township, Lick- 
ing County, about 1835. Here he purchased farm- 
ing land, returning to Philadelphia on horseback. 
About four years later he came again to Burling- 
ton Township and commenced the improvement 
of his land. At the age of about thirty-nine he 
married Jane Lusk, a native of Fairfield County, 
Ohio, who was about fifteen years his junior. He 
died December 29, 1875, aged eighty-three years; 
his wife survived him for ten years. 

In the family there were three sons and one 
daughter, all of whom are living, Samuel being the 
second in order of birth. Clement, the eldest, 
married Caroline Boyd and resides in Springfield, 
Mo. Thomas married Sarah Larrimore and lives 
on the old homestead. Martha J. is the wife of 
Charles McMillan, of Burlington Township. Sam- 
uel was educated in the district schools of Burling- 



ton Township. He and his brothers chose the oc- 
cupation of their father, agriculture. In October, 
1874, he married Allie A., daughter of Marion 
Boyd, a native of Coshocton County, Ohio. Mr. 
and Mrs. Patton are the parents of five children, 
Lottie Jane, Thomas Boyd, Savilla Elizabeth, 
Harry Earle and Lester. 

At the time of his death our subject's father 
owned about seven hundred acres, which he had 
accumulated after coming to Ohio. The estate 
was divided among the children, our subject re- 
ceiving one hundred and ninety acres, and upon 
this property he now resides. A few years ago he 
met with an accident that resulted in the loss of 
his right eye. He owns a house in Utica and a 
portion of the family spends the winter there, that 
the children may enjoy the advantages of the ex- 
cellent schools of Utica. The daughters are pre- 
paring for the profession of teachers. Politically 
Mr. Patton was a Republican until about 1892, 
when he saw that his interests were best subserved 
by the principles of the People's party, and to this 
organization he now gives his allegiance. His pa- 
rents adhered to the old Covenanter faith, and he 
holds membership in the United Presbyterian 
Church, to which his wife also belongs. 



MITCHELL SMITH, a representative con- 
tractor and builder of Homer, was born 
December 15, 1834, in the village where 
he now makes his home. He is the son of Daniel 
A. and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Smith, natives re- 
spectively of Hampshire County, Va., and Penn- 
sylvania, who accompanied their respective par- 
ents to Ohio in childhood, settling in Burlington 
Township, Licking County. The father was twice 
married, Mitchell being a child of the second mar- 
riage. Of this first union, which was with Maria 
Cavit. he had four children, three of whom 
are living, William, John and Maria. By his 
second marriage eight children were born, namely: 
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Mitchell, Mary, Mrs. Fitzwater, deceased; Cather- 
ine, widow of William Stewart, of Hartford, who 
was killed in the Civil AVar; Martha, wife of S. 
Jackson, residing in Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Sarah, 
Mrs. S. L. Blue, of Columbus, Ohio; Benjamin, a 
mechanic residing; in Columbus; and Esther, wife 
of James Beaver, a resident of Homer. 

On the home farm the subject of this sketch was 
reared to manhood, receiving a fair education in 
the common schools. At the age of twenty years 
he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a carpen- 
ter, which he has always followed. He has con- 
structed many of the handsome homes for which 
this portion of the county is noted, and has been 
employed continuously at the business for forty 
years. In 1855 he married Miss Caroline E. W., 
daughter of Daniel and Clarissa Osborn, early set- 
tlers of Homer. Mr. Osborn is dead, but Mrs. Os- 
born still survives, making her home in Newark. 

The first marriage of Mr. Smith resulted in the 
birth of three daughters, namely: Ella May, wife 
of S. A. Woolway, of Newark, of whom mention is 
elsewhere made; Ada, who is unmarried and lives 
in Mt. Vernon, Ohio; and Clarissa, who is with 
her father. In June, 1875, Mrs. Caroline Smith 
departed this life, and our subject afterward re- 
mained a widower for a number of years. In 
1888 he was again married, choosing as his wife 
Miss Martha Ely, a native of Virginia. In his po- 
itical affiliations he supports the men and princi- 
ples advocated by the Republican party, and is 
always loyal to its platform. 



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JOHN II. BENNER. Having passed his entire 
life in Licking County, the subject of this 
sketch enjoys an extended acquaintance 
among the people. In his chosen occupation 
of agriculture he has displayed considerable busi- 
ness acumen, as well as great industry and perse- 
verance, and through the evercise of these quali- 
ties has gained a foremost place among the pros- 
perous farmers of Hartford Township. Toaid him 



in the cultivation of his land he brings into requi- 
sition modern machinery and implements contain- 
ing the latest improvements. 

A native of Licking County, Mr. Benner was 
born in Bennington Township, March 22, 1843, 
and is the son of Jacob and Margaret (Payne) 
Benner, who were born in this county. He is one 
of three children, the others being younger than 
himself. Daniel married Sarah E. Shockley and 
resides in Hartford Township. Sarah is the wife 
of C. B. Pumphrej', and lives in Defiance County, 
Ohio. The mother of this family died at the home 
farm, November 22, 1867; the father, who still 
survives, is one of the successful agriculturists of 
Hartford Township, and for further information 
concerning the family history our readers are re- 
ferred to his sketch presented on another page of 
this volume. 

Receiving a practical education in the common 
schools, our subject grew to manhood on his fa- 
ther's farm. For a time he was a student at Hart- 
ford Academy, and so thorough was his education 
that he became one of the most efficient teachers 
of the county. Prior to his marriage he taught 
school during the winter months for about twelve 
years, but since that time he has given his atten- 
tion exclusively to the cultivation of his land. He 
is the owner of seventy-five acres, upon which he 
has placed first-class improvements, and which by 
its neat and thrifty appearance proves his careful 
supervision. 

In 1871 Mr. Benner was united in marriage with 
Miss Emeline B. Shockley, a native of Belmont 
County, Ohio, and a sister of his brother's wife. 
Two children have blessed the union, William D. 
and Frank G., both of whom are under the parental 
roof. In his religious connection our subject is 
identified with the Christian Church, while his wife 
and elder son hold membership in the Baptist 
Church. His political views bring him into active 
sympathy and co-operation with the Democratic 
party, and he keeps fully posted- concerning pub- 
lic affairs. He has served as Trustee of his town- 
ship and in other positions of honor. In religious 
work he is quite active, being at present the Church 
Clerk and a member of the Board of Trustees of 
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religion with him into his every-day life, thus 
proving the depth of his belief. To the Govern- 
ment of our country he is at all times loyal, dis- 
playing the same spirit of devotion which led his 
Grandfather Benner to take up arms in defence of 
our cause during the War of 1812. 



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HECTOR PRATT, a member of the farm- 
ing community of Monroe Township, was 
born in Johnstown, Ohio, February 8, 
1827, and is a son of Eli and Susan (Munson) 
Pratt, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and 
Vermont. There were three sons and one daugh- 
ter in the family, of whom three now survive, 
namely: Hector, the subject of this notice; John, 
and Lucy, who is the wife of William Ashbrook. 
The father followed the occupation of a tiller of 
the soil, and was a man of great industry and 
energy. About 1816 he came to Ohio and made 
settlement three miles from the site of Newark, 
whence in early manhood he came to Monroe 
Township. Purchasing a farm of one hundred 
and forty-five acres he here reared his family and 
lived, energetically occupied in general farming 
pursuits, until he passed from earth about 1886, 
at the age of eighty-three years. His wife had 
died a number of years prior to his decease. 
Throughout this community he was familiarly 
known as Major Pratt. In religious belief he was 
a Baptist and served as Deacon in that church. 
His wife was a Universalist in her views. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
born in Pennsylvania and followed for his life 
occupation the calling of a farmer. He reared a 
large family and attained a good old age. The 
maternal grandfather was named Timothy Munson 
and was born in Vermont, of English descent. 
He passed from earth at the age of about seventy 
years. The subject of this sketch was born and 
reared in the township of which he is still a resi- 
dent. In boyhood he was a student in the neigh- 
boring district schools and also, working on the 



home farm during the summer seasons, gained a 
comprehensive idea of agriculture. At the age of 
twenty-three years he began farming for himself, 
at which time he bought a sixty-acre tract. To 
this he added from time to time until at present 
his landed possessions aggregate four hundred 
acres. 

On the loth of November, 1849, Mr. Pratt was 
united in marriage with Miss Ellen, daughter of 
Joseph and Elizabeth (Olmsted) Reed. There 
have been born to this union three sons and five 
daughters, as follows: Eli, Waldon, Oscar, Ella, 
Mary, Maggie, Lucy and Lizzie. Eli died at the 
age of four years. Waldon was united in marriage 
with Miss Ella Noe, who died after having become 
the mother of two children, Elsie and Blanche. 
Oscar married Miss Rena Stockbarger, and they 
are the parents of four children. Ella, the wife 
of Ralph Sutherland, has two children. Mary was 
married to Harry Speck. Maggie became the wife 
of Dr. George Garner, a physician of Johnstown, 
and they have one child, Imogene. 

The religious connections of Mr. Pratt and his 
wife are with the Baptist Church, the doctrines of 
which they uphold by their precept and example. 
While he has never been active in public affairs, 
preferring to confine his attention to farm work, 
he nevertheless keeps posted upon affairs of current 
interest and politically gives his influence and 
ballot to the Prohibition party. His entire life, a 
period of sixty-seven years, has been passed in 
Monroe Township, and few of its residents enjoy 
a wider acquaintance than does he. 



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MITH S. OSBORN, a resident farmer of 
Jersey Township, has spent his entire life 
in Ohio, the progress of which he has 
witnessed and to the prosperity of which he has 
contributed his quota. His life occupation has 
been that of an agriculturist, and at the present 
time he is cultivating one hundred and sixteen 
acres of well-improved land, upon which he raises 
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thing tending toward the advancement of the 
material, moral and religious welfare of the town- 
ship, and gives his support to all progressive 
measures. 

In the township where he now lives the subject 
of this sketch was born, July 18, 1837. His parents, 
Elias and Phoebe (Wheaton) Osborn,were natives 
of Essex County, N. J., where they were reared 
and married. On coming to Licking Count}' they 
settled in Jersey Township, where the father 
followed the trade of a carpenter until his death 
about 1840 at the age of forty-six years. His wife 
died in 1882, aged eighty-two years. They had a 
family of six children, of whom we note the 
following; Sarah married Richard Brelsford and 
resides in Worthiugton, Ohio; Joseph is a retired 
farmer of Licking County; Matilda, Mrs. Tlieo. 
Shaw, died in Columbus, Ohio; Ezra went to 
Missouri and was killed early in the '60s; Smith S. 
is the next in respect to age; Mary, the widow of 
Henry Warner, makes her home in Medina County, 
Ohio. 

The subject of this sketch was reared upon a 
farm. After the death of his father he accom- 
panied the other members of the family to Frank- 
lin County, where his boyhood days were passed. 
His educational advantages were limited to a com- 
paratively brief attendance in the common schools. 
From Franklin he returned to Licking Count}', 
where in 1861, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Emma Alward, who remained his devoted 
helpmate until her death in 1884. His second 
marriage occurred in 1885, and united him with 
Miss Cora Preston, a native of Harrison Township, 
Licking County. 

After his first marriage Mr. Osborn made his 
home in Fairfield County, this state, until 1865, 
meantime engaged in agricultural pursuits. Dur- 
ing that year he returned to Licking County and 
settled in Jersey Township, of which he has since 
been a resident. As above stated, he is the owner 
of one hundred and sixteen acres of valuable 
farm land, upon which he follows mixed hus- 
bandry. The property is under a good state of 
cultivation and while there are many fine farms 
in Jersey Township, this place is considered one of 
the best. 



Mr. Osborn has had little time or inclination to 
mingle actively in politics, and aside from casting 
his ballot for the candidates of the Republican 
party, does not devote any attention to public 
matters. However, he is interested in measures 
tending to the development of the best interests of 
the township and county, and may be relied upon 
to support all such enterprises. In his religious 
belief he is connected with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. 



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BYRON ASH BROOK, M. D., who for ten 
years or more has been engaged in the 
medical practice at Pataskala, is the son of 
William and Lucy II. (Pratt) Ashbrook, and was 
born in Johnstown, Ohio, on the 16th of February, 
1857. His early life was uneventfully passed in 
the place of his birth. In the common schools he 
acquired the rudiments of his education, and the 
information there gained was afterward supple- 
mented by attendance at the high school. When 
not in school, he was employed at farm work, and 
thus his childhood years were busily and usefully 
passed. 

During the year 1878 our subject first came to 
Pataskala and in March of that year he accepted 
a position as clerk in the drug store of Dr. II. L. 
Beem, under whose instruction and supervision he 
commenced the study of medicine. It had been 
one of his cherished ambitions to become a phy- 
sician, and he eagerly availed himself of every op- 
portunity for perfecting himself in the profession. 
After some time spent with Dr. Beem he contin- 
ued his readings under the preceptorship of Dr. 
John Lisle. Later he entered the Columbus Med- 
cal College, at Columbus, Ohio, and from that in- 
stitution he was graduated in 1882. 

Opening an office for the practice of his pro- 
fession at Edison, Morrow County, Ohio, the Doc- 
tor remained in that place but six months, and 
from there went to Johnstown. In 1884 lie trans- 
ferred his interests to Pataskala, where he has 



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since followed his profession. He is devoted to 
the medical science, and keeps abreast with the 
latest discoveries in the profession to which he is 
giving his active years. In 1890 he erected a neat 
and tasteful residence, adopting a modern design 
in architecture and arranging the rooms in such a 
way as to contribute to the comfort of the family. 
In addition to the residence he is the owner of 
valuable real estate, and is comfortably situated as 
regards this world's goods. 

The marriage of Dr. Ashbrook took place in 
1885, at which time Miss Bertha E. Baldwin be- 
came his wife. Mrs. Ashbrook was born in Jersey 
Township, Licking County, and is a daughter of 
Jesse and Mary Baldwin. Their union has re- 
sulted in the birth of three children, of whom 
Maud E. died in infancy. Two sons are now 
living: William A. and an infant unnamed. The 
principles of the Republican party receive the 
hearty support of the Doctor who never fails to 
cast a straight ticket for the candidates of that 
political organization. However, he is not parti- 
san in his preferences and devotes little attention, 
to politics, preferring to give his time to his pro- 
fession. He has lilled the position of Health Of- 
ficer and has also been a member of the School 
Board. Socially he is identified with the Knights 
of Pythias and has served as Past Chancellor of 
Pataskala Lodge No. 518. 



JOHN HARSCH. One of the German-Amer- 
ican citizens and agriculturists of Licking 
County, was born in AValdorf, Baden, Ger- 
many, December 9, 1832, being the son of 
George P. and Elizabeth (Pfiester) Harsch, also 
natives of that country. The parental family 
consisted of five children, of whom John was the 
eldest. Barbara died August 10, 1854. Marga- 
ret, wife of Jacob Behumein, is a resident of Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio. Anna Maria married 



Nicholas Pugh, and the} - make their home at 
Grand Junction, Mich. 

Accompanying his parents the subject of this 
sketch crossed the Atlantic in 1854 and came to 
Ohio, settling at Dresden, Muskingum County, 
where he staid during his young manhood. On 
the 16th of September, 1860, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Anna Maria Kappert, daugh- 
ter of Philip and Elizabeth (Sehleieb) Kappert. 
This lady is one of a family of ten children, of 
whom there were seven sons and three daughters. 
Of that number three of the sons are now de- 
ceased. Erancis, the eldest member of the house- 
hold, is a resident of Jelloway, Knox County, 
Ohio. Stephen, Christopher and Henry make their 
home in or near Dresden. Mary B. is married and 
lives in Muskingum County. Katie is house-keeper 
for her brothers Stephen and Christopher. 

After our subject's marriage he and his wife 
commenced housekeeping in Dresden. Entering 
the employ of the Pan Handle Railwaj' Company, 
he was for three years a laborer, after which he 
was given the position of foreman of the section 
at Port Washington. In the latter capacity he 
was employed for two years. He was then trans- 
ferred to Dresden, where he remained nine years, 
and afterward removed to Hanover, which place 
was his home for the two ensuing years. While 
in the employ of the railroad he received a good 
salary, and as he was frugal and economical he 
succeeded in saving the snug little sum of $2000. 
After leaving the employ of the company he 
bought his present home, his first purchase con- 
sisting of one hundred and nineteen acres, to 
which he has from time to time added as opportu- 
nity permitted. He is now the owner of a fine 
farm comprising two hundred and twenty-six 
acres of well-improved land. He has erected a 
substantial set of farm buildings and his place has 
an air of neatness and of thrift that betokens good 
care and fine management on the part of the 
owner. 

While residing in Germany, Mr. Harsch was for 
seven years a student in the common schools, thus 
acquiring a good knowledge of his native lan- 
guage. After coming to America, however he 
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read and write the English language. He and his 
wife have had seven children, one of whom died 
in infancy, and another in 1886 when a 3'oung 
lady of nineteen years. The eldest of the chil- 
dren is George R, who married Sarah Grepuer 
and occupies a portion of his father's farm. Eliz- 
abeth resides with her parents. Mary Barbara mar- 
ried John F. Williams, Jr., of Hanover Township, 
and they have four children. Nellie and Emma 
are with their parents. 

Together with his family Mr. Harsch holds mem- 
bership in the Methodist Church, and in all things 
which it is concerned for the moral and spiritual 
advancement of the community, they are active 
co-operators with the other members. In politics 
he votes and works with the Republican party. 
For his sterling traits of character he is highly re- 
garded by all who know him. 



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Gr EORGE W. HAVENS. No man has done 
^ more for the upbuilding of Newark and 
its general improvement than our subject, 
who has proved a valuable acquisition to the citi- 
zenship of this community. His prompt and 
methodical business habits, good financial talent 
and tact in the management of affairs have brought 
him before the public at various times, and in 
every position he has promoted the interests of the 
city with characteristic ability. At present he re- 
sides in Newark Township, where lie owns a well- 
improved farm, and he is also the owner of real 
estate in Missouri, Illinois and other states. He 
does not devote his attention to agriculture, though 
living on a farm, but conducts a large real estate 
business in town. 

Born in Franklin Count}', Ohio, near the city 
of Columbus, July 20, 1832, our subject is the son 
of John and Rebecca (Fancher) Havens. He is of 
German descent, and the family name was origin- 
ally spelled Haven. His paternal grandfather, 
Thomas Haven, was born in Germany, whence 
after his marriage he came to the United States, 
sojourning for a time in New Jersey. From there, 



about 1812, he came to Ohio and settled in Frank- 
lin County, where his death soon afterward oc- 
curred. His family consisted of the following- 
named children: 1'olly, Hattie, Sallie, Susan, 
Thomas, John, Henry and William. 

John Havens was born in 1796, came with tlie 
family to Ohio, and settling in Franklin County 
cleared a farm and became the owner of twelve 
hundred acres of well improved land. He was a 
man of versatile ability and conducted success- 
fully the farm, a large mercantile establishment, a 
saw-mill and also dealt in live stock. A shrewd 
solid business man, he never incurred an indebted- 
ness unless he knew definitely how he could dis- 
charge the debt. Political!}' he was a Democrat, 
but conservative in local affairs. For twenty years 
he served as Township Treasurer, and at various 
times filled other offices. He was liberal in his relig- 
ious belief, and his house was headquarters for min- 
istersof all denominations. Prominent men coming 
into the neighborhood always stopped with him. 
Generous to a fault, there was no charitable pro- 
ject to which he did not contribute, and the poor 
always found in him a friend. His success was all 
the more remarkable when we consider the fact 
that after the death of his father he was bound out 
to a brother-in-law who owned a farm, and at the 
age of twenty-one he received but $100 in return 
for his labor. With this money he made a pay- 
ment on one hundred acres of land, paying for 
the remainder by working on the canal at $8 per 
month for a time, but later was put in charge of a 
number of men and his wages increased to $2 per 
day. His death occurred in August, 1886. His 
widow still lives on the old home farm. 

The parents of our subject had ten children 
viz.: William, George W., Elizabeth, the wife of 
Dr. Flattery; Henry, Mrs. Sallie Tibler, Luc}', who 
married Dr. Bean; LeRoy, Mary, the wife of Aus- 
tin Mann; John of Columbus, and Mrs. Margaret 
Butler. Our subject was reared on the home farm 
and at the age of twenty-one went to California 
via the Isthmus, remaining in the far west for two 
years. He was reasonably successful, but not car- 
ing to remain there permanently, he returned to 
Ohio via the Nicaraugua route, and for three years 
thereafter resided with his parents. He then took 



522 



MEMORIAL RECORD. 



a trip to the Rocky Mountains, where he spent a 
year and bought sixty -seven }oke of oxen. From 
there he went to Missouri and later he traded his 
cattle for land. For six years he made his home 
in Ray County, that state, engaged in dealing in 
stock. 

In the early part of 1863 Mr. Havens enlisted 
in the state service, and was assigned to Company 
B, Fifty-first Regiment, Missouri Infantry. The 
regiment was fed, armed and equipped by the 
United States Government, but they were not to 
leave the state. He entered as an orderly, but 
was later promoted to Sergeant Major on the Col- 
onel's Staff and afterward to Second Lieutenant, 
and subsequently received a Captain's Commission, 
and held that rank when they were disbanded in 
1864. Their duties consisted chiefly in looking 
after bushwhackers, etc. 

Returning to Ohio, Mr. Havens settled his fa- 
ther's estate. Here, in 1868, he married Miss Mel- 



vina, daughter of John Roberts, a farmer of Dela- 
ware County, where she was born. After his 
marriage he purchased a sawmill and cut the tim- 
ber of one hundred acres of land that he owned 
in Franklin County, later cutting the timber on a 
farm in Licking County. In 1872 he purchased 
for $11,000 a half-interest in the business of 
Abram Floiy, but ten years later the partner 
was dissolved and Mr. Havens for on 
gaged in the real-estate business 
purchased for 824,000 a stc 
andria, where he conductec, 

Since then he has been enga ..state 

business at Newark. He an e have two 

children, Belle and Arthur. dally, he has at- 
tained the thirty-second degree in Masonry, and 
politically he affiliates with the Democrats. Though 
at no time an aspirant for office he lias been a 
member of the City Council and filled with effi- 
ciency other local offices. 






INDEX. # «d§ 




■ •£§*§* 

BIOGRAPHICAL. 



Abbott, Hon. Elizur 499 

Abbott, Mrs. M. F 159 

Adams, John 23 

Adams, John Quincy 39 

Allen, P. C, M. D 243 

Alsdorf, William 487 

Ankele, C. G 343 

Armstrong, Mrs. Emily 448 

Arudt, C. B 336 

Arthur, Chester A 99 

Ashbrook, A. G 273 

Ashbrook, Byron, M. P 519 

Ashbrook, Eli 232 

Ashbrook, J. R 300 

Ashbrook, W. A 196 

Atherton, Herbert 158 

Atkinson, Joseph 216 

Atwood, Amos 33S 



Baker, A.J 415 

Barnes, Stewart 187 



Barrick, John 459 

Barrick, J. S 176 

Barrick, William 234 

Beard, Andrew -505 

Beaumont, Hon. William 197 

Beecher, Beri 417 

Beeeher, E. S 434 

Beem, Henry 373 

Beidler, H. S 398 

Bell, Hon. William, Jr 131 

Bell, James 424 

Bell, O. W 246 

Ben ner, Jacob 209 

Benner, J. H 517 

Black, James 303 

Black, W. M 135 

Blue, Hon. S. L 247 

Bolen, G. R 353 

Borngardner, George 442 

Bourne, Alfred 181 

Boyd, Rev. J. C 445 

Boyer, T. W 507 

Bricker, Capt. Hiram 222 

Brown, E. S., M. D 367 

Browne, J. M 167 

Brumback, John 344 

Buchanan, James 75 

Buehler, Tinnel 309 

Burch, Col. H. D , 497 



Burner, G. W., M. D 410 

Burner, J. H 412 

Buxton, J. W., M. D 227 



Cada, A. J 450 

Campbell, Col. J. C 422 

Carpenter, Elnathan 469 

Carter, Thomas 267 

Case, Burton 369 

Chadwick, L. S 175 

Chambers, W. B 399 

Chapman, S. A 288 

Chappelear, G. M 387 

Chase, G. W 141 

Clark, J. M 413 

Cleveland, S. Grover 103 

Clouse, A. L, 491 

Coffman, Peter 180 

Cole, M. F., M. D 488 

Coleman, Bernie, M. D 245 

Conard, C. M 513 

Conard, Joseph 290 

Cornell, E. R 396 



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INDEX. 



Crawford, G. \V 489 

Crawshaw, D. T 327 

Crilly, A.J 385 

Cully, J. A 498 

Cully, W. J 372 



Davies, J. R 172 

Davis, S. J 339 

Day, J. H 210 

Debevoise, W. P 137 

Deeds, Charles 307 

Denison University 447 

Deuman, Acil 221 

Deuman, Frank 380 

Dentnan, N. S 229 

Derthick, Clinton 512 

Devenney, J. P 508 

Drake, Osmer , 155 

Drumm, J. M 416 

Dudgeon, Willia -i 138 

Dumbauld, John 319 

Dumbauld, P. W 452 



E 



Eagle, W. S 318 

Earhart, W. W 355 

Edman, J. S 359 

Ellis, G. W 444 

Emerson, J. L 169 

Evans, Hon. Lewis 334 

Evans, William 305 

Evans, W. D 198 

Everett, S. J 171 

Evers, William 214 

Ewiug, S. J 162 



Farmer, Samuel 411 

Farnsworth, L. M 251 

Fillmore, Millard 67 

Fleek, H. S 154 



Fleming, N. C 481 

Fleming, N. Q 421 

Flory , Abram 407 

Follett, Alfred, M. D 507 

Follett, A. K., M. D 514 

Follett, Hon. Charles 239 

Foster, Thomas 449 

Frost, G. S 270 

Frost, Mathew 397 

Fulton, J. W 224 

Fulton, Robert 396 

Fulton, R. S 242 

Fulton, W. N 140 



Gardner, J. W 444 

Garfield, James A 95 

Garrison, G. W., M. D 296 

Geiger, D. M 3°S 

Gibson, F. B 460 

Giffin, Hon. C. B 320 

Gilbert, G. W 45* 

Grant, Ulysses S 87 

Crasser, G. D 194 

Green, Benjamin \^. 317 

Griffith, Joseph 152 

Grore, G. T 406 



H 



Haines, Theodore 278 

Hammond, V.J 250 

Harris, B. W 145 

Harris, D. M 451 

Harris, H. E 2S4 

Harrison, Benjamin 107 

Harrison, William Henry 51 

Harsch, John 520 

Hartzler, J. C 478 

Hatch, C. A., M. D 4S5 

Havens, G. W 521 

Hayes, Rutherford B 91 

Haynes, F. M 333 

Hazelton, Solon 503 

Headley, Lemuel 479 

Henderson, W. J 446 

Hensley, Rev. William 501 

Hickey, Edward 335 



Hickey, Owen 408 

Hickey, W. H 186 

Hilliard, J. V 133 

Hobart, H. W 160 

Holmes, James 270 

Holmes, W. E., M. D 279 

Holton, Washington 

Holtr- '"" 
Holtz 
Hoovf 

Horton. R. D., 
Hught .' 

Hughs J 450 

Hunter, G. H 242 

Hunter, Hon. S. M 149 

Hupp, D. A. B 332 

Hupp, G. N 510 

Hupp, J. H 463 



Ickes, J. M 123 

Iden, Hon. George 285 

lies, A. M 441 

Iuscho, L. H 302 

Irwin, R. T 153 



Jackson, Andrew 43 

Jefferson, Thomas 27 

Johnson, Andrew 83 

Jones, Edwin 500 

Jones, F. M 240 

Jones, J. C 281 

Jones, J. G 375 

Jones, Rev. E. 1 405 

Jones, T. P 322 

Joseph, Albert 495 



K 



Kagey, Harvey 298 

Kasson, Royal 205 

Keller, J. F 475 

Kerr, C. J 230 



INDEX. 



525 



Kibler, C. H 161 

Kirkpatrick, W. P 462 

Kislingbery, Thomas 191 

Knowlton, Levi 389 

Kregar, Joshua 480 

Kussmaul, W. H 233 



Lake, J. W 392 

Larimore, John 253 

Leatherman, Joseph 416 

Le Crone, L. W., M. D 494 

Letts, Nehemiah 248 

Licking County Children's 

Home 511 

Lincoln, Abraham 79 

Lingafelter, J. F 324 

Linn. J- C ,...377 

Lisle, Hon. James, M. D 213 

Lloyd, D. E 132 

Loughman, J. S 471 

Lovett, W. A 261 

Lusk, R. R 269 

Lyon, Hon. W. C 117 



M 



Madison, James 31 

Mabery, Thomas 203 

Maharg, Adam 142 

Malone, Hon. J. C 185 

Markley, George 361 

Marsh, L. W 426 

McClelland, Henry 471 

McClelland, J. M 249 

McConnell, David 337 

McCracken, C. L 192 

McCune, Capt. J. H 287 

McK in ney , Josiah 156 

Metz, C. C 315 

Miles, S. W 122 

Miller, J. A 178 

Mitchell, John 235 

Monroe, James 35 

Monroe, Munson 440 

Montgomery, T. W 480 

Moore, C. E 358 

Moore, J. R 378 

Moore, V. R 411 



Moore, W. A 265 

Moore, W. M 244 

Morehead, J. D 435 

Morgan, J. M 511 

Moser, C. A 205 

Moser, John 349 

Mossman, W. J 374 

Motherspaw, J. W. L 388 

Mount, Mrs. Emeline C 368 

Mount, Samuel 177 

Munch, G. W 468 

Munson, Hon. M. M 144 



N 



Neaderhauser, J. R 268 

Neibarger, W. P 395 

Newton, J. H 393 

Nichols, Albert 139 

Nichols, E. L 472 

Nichols, Hon. Edwin 499 

Nickols, Jonah 430 

Norris, T. M., Jr 434 



Oatman, Alex 502 

O'Baunon, T. S 391 

O'Bannon, William 461 

Officer, T. S 493 

Oldham, John 289 

Osborn, E. B 504 

Osbom, S. S 518 



Painter, William 429 

Parker, W. B 378 

Patterson , Emmett 379 

Patton, Samuel 516 

Patton, Thomas 262 

Penney, J. M 174 

Phillips, J. V 506 

Pierce, Franklin 71 

Pigg. C. A 501 

Pigg, William 189 

Polk, James K 59 



Pound, R. A 350 

Pound, S. A 217 

Pratt, Hector 518 

Preston, W. F 371 

Prichard, Walter 172 

Purinton, D. B 341 



R 



Rees, John 477 

Rhoads, Rev. Charles 127 

Richardson, Capt. S. M 470 

Ritchie, Joseph 496 

Roberts, D. O., M. D 484 

Robertson, W. A 331 

Robinson, J. M 160 

Roe, W. H 491 

Roe, G. J 466 

Rogers, Joseph, M. D 226 

Rusler, H. B 432 



Samson, H. E., M. D 136 

Scott, E. W 265 

Scott, W.H 355 

Shafer, Simon 195 

Shaffer, S. L 264 

Shannon, T. W 381 

Shannon, W. W 403 

Shaw, J. W 443 

Shepardson, D. M 145 

Shepardson, Rev. D., D. D 313 

Sherman, S. W 301 

Sh ipley , Henry 414 

Sifferd, Rev. C. W 352 

Sigler, B. N 208 

Sigler, R. S 409 

Simmons, A. L 231 

Simmons, J. J 252 

Simmons, Lewis 225 

Simpson, James 386 

Simpson , John 376 

Simpson , Thomas 363 

Sinsabaugh, J. B 120 

Sinsabaugh, J. L 360 

Slocum, Isaac 321 

Smith, Hon. W. D 428 

Smith, Mitchell 516 

Smith, S. C ...357 



N 



526 



INDEX. 



Stnoots, P. P 258 

Smythe, B. G 163 

Smythe, Gen. G. B 188 

Sook, O. P., M. D 126 

Southard, T. W 486 

Stanbery, Byron 335 

Stare, L. A 304 

Stasal, C. H 473 

Stedem, J. P. H., M. D 509 

Stewart, J. A -.173 

Stickle, H. K 179 

Stillwell, B. A 503 

Stimson, B. C, M. D 295 

Stimson, C. H., M. D 439 

Stone, J. N., M. D 360 

Stone, R. B 139 

Stone, Sylvester 495 

Stoolfire, Charles 433 

Stump, Leonard 467 

Suter, M. W., M. D 190 

Swisher, Allen 441 

Swisher, J. P 399 



Taafel, W. G 277 

Taylor, B. S 125 

Taylor, Hon. Waldo 464 

Taylor, James 282 

Taylor, Zachary 63 



Thomas, H. E 4°4 

Thomas, J. E 150 

Thresher, Prof. A. U 124 

Tippett, H. N 266 

Tucker, John 490 

Tucker, S. R 482 

Tucker, William 362 

Tyler, John 55 

V 



Van Atta, George 326 

Van Buren, Martin 47 

Vance, Capt. J. B 306 

Vance, W. B 241 

Vandenbark, Jacob 448 

Van Kirk, B. D 492 

Van Ness, G. M 461 

Vogelmeier, W. C 299 



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Warden, Capt. F. G 513 

Warden, H. C 283 

Washington, George 19 

Weaver, George 505 

Weaver, M. V 204 

Wehrle, Col. J. C 257 

Wehrle, W. W 258 



Weippert, C. W I9 j 

White, S. F 207 

White, S. S 249 

Whitecamp, W. L 369 

Whitney, William 119 

Wilkin, Charles 230 

Wilkin, Franklin 121 

Wilkin, Wallace 134 

Williams, Edwin gig 

Williams, J. S 263 

Williams, Robert 425 

Willison, Oliver 211 

Wilson, A. J 2S0 

Wilson, Stewart 340 

Winegarner, D. C 199 

Wing, L. B 431 

Winter, D. W., M. D 423 

Woodruff, M. E 484 

Woodward, B. C 180 

Woolway, Samuel 345 

Wright, J. C 35I 

Wright, J. W 453 

Wright, R. F 228 

Wright, Rev. J. N 215 

Wright, S. C 342 

Wyeth, Arthur 272 

Wyly, Rev. J. L 427 

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Yoakam, J. J 271 

Yoemans, J. S 509 



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Adams, John 22 

Adams, J. Q 38 

Arthur, Chester A 9 s 

Barrick, John 456 

Barrick, Mrs. John 457 

Bell, Hon. William, Jr 130 

Brown, E. S., M. D 366 

Browne, J. M 166 

Buchanan, James 74 

Cleveland, S. Grover 102 

Crilly, A. J 3S4 

Denman, Acil 220 

Fillmore, Millard 66 

Fleming, N. Q 420 

Follett, Hon. Charles 238 

Garfield, James A 94 



Grant, Ulysses S 86 

Harrison, Benjamin 106 

Harrison, William H 50 

Hayes, Rutherford B 90 

Hunter, Hon. S. M 148 

Jackson, Andrew 42 

Jefferson, Thomas 26 

Johnson, Andrew 82 

Keller, J. F 474 

Lincoln, Abraham 78 

Lyon, Hon. W. C 116 

Mabery, Thomas 202 

Madison, James 30 

Malone, Hon. J. C 184 

Monroe, James 34 



Moser, John 348 

Pierce, Franklin 70 

Polk, James K 58 

Robertson, W. A 330 

Shannon, W. W 402 

Shepardson, Rev. Daniel, D. D..312 

Stimson, B. C, M. D 294 

Stimson, C. H, M. D 438 

Taafel, W. G. 276 

Taylor, Zachary 62 

Tyler, John 54 

Van Buren, Martin 46 

Washington, George 18 

Wehrle, Col. J. C 256 

Wehrle, W. W 259 



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